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A guerra dos Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã, iniciada no final de fevereiro, levou ao fechamento de uma das principais rotas marítimas do transporte de petróleo e outras matérias-primas no mundo, o Estreito de Ormuz. Após cinco meses de conflito, a crise gerada pelo bloqueio da via pode impactar agora o tratam…
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 6 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)
US president’s complaint industry ‘making too much money’ comes after his policies boosted corporations
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are expected to sign a major joint defense agreement on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to reports by Reuters and Agence France Presse (AFP).
Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)
A UK-born migration consultant has helped more than 6,000 Jews move to Israel over the past 15 years - much of it while working for an organisation that advertises migration to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights.
Uganda's parliament voted on Thursday to deploy troops to Gaza as part of the international force proposed by US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to secure the territory following the devastating Israel-Hamas war.
Israel's attacks against Syria are one of the greatest destabilizing factors for the country, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claimed at a joint news conference with Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on Thursday.
A Nukhba terrorist who participated in the October 7 Massacre was arrested on his way to the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Thursday after being caught driving a humanitarian aid truck, Israeli media reported on Friday.
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SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar Friday, as exporters sold dollars amid renewed tension in the Middle East.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters on Wednesday that Hamas has "fulfilled many of the responsibilities" to implement the US-backed Gaza peace plan while Israel continues to undermine the process.
On the morning of October 7, Atara was home from the army.
Seoul shares ended lower for a second straight session Friday, weighed down by foreign selling as renewed tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment.
Trade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement later on Friday, sources in Ankara told Middle East Eye.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement later on Friday, sources in Ankara told Middle East Eye.
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended lower for a second straight session Friday, weighed down by foreign selling as renewed tensions in the Middle East dampened investor sentiment.
A split is happening across Latin America. Poll after poll shows the region’s publics turning against Israel, whose three-year assault on Gaza is widely considered a genocide.
Israeli forces descended on Mohammad El Hage and his colleague as they funnelled diesel into the generator that powers the water supply to their village, Kfarshouba – one of the few remaining populated villages in south Lebanon.
Gadi Eisenkot last week became the latest Israeli politician to pledge to form a "Zionist majority" government if he became Israel's next prime minister.
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Three sites in the Ramat Gan area caught fire in what is suspected to be arson, Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority announced on Friday morning.
At a speed that surprised local broadcasters and political analysts, the Associated Press determined that former Rep. Cori Bush had lost Missouri’s congressional Democratic primary to incumbent Rep. Wesley Bell just an hour after polls closed. In the end, Bell achieved a landslide victory, racking up 59.2% to Bush’s…
The distribution of Knesset seats remained unchanged this week, against the backdrop of uncertainty on the security, diplomatic, and political fronts, Friday's Maariv poll revealed.
US President Donald Trump has privately expressed frustration that information about shrinking US munitions stockpiles has become public, arguing that the disclosures make the United States appear weak as he threatens further military action to pressure Iran into reaching a deal, CNN reported, citing senior US offic…
China's crude oil imports climbed to the highest level in three months in July, though the recovery may be short-lived with the waterway shut again and domestic demand still soft.
The contest to lead Israel’s opposition bloc is intensifying.
A vendor puts price tag on the ear rings for sale at her store in Beijing, China on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
At least two were killed and 14 others injured in the Jaramana bombing on the outskirts of Syria’s capital of Damascus.
Japanese automakers are struggling to deal with uncertain markets in the Middle East and China. © Kyodo
Iraq has placed security and military forces on high alert as a one-week deadline by Iran-backed militia groups to respond to last week's joint US and Saudi strikes expired.
Israeli prosecutors charged Jewish settler Yinon Levi on Thursday with reckless homicide over the fatal 2025 shooting of Palestinian community leader Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such indictment in seven years.
Israeli prosecutors have charged Jewish settler Yinon Levi on Thursday with reckless homicide over the fatal 2025 shooting of Palestinian community leader Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such indictment in seven years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting in Saudi Arabia on Friday for what his office has billed as a routine one-day working visit amid regional tensions.
Fireballs in the sky, deafening missile and drone strikes tearing into ships nearby, and an overriding fear that his cargo vessel would be the next target.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Every day, the headlines give us fresh reason to worry about the Middle East. Conflict continues in Gaza, shipping routes through the Red Sea have been disrupted, and tensions involving Iran, Israel and the US have escalated into open conflict. Oil prices fluctuate with every diplomatic statement, and markets react …
An attack by the Houthis on southern Saudi Arabia wounded 11 civilians on Thursday, a military official said, as the Iran-aligned group escalates attacks on the Kingdom and in Yemen.
The Israeli army withdrew from the Qalandiya refugee camp after a large-scale raid that left at least 51 Palestinians wounded.
Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg’s ruling to ban observers from announcing the identity of voters restores voters’ privacy and prevents the disclosure of sensitive information and political views, explained former deputy attorney-general Mike Blass in an interview with 103FM on Thursday.
Over the past month, it almost felt as though Israel had turned a page. Headlines once dominated by fallen soldiers gave way to election campaigns, peace negotiations with Lebanon, and discussions of pilot zones designed to secure the northern border.
Assaults mark one of the deadliest escalations since a truce with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government in 2022
Assaults mark one of the deadliest escalations since a truce with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government in 2022
An agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart a 60-day ceasefire between the US and Iran could be announced in the coming days. This would be a welcome step, but it is also a too-familiar one. Right now, the Middle East is seeing frameworks and negotiations that once offered space for diplomacy collapsing …
The staunchly pro-Israel Democratic Senator John Fetterman has told television host and podcaster Jon Stewart that he would rather lose support in his own party than turn his back on Israel for any reason.