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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 ...

Iraqi soldiers stand at a checkpoint in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad on April 13, 2020 as Iraq imposed a curfew during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

April 14th, 2020 - 11:12 GMT

Violent Clashes Between The Iraqi Army and ISIS Leaves 24 Dead

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April 14th, 2020 - 09:07 GMT

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April 14th, 2020 - 09:02 GMT

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April 14th, 2020 - 08:54 GMT

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A picture taken on April 13, 2020, shows a view of the Great pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) seen through the scaffolding on the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is currently under construction, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

April 14th, 2020 - 08:49 GMT

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Air-to-ground missiles (Twitter)

April 14th, 2020 - 08:45 GMT

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April 14th, 2020 - 08:43 GMT

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Labour Ministry Jordan (Twitter)

April 14th, 2020 - 07:56 GMT

Covid-19 May Put Jordan's Parliamentary Future in Question

Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz (Twitter)

April 14th, 2020 - 07:49 GMT

Will Netanyahu and Gantz Ever Form a Unity Government?

Guinness world record holder of the world's smallest living woman, Jyoti Amge (L), greets a police officer as she appeals citizens to stay inside their homes during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Nagpure on April 13, 2020. STR / AFP

April 14th, 2020 - 07:45 GMT

Stop The Pandemic: India's Nationwide Lockdown Extended Till May 3

Turkey's parliament (Twitter)

April 14th, 2020 - 07:30 GMT

Turkish Parliament Ratifies Penal Reform Bill to Reduce Sentences of 1000s of Prisoners

Gaza through Rafah Crossing (Twitter)

April 14th, 2020 - 07:25 GMT

Gaza's Hamas-Run Govt Re-Opens Border Crossing With Egypt For Stranded Palestinians