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Despite crisis, Lebanon takes the lead to become first country in the Middle East to abolish the death penalty
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (391+ words) Lebanon's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, a move that would make it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. A majority of MPs in the 128-seat parliament backed the measure on Tuesday…...
Saudi Arabia under attack
2+ week, 1+ day ago (924+ words) Attacks on Saudi Arabia have increased in the last days., as the conflict between the Kingdom, and the Iran-backed Houthi Movement in Yemen escalates. Earlier in July, the Houthis declared a maritime siege on Red Sea shipping to and from…...
Tehran Claims Control of Middle East Maritime Choke Points
2+ week, 6+ day ago (825+ words) The crisis in the Gulf continues. The US bombed Iran for the twelfth consecutive night, but Tehran continues to assert control over the key Middle East maritime choke points - the Strait of Hormuz, and Bab el Mandeb. Yemen's Houthis say…...
Trump's adventure in the Gulf has costed $37.5bn. So far!
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (389+ words) The war with Iran has cost the US some $37.5bn, so far - an increase of nearly $8bn since the last estimate in May, the self styled US "Secretary of War", Pete Hegseth, has said. Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee it was…...
Houthis threaten to blockade Saudi Arabia
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (343+ words) The Houthi movement in Yemen have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, in a move which could put even greater pressure on international energy supplies. In a statement, the Houthis military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group would enforce…...
Houthis bomb Saudi targets
4+ week, 1+ day ago (189+ words) Yemen’s Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on July 13, hours after they accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport – the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government claimed responsibility for…...
Trump says ceasefire with Iran is "over", but the two sides will still meet in Oman on Saturday
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (418+ words) US president Donald Trump has said that the ceasefire with Iran is "over". But the two sides are still expected to meet on Saturday (11 July) in Oman. According to reports Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and two…...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts The Hague Declaration at 33rd Annual Session
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (455+ words) The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly concluded its 33rd Annual Session today in The Hague, adopting the wide-ranging Hague Declaration and accompanying resolutions. Some 250 parliamentarians from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation gathered from 4 to 8 July under the general theme “International Law…...
Huge crowds gather in Tehran to bid farewell to Ayattolah Ali Khamanei
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (168+ words) Tehran is saying farewell to assassinated leader Ayattolah Ali Khamanei. Huge crowds, with some mourners chanting and others weeping, are lining the 10km (6.2 miles) route for the late leader's coffin. The cortege will pass through the landmark Engelab - or Revolution Square....
Millions attend Khamanei's funeral
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) Large crowds of black-clad mourners have gathered outside Tehran's main mosque to pay their respects to Iran's former supreme leader on the first day of his funeral commemorations. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's body is currently lying in state at the Grand…...