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Iran and Oman are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to reopen shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, US and Iranian officials told the New York Times on Monday, adding that the terms of the proposed agreement would lie heavily in Iran's favor.
A new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon resumed in Rome on Tuesday morning.
Iran and Oman are discussing a plan that would give Tehran full control over inbound shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source told Reuters. For the outbound route, Oman would clear ships for exit after notifying Iran. The plan would give Iran visibility over outbound traffic in the Strait, with the …
Ongoing talks are Iran's 'last chance before decapitation,' says Trump
The parents of Jack Letts, a British-born Canadian man who travelled to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria as a teenager in 2014, have described their shock, relief and frustration after being phoned “out of the blue” by their son from an Iraqi detention centre nine years after they were last able to speak …
Hong Kong Shipowners Association urges industry members to be careful, citing ‘very low’ predictability of United States and Iran
Hong Kong Shipowners Association urges industry members to be careful, citing ‘very low’ predictability of United States and Iran
President Trump's weekend somewhat comical, hyperbolic, or even absurd proclamation that he was planning an attack on Iran which would have been "the biggest attack since World War II" and could have been "disastrous" for Iran - before being called off - is raising serious questions.
Oil company Saudi Aramco reported a 44 percent surge in net profits on Tuesday, as the war on Iran sent oil prices soaring. Its net income of 122.6 billion Saudi riyals ($32.7 billion) from April to June was up from 85 billion riyals ($22.7 billion) a year prior, a quarterly statement said. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser sa…
London: Of all those involved in getting the tortuous Gaza disarmament negotiations over the line, the most intriguing is Mohammed Dahlan.
Witnesses and experts have suggested that an easing of controls by Morocco in the border area of Ceuta contributed to the recent mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave. Others are pointing the finger at American and Israeli involvement.
Profits at BP have surged to a four-year high after the war in the Middle East pushed up oil prices.
Singapore concertgoers urge leniency for the band’s pro-Palestine acts on stage but lawyers say that a line has to be drawn
Singapore concertgoers urge leniency for the band’s pro-Palestine acts on stage but lawyers say that a line has to be drawn
US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
The first eight flamingos of the autumn migration season landed at Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund’s (KKL-JNF) Hula Lake last weekend, joining newly arrived shorebirds, songbirds, shanks, ruffs, godwits, grey herons, and spoonbills, KKL-JNF announced.
Long-time Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic Yitzhak Bendahan delivered his own baby daughter inside an ambulance on the way to the hospital on Monday, MDA announced.
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday declined to pause a $655.5 million judgment against the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization over attacks that killed and wounded Americans in Israel during the Second Intifada.
For the first time since its establishment, the Atidim Directorate is expanding its programs to additional communities, with an emphasis on the haredi population, and has opened a dedicated academic track.
The IDF completed disciplinary proceedings against the four remaining soldiers involved in the mutiny in the Tzabar Battalion at Sde Teiman, the military said.
A 22-year-old Petah Tikva resident was indicted by the Central District Court on Monday on charges of rape and committing an indecent act after allegedly forcing his way into a young woman's apartment and sexually assaulting her, according to an indictment filed by the State Attorney's Office.
The border crisis in Ceuta prompted Juan Carlos Girauta, a Spanish member of the European Parliament, to make a direct appeal to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A Board of Peace delegation briefed national security advisers and senior staff representing the Republican and Democratic leadership of the US House of Representatives and Senate in Washington on the implementation of President Donald Trump's Comprehensive Peace Plan, a senior BoP member told The Jerusalem Post on …
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Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said on Tuesday that direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel would bring "nothing but shame, humiliation, and successive compromises" for Lebanon.
Aerial photo shows Shiite pilgrims gathering between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas ahead of Arbaeen, the annual Shiite commemoration marking 40 days after Ashura, in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
U.S. Treasury yields were broadly flat on Tuesday as investors mulled the ongoing uncertainty around the state of negotiations in the Middle East.
Iran has denied it is holding talks with the US, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei insisting Tehran's only active negotiations are with Oman over a temporary shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran planned to strike three key targets in Ukraine, but called off the strikes after Kyiv "apologized" to the regime, adviser to Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Mohsen Rezaei, said in an interview with Iranian state broadcaster PressTV on Monday.
A 21-year-old east Jerusalem resident was arrested on suspicion of publishing content inciting against Israel and expressing support for terrorist organizations and terrorists on social media, police announced on Tuesday morning.
Iran believes it is in a position of strategic advantage because the United States is seeking to avoid a broader conflict, former senior Israeli security official Avner Vilan said in an interview with 103FM on Monday.
The deaths of two crew members in a firefighting helicopter collision in Greece on Sunday have underscored the growing risks facing aerial firefighting operations, as an Israeli-developed collision avoidance system seeks to reduce the danger.
Iran killed hundreds of US soldiers in strikes throughout July and wounded hundreds more, claimed Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in an interview on Monday with regime-owned Press TV.
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Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday as retail investors snapped up stocks following the previous session's over 5 percent plunge, while lingering uncertainty over artificial intelligence and the Middle East crisis capped gains despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
US-backed panel seeks to calm Israeli pushback over framework for war-torn enclave
US-backed panel seeks to calm Israeli pushback over framework for war-torn enclave
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Middle East regional media has reported a huge uptick in Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip since President Trump announced a "historic" agreement which Hamas finally signed on to.
Niños de pie en el agua mientras se ven cargueros fondeados al fondo y un pescador cerca, en el estrecho de Ormuz cerca de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el martes 30 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP, Archivo)
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SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday as retail investors snapped up stocks following the previous session's over 5 percent plunge, while lingering uncertainty over artificial intelligence (AI) and the Middle East crisis capped gains despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
President Donald Trump has warned that the latest round of negotiations with Iran is the "last chance" to bring an end to the five-month conflict.
(2nd LD) Army's 1st Corps commander relieved of duty over unloaded weapons directive, U.S. drone mishap: military
Japan's trading houses have extensive interests in resources such as liquefied natural gas, the price of which has soared during the Iran war. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
The destruction of Hezbollah's underground tunnel network in the Beaufort area and additional infrastructure along the Ali al-Taher Ridge using hundreds of tons of explosives dealt a severe strategic blow to the terrorist organization, according to data presented to Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday.
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File)
Britain's BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.