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Saudi Arabia and Qatar have condemned an Iranian attack on an Emirati tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, with Riyadh calling it a “grave violation” of international law and an assault on maritime security and global energy supplies.
Yemen’s army has attacked the Houthis on several fronts in response to attacks by the Iran-backed rebels on Marib city, raising fears of a return to large-scale conflict across the country.
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In another sign of mounting pressure on President Trump to disengage the US armed forces from his failing, five-month war on Iran, America's top general has been carefully working with other Trump advisers to communicate that continued depletion of the Pentagon's arsenal is unlikely to alter Iran's stance, while esc…
Iran Tightens Strait of Hormuz Control as US Blockade Disrupts Global Shipping
The controversial new head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), David Zini, has warned about foreign interference in Israel’s upcoming election, suggesting the usual suspects: Russia, China, and Iran. Since Zini is considered a political appointee of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, everyone’s wondering what …
Iran’s claim that it prepared, but ultimately canceled, strikes against three targets in Ukraine has brought renewed attention to the increasingly interconnected nature of Russia’s war against Kyiv and the continuing confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
Lebanon’s Shiite population should carry out an “intifada” against Hezbollah, Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel told a delegation from Lebanese Press Editors’ Syndicate, according to Lebanese media reports.
Israel is yet to officially respond to a defence agreement signed in Mecca by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, which some analysts have perceived as a challenge to Israeli regional expansionism.
Malaysian authorities seized a container at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor, suspected of carrying merchandise intended for export to Israel, local media reported.
Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC) said one of its vessels was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday, as Iran's military stressed that the crucial waterway would only be reopened when the U.S. accepts Iran's conditions.
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded an army division under ousted President Bashar Assad and might hand him over to Damascus on alleged crimes that he committed, Lebanese judicial and security officials said Saturday.
More than 1,000 pro-Israel students, professors and young professionals gathered in Washington this week for the Israel on Campus Coalition’s (ICC) annual National Leadership Summit, amid what ICC CEO Jacob Baime described as an increasingly difficult environment for Jewish and pro-Israel students on American colleg…
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A new security pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey is reshaping the Middle East's strategic map, bringing together three of the Muslim world's most influential powers under a collective defence framework.
Father Antoine Lévy and Dr. André Villeneuve recently shared background regarding a new initiative to engage Catholic support for Israel, “For Zion’s Sake: A Catholic Appeal in Support of Israel.”
A new study of an Israeli hospital’s response to the October 7 attacks shows that while years of disaster training made it possible for staff to continue treating patients under rocket fire, real wartime conditions exposed critical gaps in communication, logistics, staffing, and distribution of casualties.
Dozens of police officers were deployed as, for the sixth consecutive Saturday, haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators gathered to protest Jerusalem’s Basimta Cafe.
Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, has called for foreign forces to leave the region, saying their presence is the “main factor of insecurity”.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen only if the United States accepts Tehran’s conditions, adding that the decision is separate from ongoing talks with Oman, state news agency Tasnim reported.
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Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his country
Reports of a new understanding to allow safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz have increased this week, as Iran seeks to exert control and leverage amid peace talks with the US.
A newly leaked photograph shows two blindfolded elderly Palestinian men from Beit Lahia in Gaza, hours before Israeli forces killed them in November 2024, according to Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who published the image.
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Inundated, nay bombarded, with information as we are in this day and age, to have an opportunity for some more considered listening is a rare boon. Much of the data that cascades over us via our cellphones and computers is of a sonic ilk.
A Wizz Air flight from Rome to Tel Aviv was delayed on Friday after a passenger asked to leave the aircraft shortly before takeoff, prompting local police to board the plane.
Domination, according to philosopher Antonio Gramsci, is the capacity to coerce, to compel obedience through force. Hegemony is leadership secured through consent - an order that feels natural to those who live under it, so minds acquiesce before bodies are made to obey.
The US president’s profound ignorance of his enemy has led to an impotent cycle of empty threats, analysts say
Sirens warning of a suspected terrorist infiltration sounded in the area of the Ofarim settlement in the West Bank on Saturday morning.
The air in Jerusalem transitions without warning. One moment you are negotiating the dense, limestone-packed rhythms of the city center; the next, you drop into a valley where the scent of wild sage, ancient olive groves, and mountain pine takes over.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighborhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, killing two people and wounding 14, state news agency SABA reported, citing local authorities.
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, has been privately looking for an off-ramp in the Iran war, according to a Saturday CNN report citing three sources familiar with the matter.
Kuwait has retained its high-grade sovereign credit rating from Fitch as strong government finances help fend off the challenges it continues to face amid the US-Iran war.
The Houthis said on Friday they had targeted Saudi-backed forces, a day after at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in strikes
The Houthis said on Friday they had targeted Saudi-backed forces, a day after at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in strikes
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said “journalists are considered the frontline commanders of the media battle against the enemy” and “commanders who stand firm against the organised onslaughts of the enemies using the tools of the pen, the image, and the narrative", Press TV reported.
Three Palestinians, including a woman, have been injured by Israeli army gunfire north of Khan Younis in Gaza, Al Jazeera and Quds News Network reported. On 3 July, the Gaza health ministry said a total of 1,250 people have been killed and 4,110 wounded in the territory since a ceasefire was declared on 11 October 2…
Una mujer ondea una bandera iraní junto a una valla publicitaria que muestra la imagen de un hombre con una camiseta que trae el rostro del difunto líder supremo iraní, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei --quien murió durante un ataque conjunto de Estados Unidos e Israel el 28 de febrero--, con palabras que invocan a los vengad…
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) has said that Israel’s decision to renew the ban on family visits to Palestinian detainees would provide the Israeli prison system cover to continue violations against incarcerated Palestinians, Wafa reported.
The new season of the Saudi Pro League starts in less than a week and even though temperatures are still oppressively high, the action on the field promises to be even more heated.
Some believe conflict strengthened national unity, others say it deepened repression, but all mourn the dead
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A woman waves an Iranian flag next to a billboard showing a graphic of a man wearing a shirt showing the face of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during a joint U.S. and Israeli strike on Feb. 28, with words calling upon the avengers of Imam Hussein, one of Shiite Islam’s most belov…
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran is prepared to pursue dialogue to protect its national interests but will not accept demands that undermine its sovereignty or defensive capabilities, IRNA reported.
In a matter of days, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian went from declaring his "greater access" to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to reporting "very difficult" communication with the injured supreme leader.
Christians leave due to the deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in the West Bank, clergy members say
Christians leave due to the deterioration of the humanitarian and economic situation in the West Bank, clergy members say