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Incubator shortages, premature births strain Gaza's hospitals

15+ hour, 46+ min ago   (586+ words) As monitors beep and doctors consult near them, two tiny newborns lie silently side-by-side, sharing a single incubator in a southern Gaza hospital running short on space and supplies. Gaza's youngest already face an extremely precarious entry into the world,…...


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Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched over 50 strikes against them in 24 hours

17+ hour, 47+ min ago   (619+ words) Yemen's Houthis said Sunday that Saudi Arabia had launched more than 50 strikes against their positions in 24 hours, after the Iran-backed group claimed a rare drone and missile attack on a military base in the kingdom. The Houthis have been engaged…...


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Israel and Lebanon to meet in Rome in October, US State Department official says

1+ day, 30+ min ago   (174+ words) Sept 13 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon will meet in Rome in October to discuss a U.S.-brokered security agreement intended to ease hostilities along the border, a State Department Official told Reuters. The continued implementation of the deal “remains the only viable…...


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New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (961+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance…...


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Iran's economic ties to Dubai hard to break despite war

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (615+ words) In the markets of old Dubai, saffron, cumin, pistachios and almonds from Iran still fill the stalls, as if the two shores of the Gulf were not separated by war. Last month, the United Arab Emirates announced the suspension of…...


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New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (825+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after…...


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Houthis say hit Saudi base after renewed fighting with Yemeni govt forces

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (777+ words) Houthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen's government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. The attack at the southern Sharurah base…...


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Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports

2+ day, 30+ min ago   (205+ words) Sept 12 (Reuters) - An understanding between Iran and Oman does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but establishes the basis on which it could reopen, an Iranian source told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday....


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BRICS nations call for 'maximum restraint' in Middle East war

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (630+ words) Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who…...


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BRICS nations urge 'maximum restraint' in Middle East war

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (614+ words) Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who…...