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A police officer stands guard outside Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the upcoming 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, on Sept. 11. Securing a joint declaration hinges on host India's ability to bring Iran and the UAE together, one analyst says. © Reuters
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun visited the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday, near a strategic Hezbollah position that the Israeli army had blown up on Thursday, and announced that there would be no new negotiations with Israel at present.
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Esta imagen, tomada de un video sin fecha difundido el miércoles 9 de septiembre de 2026 por la Oficina de Medios de Ansar Allah —el brazo mediático de los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen—, muestra el humo de una explosión después de lo que los hutíes dijeron fue un ataque contra fuerzas respaldadas por Arabia Saudí en la …
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday ruled out new talks with Israel for the time being, hours after The National reported that negotiations were not expected to resume in September.
Rights groups warn turning Mezzeh airbase into a VIP airport could destroy mass graves and evidence of Assad-era atrocities
Rights groups warn turning Mezzeh airbase into a VIP airport could destroy mass graves and evidence of Assad-era atrocities
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said the Strait of Hormuz remains and will remain under Iran’s full control, blaming the US for regional maritime insecurity and rising global fuel prices, Mehr news agency reported.
El presidente de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian (centro, derecha), llega a Nueva Delhi, India, el 11 de septiembre de 2026 para acudir a la cumbre del BRICS. (Ministerio de Exteriores de India vía AP)
The Houthis’ biggest territorial gains in years, along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States.
The US has asked tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has left Beijing en route to New Delhi to attend a BRICS summit, alongside leaders from India, Russia and Iran, as wars, trade and energy test the divided grouping.
Satellite images show sites where the East-West pipeline was hit
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center right, arrives for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)
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The first birth of the Jewish New Year 5787 occured at the North Medical Center (Poriya) on Friday, when a baby girl was born to Hodiya Cohen-Alilishvili of Hodiyot.
US forces have redirected 99 commercial vessels as of 11 September as part of its ongoing naval blockade of Iran, US Central Command (Centcom) said.
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has removed the online replay of a France 5 programme after actress Adèle Haenel used the broadcast to say that Israel’s was committing a genocide on Palestinians and France was complicit.
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A South Korean court has overturned the denial of refugee status for an Iranian Christian after a six-year legal battle, finding that people who convert from Islam to Christianity could face persecution in Iran.
The Muslim World League and Bahrain have condemned the drone attacks originating from Iraq on the East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which has led to the closure of the key pipeline.
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Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authorities have said the danger has passed in Sharurah governorate, withdrawing an earlier alert warning residents of a potential threat.
The Rosh Hashanah meal planned for Friday evening at the Chabad House in Phuket for hundreds of Israelis will not be held in its original format following a heated anti-Israel protest near the site.
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran’s resistance to the US and Israel was rooted in its opposition to bullying and its support for the oppressed people, IRNA reported.
Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran as a precautionary measure after the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Yemen’s Houthis control the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait after seizing Mayyun Island, also known as Perim Island, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported.
Aden/Dubai: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources said, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war.
Saudi Arabia has been forced to shut down its strategic East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks damaged pumping facilities along the route, dealing another blow to the kingdom’s ability to export crude amid the US-Iran war.
Saudi Arabia has been forced to shut down its strategic East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks damaged pumping facilities along the route, dealing another blow to the kingdom’s ability to export oil amid the US-Iran war.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree has said that except for Saudi ships, maritime navigation in the Red Sea is safe, Al Jazeera reported.
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The ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon will meet next week at the US State Department in Washington, rather than in Rome as originally planned, a State Department official said on Friday.
The next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome have been delayed until October, a US official said Friday.
Saudi civil defence authorities said danger has passed in the governorates of Khamis Mushait and Taif.
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Foreign ministers of Iraq and Saudi Arabia spoke on the phone early Saturday morning after a drone launched from Iraqi territory targeted the kingdom's East-West oil pipeline.
The next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome have been delayed until October, a US official said Friday.
J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East advocacy group, announced that it will spend $3 million to defeat a handful of Republican candidates backed by AIPAC, joining the plethora of progressive groups targeting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee this election year.
Israeli forces attacked the area west of Beit Jinn in southern Syria twice on Friday and opened fire towards civilian homes in Maariya in western Daraa, according to Syria's official SANA news agency.
MEE earlier reported that Saudi Arabia on Friday said drones launched from Iraq hit the East–West Pipeline and led to its closure.
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Saudi Arabia has expressed its “strongest condemnation” after its East-West oil pipeline was hit by drones launched from Iraq.
The US-Iran conflict moved increasingly onto the water this week, with oil tankers, warships, and drones all getting involved around one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
Iraq welcomed Saudi Arabia's decision to hold off on retaliation after Riyadh said drones launched from Iraqi territory struck its East-West Pipeline.
Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq attacked its East-West pipeline, but said it would not retaliate for now following a request from Iraq's prime minister.
Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West Pipeline after it was attacked on Thursday, closing a key outlet for Middle Eastern oil that has helped keep energy prices in check amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The East-West pipeline has proved to be a critical lifeline for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports, which were disrupted by the war in Iran