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Iran attacks Kuwait’s power and water desalination plant
Kuwait on Friday, July 17, said that Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. About 90 per cent of drinking water in Kuwait comes from…
- Middle East
Syrian authorities seize rockets bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Damascus: Syrian authorities thwarted an attempted weapons smuggling on its border with Iraq, reportedly heading to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, state media said Thursday, July 16. The truck that…
- Middle East
Kuwait says it faces new round of incoming fire from Iran
Kuwait’s military on Thursday, July 16, said it was intercepting new incoming fire from Iran. The attack by Iran comes as the United States has stepped up its attacks on the Islamic…
- Middle East
Trump says Hormuz open to all except Iran, takes back 20 pc toll
US President Donald Trump took a day to reverse his plans to charge a 20 per cent toll on cargo going through the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Middle Eastern countries will…
- Middle East
We can finance ourselves: Netanyahu on ending US aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel should begin reducing its dependence on financial assistance from the United States, arguing that the country’s economy has grown strong enough to sustain itself…
- Middle East
US, Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks
Dubai: The United States and Iran on Monday, June 29, separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the US…
- Middle East
Iranian Supreme Leader calls for US, Israel war crimes probe
Tehran: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has called for legal action against the United States and Israel over alleged wartime actions, urging authorities to pursue cases in domestic and international courts. In…
- Middle East
Trump suggests Syria replace Israel in fight against Hezbollah
Beirut: As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the…
- Middle East
Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon deal, vows to keep fighting
Beirut: Hezbollah’s leader on Saturday, June 27, criticized a framework agreement that Israel and Lebanon signed a day earlier to end months of conflict between the Iran-backed militant group and Israel, raising…
- Middle East
Lebanese President hails Israel deal, Hezbollah opposes
Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement signed earlier in the day in Washington marked the beginning of the path toward restoring Lebanon’s full sovereignty, vowing to continue…
- Middle East
Iran says IRGC retaliated after US strikes on coast
As the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 120th day on Saturday, June 27, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces had targeted US military positions in response to…
- Middle East
US, Lebanon, Israel sign trilateral agreement for peace deal
The United States, Israel and Lebanon on Friday, June 26, signed a trilateral framework agreement that lays the groundwork for future peace negotiations, in what Washington described as an important step towards…
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Strait of Hormuz: UN agency halts evacuation after ship attacked
A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of…
- Middle East
GCC says Iran proxies, missiles key to lasting regional peace
On Thursday, June 25, the 118th day since the US-Israel war on Iran began, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers said lasting regional peace would require addressing Iran’s ballistic missiles, drones and…
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Oil tanker passes Hormuz despite Iran warning
Tehran: A Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and using a new route close to…