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US President Donald Trump on Friday said the leaders of China and Russia had assured him they were not supporting Iran in its conflict with America, and warned that any military assistance from either country “would be very bad for them”.
A delegation from Oman has arrived in Iran to discuss options for managing shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran continue attacks.
Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent fighter jets to attack targets inside Iran, marking their first direct retaliatory action against Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The Druze nation in Israel is known for its firm ties to the state, its resilience, and its ability to adapt. After years of preparation and effort, the Druze are widening their focus on the future and moving from inspiration to creating an infrastructure to benefit their community and Israel.
The October 7 massacre fundamentally changed Israel’s perception of security. What had long been viewed as an extreme scenario became a brutal and painful reality. Thousands of Hamas terrorists infiltrated communities in southern Israel, murdering residents, taking hostages, and destroying entire communities.
John Esposito would occasionally joke that he owed his success to Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran.
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In the weeks after the October 7 attacks, every Israeli expert I spoke to said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not last another six months in office. The crisis was just too big. The man who built the longest career in modern politics on being “Mr Security” oversaw the worst security disaster in Israel’s his…
Summer has been mild in Jordan, the American ally under renewed Iranian aerial strikes. Najwa Salem, a mother of two in Amman, wanted to take advantage of the weather.
No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait
Israeli settlers have fired live ammunition at Palestinian residents in the village of Urif, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local reports.
Harley-Davidsons roared through Damascus on Friday as Syria held its first motorcycle rally, in a bid to promote its booming tourism sector after years of war and international isolation.
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Increasingly accurate and lethal attacks are revealing weaknesses in stretched defences across the Gulf
B'Tselem called on the international community to take immediate action to stop Israel's violence and prevent pogroms by settler militias and the Israeli army across the West Bank, as settlers killed at least four Palestinians on Friday.
ARCHIVO – Un visitante palestino toma una foto en el sitio romano histórico en la ciudad de Sebastia, en Cisjordania, el jueves 20 de noviembre de 2025. (AP Foto/Nasser Nasser, Archivo)
Residents of the war-ravaged southern Lebanese village of Zawtar El Gharbiyeh say they feel “betrayed” by their government after being prevented from returning home despite the start of the IDF’s phased withdrawal, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reports.
Residents of the war-ravaged southern Lebanese village of Zawtar El Gharbiyeh say they feel “betrayed” by their government after being prevented from returning home despite the start of the IDF’s phased withdrawal, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reports.
THE peso closed at a new all-time low of P61.847 against the dollar on Friday, weighed down by rising global oil prices, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a stronger greenback.
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IN the same way that we need to prepare for natural or man-made disasters, we need to invest in mobility infrastructure that will help Filipinos deal with present and future economic shocks. Over the past year, the country has been battered by the high cost of fossil fuels. With the recent escalation of the war in t…
Since November 2025, the US and Saudi Arabia have been hashing out a civilian nuclear agreement, but in dozens of exchanges between officials, Riyadh’s diplomatic recognition of Israel never once came up, one current and one former US official familiar with the talks told Middle East Eye.
Palestinian terror is straight-up terror, and murder is straight-up murder.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington, DC, on Monday and meet with US President Donald Trump at the president's invitation, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Friday.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next Tuesday, the PM’s office said.
Latest attacks come after Trump vowed ‘major military punishment’ for Tehran and its Houthi allies
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he does not believe China or Russia are "participating" in the ongoing Iran war, but warned that if they did get involved "it would be very bad for them."
The Iranian military has attacked US bases in multiple Gulf states, and warned locals to keep their distance from “US terrorist army forces” in anticipation of more strikes. The attacks came immediately after US forces bombed the Iranian cities of Ahvaz, Khorramabad, and Jask.
The Iranian military has attacked US bases in multiple Gulf states, and warned locals to keep their distance from “US terrorist army forces” in anticipation of more strikes. The attacks came immediately after US forces bombed the Iranian cities of Ahvaz, Khorramabad, and Jask.
One of the main macro drivers this week remains the Gulf energy shock, as chokepoints from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb are disrupted. Turmoil in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine is also sending chills through commodities desks.
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An Omani delegation landed in Tehran to discuss mechanisms for managing ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz with their Iranian counterparts, Iran's state media reported.
Economists’ warning comes as escalating Middle East crisis pushes global crude oil back above $US100 a barrel
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The Israeli army arrested two Palestinians from Nablus Specialized Hospital in the occupied West Bank, according to reports by Wafa news agency.
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The late-night host ridiculed the right’s ‘alternate reality’ where Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is a flop and the Iran war is over
With 'hard data' trending weaker, today's preliminary July PMIs offer the first glimpse at whether the reignition of the Iran War is weighing on 'soft' survey sentiment in the US economy.
Britain said its armed forces were ready to protect the country from any attack after Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) issued a warning not to allow US bombers to fly from UK bases.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held a discussion on ways to respond to the terror attack that killed two and wounded three on Friday morning, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed.
Amir Baram has seen it all.
In a post on X, the spokesperson of the Houthi movement, Mohammad Abdul Salam, stated that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is closed only against Saudi Arabia.
Akasa Air aims to raise its capacity while AirBorneo plans to connect more regional destinations as larger rivals face constraints to expand
Akasa Air aims to raise its capacity while AirBorneo plans to connect more regional destinations as larger rivals face constraints to expand
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The US Department of State has summoned Malaysia’s ambassador to the United States over his country’s longstanding policy on Israel, state news agency Bernama reported.
The latest little peace overture by Washington widely reported Thursday night was apparently a big nothingburger, as on Friday the Iraqi prime minister’s office has denied a New York Times report claiming that Iran rejected a US ceasefire proposal delivered to Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
MANILA, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun sought to deepen cooperation with regional partners during a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-led meetings in the Philippines this week, as Seoul has faced mounting security and economic challenges stemming from the Middle East conflict an…
Israel has reinforced troops and locked down large swathes of the occupied West Bank after four Palestinians and an Israeli were killed following a settler attack on a village.
Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese leftist who took part in a deadly attack on Lod Airport in Israel in 1972 and spent much of his life in Lebanon, has died in Beirut aged 78.