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Iran rejects temporary ceasefire without Hormuz demands: Araghchi
Tehran: Iran will not agree to a temporary ceasefire until its demands over the Strait of Hormuz are met, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, July 24, according to Iranian media.…
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Al Jazeera cuts ties with 20 Gaza journalists after ceasefire: Report
Gaza Strip: Qatar-based news network and TV channel Al Jazeera has ended the contracts of more than 20 journalists, correspondents, cameramen and producers in the Gaza Strip following the October 2025 ceasefire,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia tops MENA in digital government services
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has been ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for digital government services in the 2025 Government Electronic and Mobile Services Maturity Index (GEMS). The Kingdom…
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Iran claims strike on Amazon data centre in Bahrain
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Friday, July 24, that it had struck and destroyed a data centre belonging to US technology giant Amazon in Bahrain, alleging the facility played…
- Middle East
Israel says Saudi’s Abraham Accords entry would be ‘historic’
Israel on Thursday, July 23, said Saudi Arabia’s entry into the Abraham Accords would mark “a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East”, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office renewed…
- Middle East
Did Trump just admit Iran’s nuclear programme not for military use?
On the 36th day after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, and 145 days since the outbreak of the war on Thursday, July 23,, US President Donald…
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Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Thursday, July 23, to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, marking a fresh escalation in regional tensions and raising concerns over the…
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US House passes bill expanding defence ties with Israel
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 22, narrowly approved a USD 1.15 trillion annual defence policy bill that would broaden defence technology cooperation between the United States and Israel,…
- Middle East
Iran holds funeral for newly identified Minab school strike victims
Tehran: A funeral ceremony was held in the southern Iranian city of Minab on Wednesday, July 22, for 34 victims whose remains were identified through DNA testing months after the strike on…
- Middle East
Trump to honour four US troops killed in Middle East
Dover: President Donald Trump on Wednesday, July 22, plans to attend the dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle East. Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base…
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Major UAE airlines cancel flights to Kuwait
Major UAE carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Air Arabia have suspended multiple flights between the UAE and Kuwait on Monday, July 20, and Tuesday, July 21, as heightened regional tensions continue to…
- Middle East
Second ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz off UAE coast
A second commercial vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Monday evening, July 20, Britain’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, hours…
- Middle East
Too much cash hits Palestinian economy in West Bank
West Bank: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station’s bank has stopped accepting notes and…
- Middle East
Iran warns no oil through Hormuz as US ends 9th night of strikes
Iran warned on Monday, July 20, that no oil or gas would pass through the Strait of Hormuz if what it described as US “aggression” continued, as the United States completed a…
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Senior Houthi official warns Saudi targets ‘within range’
Sanaa: A senior Houthi official warned on Sunday, July 19, that Saudi Arabia’s “valuable targets” are within range of the group’s forces, and that the Houthis are prepared to “pay the highest…
