US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran

The strikes on Iranian missile launch sites and boats were taken in "self-defence", US Central Comma…

More than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears
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More than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears

Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom l…

Deal with US not imminent, Iran says
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Deal with US not imminent, Iran says

The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.

Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran
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Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran

The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Horm…

How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line
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How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line

MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of …

Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained
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Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained

The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Isra…

Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz
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Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz

Iran publishes a map claiming "armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway…

Gaza flotilla activists set for deportation from Israel as backlash over treatment grows
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Gaza flotilla activists set for deportation from Israel as backlash over treatment grows

Activists have begun to leave Israel after international outrage over their treatment in detention.

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
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Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunti…

British couple on new hunger strike in Iranian jail, family say
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British couple on new hunger strike in Iranian jail, family say

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, have each spent several days refusing food, their famil…

Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes
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Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes

Ten people were killed in a single strike on a house, including three children and three women, Leba…