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The Israeli military launched an overnight bombing campaign in Lebanon outside its so-called security zone, just hours after announcing it had cleared Hezbollah fighters from the strategic Ali Al Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, further straining the country’s fragile ceasefire.
An Iranian tanker was struck in a US missile attack near Kharg Island, the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) outlet said on Saturday. The attack took place at 8am local time, when the tanker was struck by four American missiles in the island's anchorage area, with no casualties initially reporte…
A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due to US sanctions and restrictive insurance clauses on any payments, four industry sources told Reuters.
United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has met with several local officials and residents in the occupied West Bank, including Palestinian Americans attacked in violent Israeli settler pogroms.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a new international effort to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, with ships sailing between European ports before a planned attempt to reach the besieged Palestinian territory in October.
Iran’s state media said Saturday that U.S. forces had struck an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of the strategically important Kharg Island, days after the two sides engaged in the most intense fighting in weeks.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a new international effort to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, with ships sailing between European ports before a planned attempt to reach the besieged Palestinian territory in October.
The Israeli army carried out air strikes, artillery shelling and gunfire across the Gaza Strip, targeting areas in the north, centre and south, Palestinian media reported.
Israeli forces detained several Palestinian farmers in the Yarza community, east of Tubas, in the northeastern occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Un hombre, una mujer y un niño circulan en una motocicleta junto a la costa, mientras, de fondo, los buques comerciales esperan fondeados en el estrecho de Ormuz, ante la costa de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el 4 de septiembre de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Drivers formed long lines outside fuel stations in Baghdad on Saturday as gasoline supplies dropped in Iraq due to import disruptions caused by the Middle East war.
Al Hilal extended their unbeaten start to the Saudi Pro League 2026/27 season by registering their fifth straight win as their latest signing – Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli – made his debut.
The Israeli army carried out two raids on al-Mansouri, a town near the city of Sour, in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
Two days after U.S. strikes on the area, the Persian Gulf and the port city of Bandar Abbas were calm and quiet on Friday. (AP video shot by: Mohsen Ganji)
Tensions are ongoing over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz with the United States and Iran both claiming control over the strategic waterway.
The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on
United States President Donald Trump says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, in just the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified underground site located next to the bombed-out Natanz enrichment complex.
Former National Security Council chief Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland warned that Israel is facing a difficult diplomatic situation, saying world leaders lack trust in the government and that its conduct is pushing countries away and could harm vital interests, during a Thursday interview with 103FM's Roni Bar-On and…
The US ambassador to Israel has called for "severe consequences" to stop violence in the occupied West Bank, as he met with Palestinians who have suffered from Israeli settler violence.
Economies across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, have all felt the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has had a profound effect on investment across the region.
Israeli army gunfire wounded a Palestinian child near Gaza City, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
The US has begun developing a post-war strategy aimed at expanding regional efforts to contain Iran and the normalization of relations between Israel and US allies, according to a Friday Axios report.
Peace with Israel and unity between rival Palestinian factions may seem like very different challenges, but both require some of the same difficult abilities: putting aside a history of conflict, accepting vastly different ideologies, and confronting reality as it is, rather than holding out for an idealized society.
‘The rise mainly came from the military conflict in the Middle East earlier this year. Of the rest, half involved lost identity documents,’ immigration chief says
‘The rise mainly came from the military conflict in the Middle East earlier this year. Of the rest, half involved lost identity documents,’ immigration chief says
Bodies and remains of 55 Palestinians, all belonging to a single family, have been recovered underneath the rubble of a building in the Zeytoun area of Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported.
Israel claimed ‘operational control’ of Lebanon’s Ali Taher and a network of tunnels beneath it, in a rare flashpoint after the ceasefire. Israel’s military said Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran, had used the tunnels to shelter its fighters, and weapons, and had repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the ar…
Palestinian media has reported land seizure, vandalism and raids by the Israeli military and settlers in the occupied West Bank:
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that China’s emphasis on fostering common security “reflected a principle long championed” by Iran, urging regional nations to build a "homegrown" security architecture.
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The United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Turkish bank and its subsidiaries over alleged ties to Iran, as Washington seeks to economically isolate Tehran.
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Momen Abu Jarrad is preparing for his wedding but furnishing his future home feels almost impossible. The 29-year-old lives in the Tal Al Hawa neighbourhood west of Gaza city and has scoured the few pieces of furniture for sale that have survived the war. Prices, however, have become the biggest obstacle.
The United States, Britain, France and Germany are seeking a resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog's board next week reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years, according to diplomats and the proposed text seen by Reuters.
UP IN THE AIR. People celebrate newlyweds during a mass wedding ceremony in Sidon, southern Lebanon, on September 3, 2026.
Iran responded decisively to the US attempt to weaken or eliminate the Iranian forces’ control over the Strait of Hormuz, army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia has said.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) completed the first successful flight of an Airbus A330-200 converted into a cargo aircraft, marking a milestone in the company’s expansion into Airbus aircraft conversions.
US government investigators have subjected some 50 members of the US military's Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including information about the US's diminishing stockpile of munitions due to the Iran war, The New York Times reported on Saturday morning, citing officials briefed on the situa…
Iran may be considering a significant escalation in its war with the United States, having grown more confident in its ability to attack targets in the Middle East, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing recent US intelligence reports.
In an extraordinary move, US government investigators have subjected 50 members of the American military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, New York Times reported.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced that a new international mission is under way, with vessels stopping at European ports ahead of its attempt to reach Gaza’s shores in October.
Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia has said that the US and Israel suffered a “major defeat” in their latest aggression against Iran, and “failed” to achieve their stated objectives.
Former Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, has once again branded Qatar an "enemy," repeating his call for Israel to take action against it.
British foreign secretary Ed Miliband has said the situation unfolding in Gaza was “horrific” and the UK government needed to act “more decisively than we have”.
Two-time Oscar nominee and Emmy Award-winning actor John Malkovich is scheduled to return to Israel on April 13 to star in the satirical theatrical-musical production The Music Critic at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Heichal Hatarbut) in Tel Aviv.
It’s exhausting watching Gal Gadot sprinting for about 95% of the time during The Runner, her new movie directed by Kevin Macdonald, which just became available to stream on Prime Video from Amazon.
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has blamed flight price rises on "foolish leaders" starting wars, in a thinly veiled reference to the US-Israel conflict with Iran.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war.”
The price of diesel hit a new record Friday in the United States, as disruption from the US war with Iran squeezes voters.