Tom Barrack told The Jerusalem Post that Turkish forces were not aware that Israeli aircraft were en route to the base or of their intended mission, and therefore could have been inclined to scramble their own jets
DUBAI, Aug 19 - The United Arab Emirates' decision to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran until further notice, citing amilitary escalation by Tehran with a missile threat, has refocused the spotlight on fraught ties between the major Gulf Arab oil
By Rami Ayyub and Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Israel's military will open internal investigations over its troops' killings in Gaza of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in January 2024 and 15 emergency and aid workers in March 2025, it said on Wednesday,
Sultan Jabarin was arrested after Israelis invaded his village south of Bethlehem, and required medical treatment. Only after petitions to the High Court of Justice was his family told where he was, and the ban the Shin Bet had imposed on meeting his lawyer was lifted
According to Kpler, over 80 percent of traffic through the strait in the past two weeks has passed through Omani-controlled territory; Iran opposes the arrangement and has responded by targeting vessels on Oman's north coast
ANKARA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called "untenable allegations" by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border and said Syria was on the verge of permitting Turkish troops
Among the assets Iran considered striking are bases hosting U.S. forces in Bulgaria and Cyprus, The Financial Times reported. Iranian forces also reportedly considered striking undersea fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz
SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's order to curb joint military drills appeared aimed in part at pressuring Seoul to support U.S. efforts in the Iran war, alongside other unresolved issues such
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A record number of humanitarian workers were attacked last year, driven partly by increased use of armed drones, the United Nations said on Wednesday, calling the trend "appalling". Some 907 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because of a lack of clear signalling on its reopening from a blockade during the Iran war. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait
Mark Perlmutter has treated patients hit by natural disaster and conflicts across 30 countries, including in his native United States. Yet, nothing prepared him for the horrors he would witness under Israeli bombardment. "Just our first week in Gaza was worse than all of my
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A former Department of Justice attorney has said the Trump administration's probes of U.S. universities over accusations of antisemitism lacked evidence and had predetermined outcomes.
By Simon Lewis, Ryan Patrick Jones and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday on the International Criminal Court's president and a senior trial lawyer at the court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The move is the latest
PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in response to an incident in July involving two staff of the French embassy in Tehran. "I had announced that this intolerable act would have consequences. And so it has. Two Iranian diplomats
By AJ Vicens Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed new and updated charges against 17 individuals working withan Iranian company that it alleges carried out hacks and data theft against U.S. universities, companies and government agencies. The
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency last month. The inspectors visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and "a second location related to the nuclear
By Timour Azhari GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border. Barrack, who is
Paris will expel two Iranian diplomats posted in France in retaliation for Iran banning two French diplomats in the embassy in Tehran, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. "Two Iranian diplomats in France will be expelled in the coming days," Jean-Noel Barrot said on
Iran's dismissal of secret talks with Washington comes as diplomacy is in impasse, the Strait of Hormuz remains contested and Iranian commanders signal a potentially more aggressive military posture.
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicized." Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicized." Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of
The incident follows the UAE blaming Iran for strikes on ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The incident follows the UAE blaming Iran for strikes on ADNOC vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes came after a Turkish delegation visited the military airfield as part of a plan to rehabilitate runways damaged in previous attacks, according to the Qatari-owned outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said, a day after Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner ended a trip to the region that failed to push forward the U.S. president's
Brent crude climbed near $92 a barrel on Tuesday, reaching its highest level this month amid new escalatory developments.
The sanctions come a month after Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle the court "brick by brick."
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial
The postponement is a blow for the kingdom, which has made growing its esports sector one of the main priorities under its Vision 2030.
Al-Shaibani said Syria has the right to use nuclear energy 'for civilian and peaceful purposes' and will ensure the material is safely handled and stored. Syrian officials initially said they did not know the material was stored at the site
By Parisa Hafezi and Katharine Jackson DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and none were scheduled, and he insisted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting an earlier Iranian assertion
Despite holding valid visas, six of the seven booked comedians were denied entry to Israel, and sets in Nablus and Jerusalem were canceled over safety concerns. But in Ramallah and Bethlehem, the 1,001 Laughs Palestine Comedy Festival returned for the first time since 2023
An Israeli official told Fox News on Tuesday that Israel shared “highly sensitive intelligence” with the US ahead of the strike, without providing further details.
Abu Jihad al-Muhajir is the highest-profile alleged Islamic State official captured by Syrian government forces since US troops withdrew from the country in April.
Key sanctions remain on Damascus, including a designation that was made more than four decades ago.
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was open, while Iran said the shipping route would remain closed until the U.S. fulfilled the terms of an
By Feras Dalatey and Tuvan Gumrukcu DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey and
By Feras Dalatey and Tuvan Gumrukcu DAMASCUS/ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing criticism from a U.S. envoy who