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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 ...

Egyptian rescue workers arrive on a boat carrying bodies of migrants in Rosetta, Egypt, on Friday after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean. (AFP/File)

September 24th, 2016 - 06:57 GMT

Death toll from migrant boat catastrophe off Egypt rises to 300

Sisi joins the ranks of people Trump approves of by being a 'fantastic guy who took control of Egypt.' (AFP/File)

September 24th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Trump says he and Sisi have ‘good chemistry’ following meeting at UN

A Syrian man carries the body of an infant retrieved from under the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike on September 23, 2016, on the al-Muasalat area in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)

September 24th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

'Unprecedented' bombing targets Syria’s civil defense as assault on Aleppo escalates

The Turkish government has accused the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the July coup attempt and has requested his extradition to the US. (AFP/File)

September 23rd, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Gulen speaks out, says Erdogan is to blame for Turkish coup attempt

Zaki Bani Irsheid (L), former deputy of the Islamic Action Front, and Mohammad Zyoud, party chief of the Islamic Action Front, speaks during a meeting in Amman, Jordan. (Lindsey Leger)

September 23rd, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Islamic Action Front wins 15 seats, making it the largest bloc in Jordan parliament

Last year the Rafah crossing was closed for 344 days, but in 2016 it has been open more regularly, though still severely restricted. (AFP/File)

September 23rd, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza for last day for returning Hajj pilgrims

Egyptians stand on the shore as they wait for the recovery of bodies, during a search operation after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, along the shore in the Egyptian port city of Rosetta on September 22, 2016. (AFP/Mohamed El-Shahed)

September 23rd, 2016 - 11:50 GMT

Update: Death toll from Egypt migrant boat tragedy rises to 51

President of the State of Palenstine Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 22, 2016 in New York City. (AFP/Drew Angerer)

September 23rd, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Abbas urges end to Israeli occupation in UN address

An elderly Jordanian woman is assisted by a member of the electoral commission as she votes in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in the capital Amman on September 20, 2016. (AFP/Khalil Mazraawi)

September 23rd, 2016 - 07:03 GMT

Jordan elections: Preliminary results announced, Islamists return to parliament

Yemenis carry belongings they recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed during Saudi-led air strikes the previous day, on September 22, 2016 in the rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida. (AFP/Stringer)

September 23rd, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

At least 20 killed in Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen

A general view shows rubbish bags piled up on the side of the road in the Jdeideh neighbourhood, north of Beirut, on September 20, 2016. (AFP/Joseph Eid)

September 22nd, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Activists in Lebanon file lawsuits against landfills

The accused were tried in the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh. (AFP/File)

September 22nd, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Saudi sentences two female al-Qaeda members to 24 years jail time