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Italy arrests Frenchman after anti-tank missiles found in van
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, autho...
Iran president says new US sanctions will achieve nothing
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday said that the United States would achieve nothing with its new round of economic sanctions, local media reporte...
Iran-Oman talks on Strait of Hormuz: What we know
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations bord...
CIA director was on 'semi-routine' mission in Moscow: Trump
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "semi-routine," while implying that the intelligence chief was i...
Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse ...
Experiencing turbulence: Gulf air hubs weather wartime downturn
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
After six months of war in the Middle East, the Gulf's major aviation hubs are navigating turbulence as a hefty portion of their lucrative transit traffic opts ...
Greece to sign deal for two Italian frigates in September: ministry
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Greece, which has embarked on a major military modernisation, will next month complete a deal to buy two navy frigates from Italy, the defence ministry said Wed...
Japan to support alternative Mideast oil pipelines: media
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to provide support for alternative pipelines in the Middle East as it seeks to improve energy security in the wake of the Iran war, local media repo...
'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put -- hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by c...
Lebanon accuses Israel of burning forest, farmland in south
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
As extreme heat fuels wildfires worldwide this summer, Lebanese officials and residents have accused Israel's military of systematically sparking blazes that ha...
Iran says Persian-language media outlets abroad in 'target bank'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its "military target bank", accusing them of wo...
CORRECTED: Netanyahu says no diplomatic deal possible with Iran 'savages'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed US President Donald Trump's new ...
China says will 'safeguard own interests' after US vows Iran sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Beijing's economic partner Iran.
US military plane flies to Moscow: Flightradar24
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
A US military transport plane used by the United States Air Force flew from Latvia to Moscow's Vnukovo airport early Tuesday, data from Flightradar24 showed.
Swedish military seeks to seize Russian property near naval base
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
The Swedish armed forces said Tuesday they had asked the government to expropriate a property owned by a Russian near a naval base in Stockholm's archipelago.
Controversial Uganda ex-speaker released from house arrest: army chief
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Uganda's army chief announced Tuesday that investigations into the former speaker of the house had been dropped and she would be released, months after her hous...
CORRECTED: Oman's top diplomat in Iran for talks
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Oman's top diplomat held talks in Iran on Tuesday, Tehran said, as the two countries seek a way to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emer...
Those behind hybrid attacks against Germany 'will pay': Merz
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the perpetrators of hybrid attacks against Germany, such as an explosive drone found at an airport, "will pay for th...
Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops no...
Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission.
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