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The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the confl…
The US and Iran are poised to sign a deal which will prolong the ceasefire another 60 days, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and restrictions on oil trade against Tehran lifted, Axios has reported, citing American officials. In the meantime, the sides will try to reach a final deal to end the confl…
France has banned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering its territory, citing his “unspeakable” behaviour of taunting Gaza flotilla activists who were arrested by Israeli police forces.
Hanan al-Hams was among the 3,000 Palestinians from Gaza scheduled to travel for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in 2024. But her lifelong dream to perform Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, was shattered by Israel’s war on Gaza, launched on October 7, 2024.
Top U.S. and Iranian officials signaled they are inching closer to an initial peace deal to wind down the U.S.-Iran conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though major details remain murky, especially around the future of Iran's nuclear program.
World Central Kitchen (WCK) has cut its hot meal distribution in Gaza by half, citing soaring food and fuel costs linked to the wider fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran in February.
Mazen al-Jerjawi would normally spend this time of year preparing for Eid al-Adha, selling the hundreds of sheep and goats he raised on his land as families across Gaza searched for animals to sacrifice during the holiday.
An Israeli air strike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza killed three people on Sunday, including a six-month-old child, health officials said.
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Syria's parliament is set to meet for the first time since the fall of Bashar Al Assad as president, after elections were held on Sunday in areas regained from Kurdish-led fighters.
A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out what it described as "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday.
A Melbourne woman has touched down in Australia, alleging she and fellow detainees were mistreated by Israeli authorities after their Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted.
The High Court of Justice will convene at 4 p.m. Sunday for a follow-up hearing on Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s handling of the Judicial Selection Committee, as dozens of judicial posts remain empty and the election clock threatens to freeze the process altogether.
The High Court of Justice is set to convene on Tuesday for a follow-up hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to close Army Radio, as Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara argued that the move cannot be viewed as a narrow decision about one military station, but as part of a wider government effort aff…
The mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, has proposed granting honorary citizenship of the city to the civilians of Gaza and the West Bank, as well as to Palestinian journalists.
When Dr. Nadia Khir decided to leave her traditional Druze village to study medicine in 1985, she set out on an unprecedented path, becoming Israel’s first female Druze physician and unknowingly blazing a trail that countless women have followed since.
The Islamic Republic will continue funding and supporting its network of proxies, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi promised in a message sent to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, the regime official confirmed on Telegram.
View image in fullscreenAngeles City, PhilippinesA building that was under construction but collapsed during a thunderstorm. Authorities fear as many as 40 people may be trapped in the rubblePhotograph: Rolex dela Peña/EPAShareView image in fullscreenDeir el-Balah, Gaza StripPeople inspect the remains of a residenti…
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court has sentenced nine people to life in prison after convicting them of collaborating with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plan hostile acts against the kingdom, state media reported on Sunday.
Senior US Republicans have launched a rare public rebuke of President Donald Trump over the reported terms of the ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning they include major concessions that would strengthen Tehran and undermine Israel.
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President Sheikh Mohamed took part in a phone call to discuss the Iran conflict with leaders of other countries including US President Donald Trump.
One or two clauses yet to be clarified, Iran officials tell Pakistani mediators, after US says deal ‘largely negotiated’
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An Israeli air raid on a home in Gaza has killed three members of a family, including a six-month-old child, medical workers said, as Israel continues to violate the “ceasefire” brokered by the United States last year.
The Iranian army downed an Israeli spying and surveillance drone in the Hormozgan province, Iran's Mehr news agency reported on Sunday, as expectations rose that a memorandum of understanding regarding a peace deal between Iran and the US could be imminent.
Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession
Israel’s leaders had little to say on Sunday about President Trump’s announcement of an emerging peace deal with Iran.
Senior US Republicans have launched a rare public rebuke of President Donald Trump over the reported terms of the ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning they include major concessions that would strengthen Tehran and undermine Israel.
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, habla en una conferencia de prensa con el ministro indio de Exteriores, S. Jaishankar, que no aparece en la imagen, tras su reunión en Nueva Delhi, India, el domingo 24 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
Convoys carrying aid from the UAE entered the Gaza Strip last week to deliver essential supplies to civilians before Eid Al Adha.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that “significant progress, although not final progress, has been made” in negotiations over Iran as he met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a four-day visit to India.
Seven activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned to the UK after being deported.
United States President Donald Trump says a memorandum of understanding on an agreement with Iran has been “largely negotiated” and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil chokepoint closed since the US and Israel launched their war in February.
The United States continues to update Israel on negotiations over the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at solving the Iranian nuclear issue, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and launching talks toward a final agreement on remaining disputed issues, a diplomatic source stated on Sunday.
KALAYAAN 2026, recognized as the Middle East’s largest Philippine Independence Day celebration, is set to return at Dubai World Trade Centre Halls 1 and 2 on June 7, 2026.
Ethiopia holds a general election on June 1, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed all but guaranteed of victory despite multiple armed conflicts and the economic impact of the Middle East war.
Police detained four people at Bilbao airport in northern Spain on Saturday following clashes that broke out after activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla returned home, officials said.
I do not know whether it was a coincidence or fate that I began my work at the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting on the very first day of Iraq’s brutal invasion of Kuwait in 1990. I still remember it was a Thursday, and when I heard the news, I was on the street in central Doha buying breakfast. A deep anx…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “significant progress” has been made in talks to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump claimed that a memorandum of understanding to end the fighting was “largely negotiated”.
Thirteen youths were arrested on suspicion of breaking onto the Temple Mount premises and attempting to offer a Shavuot sacrifice on Friday.
Republican lawmakers and former Trump administration officials sharply criticized reports of an emerging 60-day ceasefire agreement with Iran, warning that the proposed deal could hand Tehran a strategic victory and undermine the results of the US campaign against the Islamic Republic.
President Trump said on Saturday that the United States was close to reaching an agreement with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He offered few details in a post on social media but said the preliminary agreement had been “largely negotiated.”
United States President Donald Trump says a possible agreement between Washington and Tehran to end months of war is now “largely negotiated”, raising hopes that tensions in the region could ease after a flurry of diplomatic overtures involving multiple countries.
In Gaza, flowers were once part of life.
The Gulf's ambition to become a global hub for artificial intelligence is being tested, as the potential for a prolonged conflict in the Middle East raises questions over energy security, infrastructure resilience and investor confidence.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed reports of progress in talks for a potential agreement between Iran and the US.
Architect Israel Goodovitch, former Tel Aviv city engineer, died Friday at the age of 92.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio labelled Iran the top sponsor of "terrorism" across the world.