By Raphael Satter and Lefteris Papadimas WASHINGTON/ATHENS, July 26 (Reuters) - The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of
A four-day lull in Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait of Hormuz was seen as an opportunity to resume diplomatic talks and dial down the war, Al-Monitor’s source said.
July 25 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned on Saturday a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Throughout the war in Ukraine, Kyiv has had to counter
Guterres is also set to visit the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights, where tensions have risen since Assad's fall. 'What is happening in the region is totally unacceptable,' he said
A crash between two passenger buses in a central-eastern desert region of Syria on Saturday killed at least 35 people, state media said. News agency SANA, quoting a health ministry official, also said 30 others were injured in the "collision between two passenger buses on the
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Tell on Saturday buried four men killed during a clash with Israeli settlers the previous day, local officials said. Violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has surged since the Gaza war began with Hamas's October 7, 2023
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an end to Israeli violations in Syria and urged international support for the country's transition on his first visit under the new authorities following years of civil war. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani called for the
By Federico Maccioni, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira RIYADH, July 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast on Saturday and Saudi-backed forces bombed the Houthis, as the war in the Gulf that has
By Federico Maccioni, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira RIYADH, July 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast on Saturday and Saudi-backed forces bombed the Houthis, as the war in the Gulf that has
Iraqi air defenses shot down a drone near the US consulate in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil on Saturday, security sources told Reuters.Developing
An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the Hamas-led police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser al-Maqadma, the Hamas-run interior ministry and medics said. Al-Maqadma, one of at least five Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, July 25 (Reuters) - Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, after at least four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shootout when armed Israeli settlers approached a Palestinian village.
The Yemeni government air force on Saturday carried out airstrikes on Houthi missile and drone launch sites and arms depots in the Marib and al-Jawf provinces along the front line with the Iran-aligned group, two Yemeni military officials said.For all the latest headlines,
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 25 (Reuters) - Palestinian officials welcomed UNESCO's designation of Sebastia in the occupied West Bank as a World Heritage site, hoping it will prevent Israel extending its control at the ancient village, while Israel condemned it as a
Ukraine’s forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.“We also achieved very strong results with long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea – including vessels used in
Indian youth protesters called off weeks of demonstrations and celebrated in the streets on Saturday after the education minister quit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government bowed to demands including calls to fix a cheating-prone exam system. The worst
The Secret Service urged Trump to switch aircraft on his flight back from Turkey, where he was attending a NATO leaders' summit earlier this month, according to a report by the New York Times
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense has lifted the early warning alerts issued for residents of the cities of Yanbu and Jazan early on Saturday.The authorities issued the all-clear minutes after the alert had sounded.For all the latest headlines, follow our
Rashad al-Alimi, the President of the Yemeni Leadership Council slammed on Saturday the Iran-backed Houthi militia for “gambling with the interests of Yemeni people.”Al-Alimi said that the militia group’s escalation serves the Iranian agenda and does not benefit Yemen’s
Trump said Iran would 'love to make a deal' and that the war 'is going extremely well. Don't believe the fake news' while speaking at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. He is is set to meet Netanyahu on Tuesday
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the situation around Syria’s Golan Heights was unacceptable, as Syria’s foreign minister urged Israeli forces to withdraw from a UN-patrolled buffer zone where they deployed in 2024.“What is happening in the region around the Golan
By Tala Ramadan BEIRUT, July 25 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Syria on Saturday in the first trip by a serving U.N. chief since the start of a nearly 14-year war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions in the country.
By Tala Ramadan and Kinda Makieh DAMASCUS, July 25 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged help for Syrian reconstruction on Saturday during the first visit to Damascus by a serving United Nations chief since 2009, before the start of a civil war that killed
By Tala Ramadan BEIRUT, July 25 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for the first trip to Syria by a serving United Nations' chief since 2009, before the start of a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the U.S. next week. Trump's comments came in his speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Friday, while he
The Americans' demand for a Saudi-Israeli accord may seem like an achievement for Netanyahu, but Trump would now have room to act on his pledges in his 20-point plan for Gaza
Iran-backed Houthi rebels vowed to retaliate against Saudi Arabia on Saturday after they accused the kingdom of targeting civilian infrastructure, as the Middle East war widens across the region. Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hours after vowing to retaliate against the kingdom for attacks as the Middle East war expanded. Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded