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Oil prices rose more than 1 percent in early trading on Wednesday as markets reacted to escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, including US strikes on Qeshm Island and reported Iranian missile and drone launches towards Kuwait and Bahrain.
Lebanese-American academic and author Fawaz Gerges explains why he is against the mainstream media narrative that the current conflict in Lebanon is between the Israeli army and the resistance group Hezbollah.
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement condemning “in the strongest terms the continued raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist Israeli settlers”.
Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist, said Israel has barred her from visiting Palestine because of her advocacy for Palestinian rights.
They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship is under strain after the US president reportedly called the Israeli premier "crazy."
It should have taken years, but Ash Koosha made a drama about Iran’s anti-government protests in weeks – and now it’s the first AI-made movie to screen at a major film festival. It could transform indie film-making, claims the director
Israeli soldiers took control of the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas north of the Litani River, the IDF announced on Sunday morning.
With Israel’s diplomatic isolation deepening in Europe and its public support eroding in parts of North America, some may consider Tuesday’s opening of an Israeli embassy in Fiji a curious diplomatic indulgence.
My March 30 column on why the Iran war wouldn’t hammer stocks or global economies for long triggered scepticism. War fear is understandable. However, this sentiment really shows the “Wall of Worry” bull markets proverbially climb remains high. Let us explore.
The peace process in Yemen is taking a back seat, overshadowed by the US-Iran conflict.
Saudi Arabia have plenty of time to assemble a team to be proud of when they host the World Cup in 2034.
Hezbollah said it carried out 13 attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, targeting troop concentrations, military vehicles and command positions with rockets, artillery, guided missiles and attack drones.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government is moving ahead with “massive plans” to strengthen northern Israel, citing ongoing drone attacks from across the border with Lebanon and the need to bolster security in communities near the frontier.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) has informed about 600,000 Palestinian households in the Gaza Strip that their personal information was exposed in a “security-related incident”, according to reporting by The New Humanitarian.
A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The 2026 World Cup is upon us so it's time to look at the 48 participants – that includes Group H, where Saudi Arabia will have to contend Spain and their global star Lamine Yamal, debutants Cape Verde and the always dangerous Uruguay.
Israel halted a planned attack on Beirut on Monday after Iran threatened to end negotiations with the US if the Lebanese capital was targeted.
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Iran launched a wave of attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and civilian shipping in the Gulf in the early hours of Wednesday, US military officials said.
Iran launched a wave of attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and civilian shipping in the Gulf in the early hours of Wednesday, US military officials said.
Amir Tibon’s memoir about his family’s ordeal during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Laura Hobson Faure’s history of Jewish children who fled from Germany to France during World War II are among the finalists for the 2026 Sami Rohr Prize.
IDF General Staff Operations Division head, Brig.-Gen. Yisrael Shomer, was questioned Tuesday morning by military police on suspicion of institutional offenses. Hours later, he announced that he would resign from the IDF effective immediately.
U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that it had defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and launched defensive strikes in response to "attempted attacks" by Iran, the latest in a cycle of attacks that has further threatened a fragile ceasefire.
Oil prices rose Wednesday as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran talks with the two countries launching fresh strikes Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran were ongoing.
The government approved a plan put forth by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday, which included three proposals to the government calling for 13 billion shekels to strengthen towns along the Lebanon border.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health said Israeli raids on the towns of Burj al-Shamali, Abba and Tibnin in southern Lebanon killed five people and wounded 48 others. The ministry said the latest casualties add to the growing human toll of the conflict.
The US State Department said political and security discussions between Lebanon and Israel continue to make progress, describing the negotiations as part of an effort to achieve a comprehensive agreement between the two sides.
Peace talks appear stalled, or even halted completely - despite President Trump's denials - and the US Department of Treasury is still swinging hard, as part of the ongoing effort to bring about economic collapse in Iran and 'solve' the Hormuz Strait shipping crisis.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said it targeted US military assets in the Persian Gulf region in retaliation for American attacks. US Central Command said its forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense strikes” on Qeshm Island.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors continue to grapple with volatile oil prices, while uncertainty over negotiations between Iran and the U.S. to end the Middle East conflict dents sentiment.
US military says it struck tanker and sites on Iran’s Qeshm Island and defended Kuwait and Bahrain from missile attacks
Explosions were heard in the area of Iran's Qeshm Island early on Wednesday, Mehr news agency reported, citing local sources and residents.
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres talks to members of the press during a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the UN headquarters in Nairobi, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Iran has mined "large segments" of the Strait of Hormuz, indicating that explosives in the strategic sea lane are more widespread than previoulsy acknowledged.
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In January 2024, the publication Axios reported that the United States president at the time, Joe Biden, was “running out of patience” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US says it has struck and "disabled an unladen oil tanker" that was sailing towards Iran, as part of Washington's naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed five people, including a child, and wounded 48, the Lebanese health ministry said.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz fell into the hasbara trap. And it’s not even their fault.
The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent Western sanctions.
The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict
The US president is facing criticism from parts of his Maga base that he is doing Israel’s bidding in the Middle East conflict
An IDF reservist was moderately wounded, and three other soldiers were lightly wounded by a Hezbollah explosive drone strike on Tuesday, Army radio reported.
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