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US lifts sanctions on Iraqi airline linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions targeting Iraq's Fly Baghdad airline, a company it had previously designated for alleged links to Iran's Islamic...
Absent Cameroon president boosts personal security corps
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has strengthened his personal security with a clutch of new appointments, as questions swirl about the 93-year-old's prolonged ab...
Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran would be "hit very hard" unless the strategic Strait of Hormuz is reopened "very soon," in an interview with Fo...
Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows
Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's largest military drills of the year began Wednesday as the island democracy attempts to prepare its population for a potential Chinese invasion.
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Gulf ordeal
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water f...
Gazans hold mass funeral for those killed during war
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
In a cleared plot of land between buildings flattened by airstrikes in Gaza City, row upon row of Palestinian flags were laid out neatly over the remains of doz...
27 ex-guerrillas charged with crimes against humanity in Colombia
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's peace tribunal on Tuesday charged 27 ex-guerrillas with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the country's bloody armed confl...
Nigeria raises military salaries by up to 80%
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Nigeria will increase military salaries by between 30 and 80 percent, a presidential adviser said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to boost the morale of tro...
US and Paraguay sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington on Tuesday.
Cargo ship hit after Trump insists Iran talks could reopen Hormuz today
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of tension in the US-Iran conflict, on Tuesday as President Donald Trump insisted th...
Service suspended at a Saudi airport after attack claimed by Houthis
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Operations were suspended on Tuesday at an airport in Saudi Arabia, a regional source with knowledge of the matter said, after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis annou...
Syria says will restore Iraq oil pipeline link within three years
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Syria and Iraq are finalising negotiations on a contract to restore a key oil pipeline between the countries, a Syrian official said on Tuesday, laying out a ti...
US hopeful Hormuz strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United States was hopeful that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be done "today or tomorrow", a top official said Tuesday, sending oil prices tumb...
US Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by Wednesday
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would st...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
Opening of first UAE casino expected in Sept. 2027: Wynn CEO
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed casino is now expected to open in September 2027 after delays related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Wynn ...
One missing as crew fights fire aboard ship hit in Hormuz: maritime security firm
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A crew member went missing while two others fought a fire aboard a vessel struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security...
Iraq exported 30 mn barrels of crude via Hormuz in a month: monitor
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tue...
Mediator Qatar says efforts 'ongoing' for Iran-US diplomatic solution
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Mediating nation Qatar said on Tuesday that efforts for a diplomatic solution between the United States and Iran were ongoing but that there were no direct talk...
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