Trump urges Middle Eastern nations to join Abraham Accords
US President Donald Trump urged Middle Eastern nations on August 7th to join the Abraham Accords, which intends to normalise...
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Syria and Iraq among countries hit with Trump’s tariffs
US tariffs on Syria and Iraq have been implemented on August 7th, as part of wider policy drive to restructure...
Palestinians go on hunger strike to push for release of activist
Over 60 Palestinian women from the occupied West Bank village of Umm al-Kheir have started a hunger strike, calling for...
UN agency warns of child malnutrition spike in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is experiencing its sharpest increase in child malnutrition, the World Food Program said on August 4th, warning that the...
Hezbollah warns of retaliation if Israel’s war on Lebanon resumes
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on August 5th said that missiles will target Israel if the country resumed a war on...
Lebanon intends to disarm Hezbollah by end of 2025
The Lebanese cabinet on August 5th assigned the army with the task of creating a road map to disarm Hezbollah...
Lebanon’s plan for Hezbollah’s disarmament rebuffed by group
Hezbollah said on August 6th that Lebanon's government was carrying out a "grave sin" by asking the army to create...
Dozens of migrants die in shipwreck off Yemen
At least 76 migrants have died and dozens remain missing after a boat sank off the coast of Yemen on...
UK pressed Arab nations to denounce Hamas in UN statement
Britain pushed for the disarmament of Hamas and its withdrawal from Gaza to be featured as key demands in a...
Israel: Authorities to allow entry of goods into Gaza
Israeli authorities have announced they will enable a gradual and monitored entry of goods and humanitarian aid into the Gaza...
UK couple jailed in Iran make first call home
A British couple detained in Iran on espionage charges spoke to their families on August 5th for the first time...
Ex-Israeli officials call on Trump to help stop Gaza conflict
Roughly 600 ex-Israeli security officials have called on US president Donald Trump to push Israel to stop the conflict in...
Hundreds of Gaza children could receive medical care in UK
Up to 300 Gaza children could receive free medical care in the UK, under plans formed by the UK government,...
West Bank: Palestinians demonstrate against Gaza conflict
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in key cities across the occupied West Bank on August 3rd, to protest...
Hamas will not disarm unless Palestinian state is recognised
Hamas has reiterated that it will not lay down its arms until a Palestinian state is recognised, following's Israel's push...
