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Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen have completed preparations to attack ships transiting the Red Sea's southern access point, a maritime security group led by the U.S. Navy has warned.
Abu Dhabi residential prices continued to rise in the first half of the year as demand for property remained strong in the emirate despite uncertainty driven by the Iran war.
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, “All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones.” (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
"From this point forward, any time Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump annou…
The House of Representatives will vote today on final passage of the $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800) - and with it, Section 219, the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, a provision directing the Pentagon to expand and accelerate the integ…
A discreet British foreign office event beginning on Wednesday is mired in controversy after it emerged that a representative of the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) political wing will be attending, Middle East Eye can reveal.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has adjusted his cabinet amid the oil shock from the war in Iran. © Reuters
Two tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia have reversed course in the Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi ports, raising fears that disruptions to another of the world’s most important shipping routes could further restrict global oil supplies.
Anthony Albanese will cast ‘practical’ policies as the key to countering the anxiety and frustration in Australia
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has visited one of three initial US-designated pilot zones in south Lebanon, declaring the start of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
DOVER, Delaware — President Donald Trump on Wednesday plans to attend the dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle East.
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the months-long US-led war on Iran is estimated to have cost about $37.5bn so far, asking for twice that amount to continue fighting.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved a 30-year civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, granting Riyadh access to American reactor technology despite fears that this could trigger a nuclear arms race with Iran, two US news outlets reported on Wednesday.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s Parliament on Wednesday backed a government proposal to allow the U.S. military to use an air base in the Balkan country to support U.S. operations in the Middle East, while some expressed concern about becoming involved in the Iran war.
In Gaza, the Israeli military only needs to move a yellow concrete block a few metres to rewrite the geography on the ground. Originally placed as field markers following the ceasefire to separate Israeli forces from areas slated for withdrawal, these blocks have transformed into an advancing front line.
The Central District Court in Lod convicted Jason Blaze Odeh on Wednesday of the aggravated murder of Yelena Gerenberg, finding that he planned the August 2022 killing after she rejected his repeated attempts to turn their friendship into a romantic relationship.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shaul and Iris Elovitch asked Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Wednesday to state whether the prosecution will withdraw the bribery charge in Case 4000, arguing that the unresolved question is preventing them from properly planning the remainder of the defense case.
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon decried a Wednesday statement released by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in which he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a “war criminal” responsible for an alleged “genocide against the Palestinian people.”
An Iranian foreign ministry official denied on Wednesday that two French diplomats were mistreated by Iranian security personnel who detained them for several hours in Tehran.
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND — Israel has “fallen short” of Britain's standards of conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, the U.K.'s new Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Wednesday.
The US on Wednesday carried out an 11th consecutive night of attacks on Iran, extending a US-Israeli war that has killed American troops, paralysed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed oil prices higher.
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s historic meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday went spectacularly well, delivering almost everything Beirut had hoped for. But Mr Aoun’s real test lies at home, where he must persuade a wary public that disarming Hezbollah will not drag Lebanon back into c…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that they targeted Prince Hassan and King Faisal military bases in Jordan, according to reports by Iran's state news agency.
Despite US and Israeli claims, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has denied the presence of any nuclear activity at Kolang Koukh, alos known as Pickaxe Mountain.
President Trump has formally approved a landmark 30-year civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could be worth tens of billions of dollars and put American companies at the center of the kingdom's nuclear buildout, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The U.S. military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.
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Almost half of Israelis want entertainment venues closed on Tisha B'av, a new poll published by Tzohar Rabbinical Organization on their Mashav TV channel found, ahead of the day in the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which begins on Wednesday night and runs until Thursda…
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The prosecution filed a precedent-setting request on Wednesday to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two security prisoners convicted of plotting to help Hamas disable Cellcom’s communications infrastructure during a future war or military operation.
Journalism continues to be harshly suppressed in Syria, with journalists still being disappeared and killed despite some improvements under the transitional government following the fall of the Assad regime, according to a report published last week by the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression.
Bulgaria played down on Wednesday Iran's warning that its plan to host US tanker aircraft would constitute complicity in "aggression and war crimes" in the Middle East, arguing that the planes would only serve logistical purposes.
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was chosen to succeed his assassinated father in March.
"Iran is in a lot of trouble," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, in remarks given at the Asean meeting in the Philippines.
Joshua Harris has been chosen for the post after Trump’s previous pick, Nick Adams, rankled Malaysians for his hardline support of Israel
Joshua Harris has been chosen for the post after Trump’s previous pick, Nick Adams, rankled Malaysians for his hardline support of Israel
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the US government to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the country.
Andy Biggs – a hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump – won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor
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Three explosions were heard near the city of Sirik in southern Iran, according to Iranian media reports.
Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s poor performance in the domestic political arena has undoubtedly played a part in his downfall only two years after his landslide victory in the 2024 general election.
A Syrian Foreign Ministry delegation has visited Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, to advance the opening of a consulate, after years without consular services under the former Assad regime.
Jews around the world are set to mark Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av) on Wednesday night and throughout Thursday, the anniversary of the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and of several other calamities in Jewish history.
July 22-23, 2026 | Av 8-9, 5786
Border Police rescued a donkey who was tied up in the trunk of a private vehicle on Tuesday night after pulling the car over for inspection at the Tunnels Checkpoint outside Jerusalem.
Two residents of Wadi Ara are suspected of possessing and carrying a variety of illegal weapons, which constitutes a threat to national security, police said on Wednesday at the conclusion of the investigation into the matter.