The door to diplomacy still open
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Houthi attacks / Makkah defence pact signatories to hold talks
26 September 2026
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Iran proposes reopening Hormuz within seven days: media
25 September 2026
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Jeered and booed, Netanyahu slams enemies, allies alike
25 September 2026
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Iran will ‘never bend the knee’ Says Pezeshkian at UN
24 September 2026
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Iran, US hint at revival of talks
23 September 2026
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Hormuz vessel traffic falls to 2
23 September 2026
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Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
22 September 2026
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US open to meeting Iran at UN, no meeting scheduled yet, Rubio says
22 September 2026
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Iran vows to ‘surprise’ US if it renews attack
22 September 2026
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Middle East
Saudi official in US for talks on Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister on Tuesday became the highest-ranking Saudi envoy to visit Washington since Joe Biden became president in January, and held talks with senior officials on the Yemen war and threats from Iran.
7 July 2021
Tycoons’ space race
Call it a space race for billionaires: British mogul Richard Branson one-upped rival Jeff Bezos on Thursday, announcing that he too will blast beyond Earth's
2 July 2021
Israel PM confirms deal for outpost settlers to leave by todayAfp, Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced a deal for Jewish settlers to leave an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank by today, with a possibility of returning.
1 July 2021
Protests as Israel begins demolition in Jerusalem’s Silwan
Israel demolished a Palestinian shop in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Tuesday, triggering scuffles between police and protesters who accused authorities of discriminatory enforcement of building permits in the holy city.
30 June 2021
Israel opens first embassy in Gulf
Israel’s new foreign minister inaugurated its embassy in the United Arab Emirates yesterday and offered an olive branch to other former adversaries, saying: “We’re here to stay.
29 June 2021
Tigray forces seize Mekelle
Tigrayan forces said they had Ethiopian government troops on the run around the regional capital Mekelle yesterday after taking full control of the city in a sharp reversal of eight months of conflict.
29 June 2021
India probes Twitter over inaccurate Kashmir map
Indian police have filed preliminary charges against senior Twitter officials over an inaccurate map of the country, an official said yesterday, in the latest escalation between the US firm and New Delhi.
29 June 2021
Pro-Iran militias attack US base in Syria after air strikes
Pro-Iranian militias exchanged fire with a US-led coalition in eastern Syria Monday, a war monitor and the coalition said, in an escalation after deadly US air strikes in Iraq and Syria the previous night.
29 June 2021
New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on first official visit
Israel’s new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip by an Israeli official to the Gulf Arab state since the two countries normalized relations last year.
29 June 2021
America's battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not the first nor likely the last of his young presidency.
29 June 2021
US warns Russia not to veto Syria border access
The United States warned Monday that Russia would put at risk hopes for more constructive relations if it uses its UN veto to shut the sole border crossing for aid into Syria.
29 June 2021
‘Blatant violation of sovereignty’
Iraq yesterday condemned overnight US air strikes against Iran-backed armed groups on the Syrian-Iraqi border that killed at least seven fighters and sparked calls for revenge from Iraqi armed factions.
28 June 2021
US launch Black Sea drills
Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea yesterday in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev as it faces off with Russia.
28 June 2021
Iran has drones with range of 7,000 km, Guards commander says
Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top commander of the Revolutionary Guards as saying on Sunday, a development which may be seen by Washington as a threat to regional stability.
27 June 2021
Palestinian Authority deploys forces during protest against critic's death
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday deployed security forces to confront protesters who took to the streets of Ramallah in the West Bank after one of President Mahmoud Abbas's biggest critics died in custody.
27 June 2021
Turkey disappointed at EU summit outcome
Turkey yesterday expressed disappointment after an EU summit ended with a critical statement about Ankara’s rights record and no clear progress on a customs treaty or committment on aid.
25 June 2021
American jailed for betraying military sources in Iraq
A Pentagon translator was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for passing the names of US informants in Iraq to a person linked to Lebanon’s powerful Shia movement Hezbollah.
24 June 2021
Non-Allied Movement should take concrete action to address Palestine crisis: Foreign Minister
Bangladesh said the Non-Allied Movement (NAM) should take concrete action for achieving a lasting solution to the Palestinian crisis.
22 June 2021
Medical aid from Bangladesh to Palestine handed over in Jordan
Medical aid from Bangladesh for the people of Palestine was handed over in Jordan yesterday.
21 June 2021
Israel to allow Gaza ‘limited’ export of farm produce
Israel said Sunday it will allow the “limited export” of farm produce from Gaza, one month after a ceasefire with the enclave’s Hamas rulers to end an 11-day conflict.
21 June 2021