- Middle East
At least 30 Yemen troops killed in Houthi attacks
Sanaa: Houthi rebel attacks Thursday, August 6, in central and eastern Yemen killed at least 30 government troops and wounded at least 50 others, Yemeni government officials said. The assaults hit camps…
- Middle East
Iran war leaves US troops battling traumatic brain injuries
Washington: When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a…
- World
Uganda approves troops for international Gaza force
Kampala: Ugandan authorities on Thursday, August 6, sought and won parliamentary approval to deploy troops to Gaza as part of an international force. The successful motion, brought by the defense minister, is…
- Middle East
Two Israeli troops killed in first post-truce Lebanon clash
Beirut: The Israeli military said Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since the implementation of a shaky truce between Israel…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Israel won’t leave Gaza before Hamas disarms
Gaza City: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, August 4, that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed and pushed back on a…
- World
Man arrested with ammo while monitoring Trump fundraiser
Rancho Palos Verdes (US): A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested on Sunday, August 2, at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to…
- Middle East
Iran war: US job openings slip to 7.4 million, markets resilient
US job openings fell slightly in June, but the labour market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait…
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Mass funeral held for 112 Palestinians killed in deadly 2023 strike
Gaza: Palestinians gathered on Tuesday, August 4, for a mass funeral of more than 100 Palestinians from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, finally recovered from a deadly Israeli strike in Gaza…
- World
Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid regional tensions
Baghdad: Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday, August 4, in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow of ongoing regional tensions and fears of another round…
- Middle East
Uganda’s military unveils statue of Netanyahu’s brother
Kampala: Uganda’s military unveiled a monument to an older brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who was killed during a hostage rescue operation in the East African country in 1976. The…
- Middle East
Iran talks ‘last chance’ to avert US strike escalation: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the five-month-old Iran war, but this time, he insists it is different. The President on Monday said that new talks between…
- Middle East
Board of Peace envoy meets Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament
Jerusalem: The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the…
- Middle East
At least 35 killed in Sudan army drone strike on Darfur court
Khartoum: At least 35 people were killed in a Sudanese army drone strike on a civil court in Sudan’s Darfur region, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities…
- Middle East
Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal
Tel Aviv: Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official told The Associated Press on Sunday, August 2, in some…
- Middle East
Iran leaders show united front over war but divided over the goal
Cairo: With escalating attacks against United States bases and its allies over the past week, Iran’s leaders are showing considerable unity over their war strategy: hanging tough, determined to show Iran can…
