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Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the key maritime chokepoints in the Gulf, reduced significantly on Wednesday from the previous day, sh...
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Two Israeli soldiers, one Lebanese killed as violence flares in south Lebanon
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said on Thursday, while Israeli retaliatory attacks killed at least one person, according to the Lebane...
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Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources...
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Iran and Oman reach understanding on coordinates of route through Hormuz, Iran ministry says
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the negotiations between Tehran and Muscat as "professional" and "moving forward".
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US lifts sanctions on Fly Baghdad, previously linked to Iran's IRGC
The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it had removed counter-terrorism sanctions from Iraq's Fly Baghdad Airlines and two aircraft that were imposed in 2024 over links to Iran's Is...
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Israeli military strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warning to village
The Israeli military said it had begun targeted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to a "Hezbollah violation", a day after the latest round of U.S.-facilitated ...
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World faces fresh food price surge, FAO warns
The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief ...
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UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March
At least 56 people have been executed in Iran on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in cases linked to protests at the start of the year, United Natio...
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Gulf stock markets end higher as investors await signs of progress in US-Iran talks
Gulf stock markets closed higher on Wednesday as investors looked for progress toward ending the Iran war, which could help ease fears of oil-fuelled inflation.
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Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of the kingdom's Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
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Israel's El Al Airlines doubles second-quarter net profit despite Iran conflict
El Al Israel Airlines reported a doubling of second-quarter net profit on Wednesday, citing recovery from the initial impact of fighting between Israel and Iran despite a sharp r...
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US and Iran having 'very good discussions', Trump says
The all-day negotiations fuelled expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict.
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UAE non-oil growth hits four-month high in July, PMI shows
The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector grew at its fastest pace in four months in July as new orders climbed to a five-month high and export business rose, a business s...
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Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks
Shipping traffic at the key Middle Eastern maritime chokepoints of the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb was little changed on Tuesday from the previous day, ship-tracking da...
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US-facilitated Israel-Lebanon talks have begun, says State Department
The latest round of U.S.-facilitated talks between Israel and Lebanon began on Tuesday in Rome and will continue through Thursday, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott ...
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Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112
The decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun's heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedoui...
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Six years on, families of those killed in huge Lebanon port blast hope for justice at last
Lebanon on Tuesday marked the sixth year since a deadly blast at Beirut port, with victims and Lebanese officials expressing a renewed but cautious hope that justice could finally...
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Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi target at Najran airport
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Telegram on Tuesday that they hit a target at Saudi Arabia's Najran Airport.
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