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Los equipos de rescate buscan entre los escombros de un edificio que fue destruido por un ataque aéreo israelí el día anterior, en Dahiyeh, en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, Líbano, el jueves 7 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Bilal Hussein)
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is reportedly still playing a critical role in Iran’s war strategy marking the strongest indicator of his influence over Tehran since rising to power — and the first to come from US intelligence sources.
A Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank has been forced by Israeli settlers, reportedly under military protection, to dig up their father’s grave and rebury him, which the United Nations is condemning as “appalling and dehumanising”.
Israel has driven nearly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes across the occupied West Bank since the start of last year, according to the United Nations.
Israeli forces have killed at least four people in a fresh wave of attacks in southern Lebanon, pushing today’s death toll to at least 23.
Iran has indicated it will take part in this summer's football World Cup, but has demanded a series of guarantees from Fifa and the tournament's hosts amid growing tensions surrounding the team's participation.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is trying to assert authority over the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA)
Senior figures in the oil and gas industry say the war involving Iran is set to reshape the global energy system, warning that recent disruptions have exposed deep structural weaknesses.
Even with the Iran war weighing Trump’s party down, Democrats face a challenge turning the upper chamber blue
In darkened halls across Iran, hundreds of men dressed in black beat their chests in unison as religious eulogists chant rhythmic laments of martyrdom, sacrifice and war.
Israel and the US prioritized the degradation of Iran's nuclear weaponization abilities during Operation Roaring Lion and Operation Epic Fury over the targeting of nuclear enrichment sites, an Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) analysis of satellite imagery revealed on Thursday.
The leaders of Lebanon and Syria have concluded talks in Damascus focused on joint interests, as both countries pursue a rapprochement following the overthrow of longtime Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, almost 18 months ago.
The political tragedy of Benny Gantz continues to strike him time and again. Now, as the anti-Netanyahu bloc begins to take shape ahead of the 2026 elections, Gantz’s political role appears to be fading away.
Israeli settlers have wounded two Palestinian women in an attack on communities south of Nablus, Wafa reported.
The Iranian government has for the first time officially weighed in on the health of new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who was injured in the opening strikes of Trump's Operation Epic Fury, which killed the younger Khamenei's father and wife.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while the country that hosts the US Navy’s regional headquarters said it arrested dozens of people it alleged were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Trump will depart for Beijing in just under a week, alongside a delegation of U.S. CEOs primed to stake out deals with the country’s geopolitical rival.
Lebanon reels from Israeli strikes despite the ceasefire and upcoming US-hosted talks
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon has killed at least seven people, including a child, Lebanon's health ministry said.
Two activists detained by Israeli authorities after the interception of their Gaza-bound aid flotilla will be released “today,” human rights organization Adalah said on Saturday.
Tehran, Iran – As the United States awaits Tehran’s latest response to texts for an agreement being exchanged through intermediaries, Iranian authorities and state-linked media are emphasising that they consider control over the Strait of Hormuz more important than ever.
A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is approaching the Strait of Hormuz, potentially becoming the first of its kind to pass through the waterway since the war on Iran began.
Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow.
Israeli authorities said Saturday they’ll release Brazilian activist Thiago Avila and another Gaza flotilla leader from jail and hand them over to immigration authorities for deportation.
(May 8, 2026 / JNS ) The IDF has killed several terrorists, including one who participated in the abduction of a young Israeli woman on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army said on Thursday.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met in Damascus on Saturday to strengthen ties established since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
The Israeli army has killed at least 18 people in Lebanon so far on Saturday in a series of air strikes, despite the three-week ceasefire arrangement.
Security forces and emergency responders gather around a damaged vehicle at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in the coastal town of Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Lebanon said on Saturday that a new Israeli air strike in the south of the country had killed seven people, including a young girl.
This week marks the 59th anniversary of the Six Day War. It was a moment that returned us to Jerusalem and to the biblical homeland of the Jewish people. We look back at historical milestones for many reasons.
Detained Global Sumud Flotilla activists Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Keshek are expected to be released from Shikma detention facility on Saturday. They will then be handed over to immigration authorities until their deportation.
Lebanese media reported that at least one person was killed after a series of Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday, in violation of the ceasefire.
Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call to discuss how to support a ceasefire between the US and Iran, according to a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry.
The Trump administration continues to await a formal response from Tehran on a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Hormuz chokepoint, following last week's clashes between Iranian and U.S. naval forces in the world's most critical waterway.
A British Royal Navy destroyer is headed to the Middle East where a US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is underway – as part of a multi-country mission that could finally unlock commercial shipping in the critical waterway.
Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
Israel is set to release two Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla activists who were abducted by Israeli authorities, a rights group has said.
The Royal Navy is sending a warship to the Middle East where it could join an international mission to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
An exhibit of psyops leaflets released in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya finally shows American people the messages that were made in their nameBy Moustafa Bayoumi
Iran war, tariff setbacks and sliding US poll numbers reshape the balance going into next week’s high-stakes talks
Iran war, tariff setbacks and sliding US poll numbers reshape the balance going into next week’s high-stakes talks
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry says it has arrested dozens of people in the country accused of belonging to a group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Despite the severe shortages and devastation in Gaza, a handful of surfers in Gaza City continue to hold onto the sport they love.
Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt, April 26
The United States and Iran are reportedly inching toward an understanding that would trade billions in sanctions relief for limits on uranium enrichment and an end to the mutual blockades around the Strait of Hormuz. Such a deal would be a mistake.
Lebanese media reported that another Israeli strike hit an area south of Beirut on Saturday, only moments after two earlier strikes targeted the Saadiyat highway in the same region.
Israeli settlers forced a Palestinian family on Friday to exhume their father's body from a cemetery in the occupied West Bank.
The road to Arab al-Aramshe on Israel’s northern border consists of a series of vertigo-inducing switchbacks. This is route 8993, and it winds around the hills that lead up to the border. The ravines here are steep, marked by rocky outcroppings and large caves, one of which, Keshet, is located near Kibbutz Adamit an…
European Union crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib called for increased humanitarian access on Saturday, as aid struggles to reach areas in southern Lebanon hit by Israeli strikes.
Israeli settlers forced a Palestinian family on Friday to exhume their father's body from a cemetery in the occupied West Bank.