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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 ...

The Arab League (Twitter)

February 26th, 2020 - 08:20 GMT

Arab League Calls For World Observers to Protect Palestinians Against Israeli Crimes

Donald Trump (Twitter)

February 26th, 2020 - 08:12 GMT

Trump Insists He is 'Doing a GREAT Job of Handling Coronavirus'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news briefing at the State Department February 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Secretary Pompeo discussed various topics including the coronavirus outbreak and the peace talks in Afghanistan. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 08:10 GMT

Washington Will Only Sign Taliban Deal to Withdraw US Troops if Violence Stops

A Tehran Municipality worker cleans a bus to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 illness on February 26, 2020. Iran said Tuesday its coronavirus outbreak, the deadliest outside China, had claimed 15 lives and infected nearly 100 others -- including the country's deputy health minister. The Islamic republic's neighbours have imposed travel restrictions and strict quarantine measures after reporting their first cases in recent days, mostly in people with links to Iran. ATTA KENARE / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 08:01 GMT

Are Arab Countries Ready to Fight The Coronavirus Spread?

Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov delivers a speech at the UN Human Rights Council's main annual session on February 25, 2020 in Geneva. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 07:58 GMT

Russia Refuses to Stop Backing Offensive in Idlib

A wonded Syrian child sits inside a vehicle as he is evacuated from the scene of a pro-regime forces air strike in the town Maarrat Misrin in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, on February 25, 2020. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 07:54 GMT

19 Civilians Killed in 155 Air Strikes Targeting Idlib in a Single Day

Man tests positive in Algeria as Africa records fresh case of coronavirus (Twitter)

February 26th, 2020 - 07:47 GMT

Algeria Confirms First Coronavirus as Deadly Virus Spreads Across The Middle East

Security personnel stand guard on a road as a Hindu religious flag is seen on a minaret (C) of a burnt-out mosque following clashes between people supporting and opposing a contentious amendment to India's citizenship law in New Delhi on February 26, 2020. Four more people have died in some of the worst sectarian violence in decades in New Delhi, a hospital source told AFP, which takes the death toll from several days of rioting to 17. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 07:42 GMT

20 People Die in New Delhi Protests Against The New Citizenship Law

A worker wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant as part of preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a railway station in Daegu on February 26, 2020. An American soldier stationed in South Korea has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, commanders said on February 26, as the country's case total jumped again. Meanwhile, South Korean authorities reported 169 new infections, taking the overall national tally to 1,146, by far the largest outside China. Jung Yeon-je / A

February 26th, 2020 - 07:39 GMT

South Korea Has 1,100 Coronavirus Cases

European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with Britain Michel Barnier speaks during a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on February 25, 2020. Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 07:36 GMT

Post-Brexit: Can The UK Reach a Free Trade Deal With The EU?

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to media in the spin room after the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. Seven candidates qualified for the debate, hosted by CBS News and Congressional Black Caucus Institute, ahead of South Carolinas primary in four days. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

February 26th, 2020 - 07:33 GMT

Bernie Sanders Calls Netanyahu 'Reactionary Racist'

Worshippers wearing masks sit in the courtyard of the shrine of Imam Ali on February 25, 2020 in the holy Iraqi central city of Najaf, where the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 has been documented in Iraq. Iraq on February 24 confirmed its first novel coronavirus case in an elderly Iranian national in Najaf, according to health officials. A country with a dilapidated healthcare system, Iraq often hosts pilgrims and religious students from Iran, where at least a dozen people have died of the novel coronav

February 26th, 2020 - 07:26 GMT

Adversaries of The Islamic Republic Exploit Coronavirus to Spread Iranophobia, Sinophobia - Analyst