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Un hombre se sienta en una tabla de surf con un barco portacontenedores al fondo junto a otros buques comerciales, en el estrecho de Ormuz, desde Bandar Abbas, irán, el lunes 27 de julio de 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, Archivo)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Tuesday that Iran and Oman are amid negotiations for a route through the Strait of Hormuz aimed to ensure sovereign rights and national security considerations for both countries.
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Oil prices were down by about 5 per cent on Tuesday, with Brent falling below $80 for the first time in nearly a month, as markets digested conflicting claims over possible negotiations between the US and Iran.
The per-gallon price is displayed electronically over the various grades of fuel available from a pump at a QT gasoline station Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The Israeli army said that it carried out several operations on Monday in the occupied West Bank, including dismantling weapon production machines in the Qabatiya area and arresting a person allegedly affiliated with the Palestinian's Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group in Nablus.
Optimism echoes Trump’s claims on Monday that deal is close as mediators say they are exchanging proposals
The UAE's Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have started supplying natural gas to a federal Iraqi power plant, bolstering electricity generation as the US-Iran war disrupts the country's energy sector.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, Qatari and American officials said Tuesday, but a deal with Iran has yet to be announced that could pave the way to reviving a broader cease-fire with the United States.
Overnight on Monday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns again, torching cars and spraying graffiti in the villages of Talfit and Jalud.
The Palestinians Prisoners' Society (PPS) said on Tuesday that Israeli forces have detained 630 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, during July.
The world is a much better place because Israel exists. That is a sine qua non. There should never be doubt about the veracity of that statement.
The Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) lobby group has published a report apparently justifying some illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine and urging the British government not to ban goods produced by them.
Iraq exported less than a third of its pre-war oil levels in July through the Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tuesday.
Avi Nesher’s latest film, Our Loves, will continue its international journey at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film festival in North America and one of the most prestigious in the world, considered to be an important launching pad for movies.
Close to 270,000 Israeli citizens have left the country since 2023, marking the highest emigration levels in Israel's history, according to a new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee dismissed conspiracy theories that claim Israel and the US are behind the migrant crisis at the Moroccan-Spanish border in Ceuta during an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan broadcast on Monday.
The Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) lobby group has published a report apparently justifying some illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine and urging the British government not to ban goods produced by them.
Yair Golan’s service to Israel deserves respect. A former IDF deputy chief of staff and major-general, he has contributed greatly to the country’s security. He is also obviously entitled to hold left-wing views, oppose the government, and seek to replace it through democratic elections.
Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as senior US officials raised hopes of a deal with Iran to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.
Few major issues in the Middle East unfold today without the UAE playing a role.
An Israeli tourist and military reservist was harassed and physically attacked at a café on Siargao Island in the Philippines on Monday, according to the Diaspora Ministry.
An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday ahead of the opening of the Animix International Animation, Cartoon and Comics Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that there has been progress made in discussions with Iran and Oman on getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached.
Dubai's population has rebounded since the start of the Iran war, with 157,000 more people living in the emirate compared with the start of the year.
Syria and Iraq have resumed direct flights to Russia, restoring air links that were suspended amid political upheaval in Damascus and the war in Iran, Russian media reported.
Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Lebanon – Every year on August 4 since 2020, families of the victims of a massive explosion at Beirut port gather outside the site of what was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, told reporters at the state department on Tuesday that there had been "progress made in [Iran] talks, but not finality yet". He added: "We're hoping that will happen very shortly." US President Donald Trump said on Monday that this was the "last chance" for Iran to come to an …
Blue Bird Airways will expand its Tel Aviv-Amsterdam service to four weekly flights beginning August 10, as airlines add capacity during one of the busiest periods of the Israeli travel season.
The steering committee on Tuesday approved the allocation of NIS 113 million to develop heritage sites for over 70 heritage sites across the West Bank as part of an initiative proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
The US Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts.
Los cuerpos de miembros de las familias Hassayna y Abu Sharia, muertos en un ataque israelí en 2023 y recientemente recuperados de los escombros, están cubiertos con banderas palestinas durante su funeral en Gaza, el martes 4 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026
From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026
Ghulam Ali was 10 when he left Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and spent four decades in Iran. Arrested in a purge last year, he was deported back alongside 14 family members. “I grew up there, worked there, buried my parents there,” he recently told a journalist. “But in the end, they threw us out like trash…
Hundreds attended the funeral for the members of the Abu Sharia and Hassayna families
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the United States and Iran could reach a deal this week to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, noting that the deal would be about "freedom of movement" in the crucial waterway.
I’ve always enjoyed the restaurants in Beit Ticho, the historical home of the renowned late artist Anna Ticho. Although right in the center of downtown Jerusalem, Beit Ticho feels like an oasis from the noise and ongoing construction.
Hamas will not change its mentality and "resisting the occupation is its holy mission," the terror group's spokesperson Ghazi Hamad claimed during an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, broadcast on Monday.
The seventh round of direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon began in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut demanding an end to Israeli actions that it says impede implementation of the framework agreed in Washington on June 26.
Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, all mediators in the truce in the Gaza Strip, on Monday strongly condemned ongoing Israeli violations.
Palestinians on Tuesday buried 112 members of a single clan killed in Israeli air strikes in November 2023, after their remains were recovered from beneath the rubble last month.
Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’
The UAE and Syria have revived their joint business council to boost trade and investment ties, as Damascus seeks Gulf capital to help rebuild an economy battered by years of civil war and sanctions.
Bodies of members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Close to 270,000 Israeli citizens have left the country since 2023, marking the highest emigration levels in Israel's history, according to a new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University.
The US-backed Board of Peace has hardened the conditions for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza after its senior officials met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.