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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 ...

Iraq’s parliament voted to request the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country (Twitter)

January 6th, 2020 - 07:36 GMT

Iraq’s Parliament Call on The Cabinet to End Presence of All Foreign Troops

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Twitter)

January 6th, 2020 - 07:15 GMT

Erdogan Denies Describing Slain Iranian General as a 'Martyr'

The site, which has since gone offline, was altered to show a image of US President Donald Trump with blood dripping from his teeth after being punched in the face, along with a pro-Iranian message. (Twitter)

January 5th, 2020 - 01:28 GMT

US Govt Website Hacked by Pro-Iran Supporters, Post Bloody Trump Image

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential elections on January 5, 2020 in Zagreb, Croatia. Denis LOVROVIC / AFP

January 5th, 2020 - 01:25 GMT

Croatia Kicks off Second Round of Presidential Elections

U.S. troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division get some rest at Green Ramp before they head out for a deployment to the Middle East on January 4, 2020 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (AFP/ File Photo)

January 5th, 2020 - 01:15 GMT

170 Iraqi MPs Sign Bill to Expel US Military Forces From The Country

Supporters of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force and Iraq's Hezbollah brigades attend the funeral of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (portrait) and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (portrait) in Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya, in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, on January 4, 2020.(AFP/ File Photo)

January 5th, 2020 - 12:33 GMT

Hezbollah on Red Alert on Southern Border Amidst High Tensions

Iranians burn an Israeli and a US flag during an anti-US protest over the killings during a US air stike of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in the capital Tehran on January 4, 2020. ATTA KENARE / AFP

January 5th, 2020 - 12:17 GMT

EU Calls for US-Iran 'De-escalation' After Soleimani's Assassination

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against India's new citizenship law in Hyderabad on January 4, 2020. Noah SEELAM / AFP

January 5th, 2020 - 11:27 GMT

Over 100,000 Protesters Hit The Streets of India Against Citizenship Law

Young men wait under a concrete bridge looking to salvage valuable items carried by the currents in Jakarta on January 3, 2020, after flooding triggered by heavy rain which started on New Year's Eve hit the area. (AFP/ File Photo)

January 5th, 2020 - 10:36 GMT

At Least 60 People Killed in Jakarta Flooding in New Year

The coffins of slain top commander Qasem Soleimani (R) and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, are transported atop a vehicle upon their arrival at Ahvaz International Airport in southwestern Iran on January 5, 2020.(AFP/ File Photo)

January 5th, 2020 - 10:04 GMT

Iran Receives Remains of Gen. Soleimani for Funeral

Kenyan police officers check vehicles on a road after a bus, travelling from the coastal region of Lamu to the town of Malindi, was ambushed by gunmen in Lamu county, southeast Kenya, on January 2, 2020. (AFP/ File Photo)

January 5th, 2020 - 09:57 GMT

Somali Al-Shabab Attack US Base in Kenya

People hold banners reading " RATP on strike, no to pension reforms " during a protest called by French national trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT), on January 4, 2020, in Paris. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP

January 5th, 2020 - 09:46 GMT

Thousands Protest in Paris Against Macron's Pension Reforms