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Cargo Ship in Hormuz

May 3rd, 2026 - 09:03 GMT

Osama Ali

Small boats attack cargo ship near strait of Hormuz

ALBAWABA - According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, several small boats attacked a cargo ship near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. This has raised new security worries in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. About 11 nautical miles west of the Iranian port city of Sirik, where the event happened, the ship's captain said that several small boats were coming up behind them and aiming at ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Twitter)

June 21st, 2020 - 07:19 GMT

Arab Anger Grows as Erdogan’s 'Military Adventurism' Targets Iraqi Kurdistan

Royal Jordanian Airlines Airbus (Shutterstock)

June 21st, 2020 - 07:09 GMT

Three Jordanian Carriers Resume Flights to Aqaba

September 24, 2019: President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (Shutterstock)

June 21st, 2020 - 07:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia, UAE Voice Their Backing for Sisi to Defend Egypt's Border

This file photo taken on March 2, 2019 shows Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, attending a wreath laying ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during a visit to Hanoi. North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on June 16, 2020, after Kim Yo Jong -- the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un -- said at the weekend the "useless north-south joint liaison office" would soon be seen "completely collapsed". JORGE SILVA / POOL / AFP

June 21st, 2020 - 06:52 GMT

Kim's Sister Hits Out at South Korea Calling it a 'Frightened Dog'

Nuclear-capable ballistic missile (Twitter)

June 21st, 2020 - 06:47 GMT

Iran Slams France For Ballistic Missile, Says it Violates NPT

Members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the city of Benghazi, on their way to reportedly back up fellow LNA fighters on the frontline west of the city of Sirte, facing forces loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), on June 18, 2020. The resurgent GNA has vowed to push on for Sirte, late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's hometown and the last major settlement before the traditional boundary between western Libya and Haftar's stronghold i

June 21st, 2020 - 06:35 GMT

Turkey Says Haftar Forces Need to Pull Out of Sirte, Accuses France of Risking NATO

A Lebanese anti-government protester raises her clenched fist as tires burn behind her during a demonstration against dire economic conditions in the downtown districtof the capital Beirut, late on June 11, 2020. The Lebanese pound sank to a record low on the black market on June 11 despite the authorities' attempts to halt the plunge of the crisis-hit country's currency, money changers said. Lebanon is in the grips of its worst economic turmoil in decades, and holding talks with the International Monetary

June 20th, 2020 - 08:49 GMT

Lebanon: Mass Arrests Stepped as Activists Revert to The Social Media

The statue of Confederate general Albert Pike is pictured after it was toppled by protesters at Judiciary square in Wahsington, DC on late June 19, 2020. Protesters have toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the US capital, images broadcast by US media show. President Donald Trump tweeted that the Washington "D.C. police are not doing their job as they watch a statue be ripped down & burn. These people should be immediately arrested. A disgrace to our Country!" The images, broadcast on ABC7 Ne

June 20th, 2020 - 08:43 GMT

Trump Hits Out at Police for ‘Doing Nothing’ as Protesters Burned Statue of Confederate General

A Lebanese protester stands in front of burning tyres and debris in the area of Jal el-Dib, on the northern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on November 13, 2019. A man was shot dead south of Beirut after the army opened fire to disperse protesters blocking roads, Lebanese state media said, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street movement. JOSEPH EID / AFP

June 20th, 2020 - 08:38 GMT

EU Believes Diab's Government Will Be Short-Lived Over its Failure to Deal With Lebanon’s Crisis

Members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the city of Benghazi, on their way to reportedly back up fellow LNA fighters on the frontline west of the city of Sirte, facing forces loyal to the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), on June 18, 2020. The resurgent GNA has vowed to push on for Sirte, late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's hometown and the last major settlement before the traditional boundary between western Libya and Haftar's stronghold i

June 20th, 2020 - 07:49 GMT

Turkey, Italy Cooperate to Establish Peace in Libya Under UN

South Korean marines patrol on the South Korea-controlled island of Yeonpyeong near the 'northern limit line' sea boundary with North Korea on June 17, 2020. North Korea threatened June 17 to bolster its military presence in and around the Demilitarized Zone, a day after blowing up its liaison office with the South, prompting sharp criticism from Seoul. YONHAP / AFP

June 19th, 2020 - 05:12 GMT

South Korean Minister Quits Over Rising Tension With Pyongyang

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas calls on people to wear protective masks as he walks in a street in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 15, 2020. ABBAS MOMANI / AFP

June 19th, 2020 - 05:09 GMT

Palestinian Abbas Meets Jordan's Safadi Amidst Tensions Over Israeli Annexation