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Israeli fire continues to hunt people in Gaza

CAIRO: Israeli air strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said. Medics said two people were killed and several others wounded when one strike hit a crowd near the...

Residents gather as fire is extinguished following an Israeli air strike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City. — Reuters

Russia hits Ukraine's food storage in stepped-up attacks

Ukrainian rescue personnel work to extinguish a fire in a damaged shopping mall following an air attack in Zaporizhzhia amid the Russian war in Ukraine. - AFP

Iran war mediators focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz

A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 28, 2026.

Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza

Volunteers carry out conservation work as part of an initiative to protect the historical features of the damaged Abu Salim mosque that was recently hit by an Israeli strike on Thursday. - AFP

Gaza peace board warns Hamas over kites

Two girls walk past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 25, 2026. A ceasefire in October 2025 has reduced but not halted the violence in Gaza. Israeli operations have killed 1,288 people since the ceasefire came into effect, according to Gaza's health ministry, which also operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Türkiye says SDF dissolution will help with Syrian unity

Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) attends a meeting with Mazloum Abdi (2nd-L), the leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), at the People's Palace in Damascus. — AFP

'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war

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Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks

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US visa appointments paused worldwide

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Trump faces limits on Iran sanctions

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UN slams Israel 'outrageous' threats to expel Gazans

Palestinians leave their homes for cover following Israeli strikes at the Al Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. — AFP

Syria shakes off past with removal from US terror list, says president

Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa

US launches 'Economic Outcast' campaign to isolate Iran

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Oil tanker struck by projectile off Oman: UKMTO

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Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs

Vehicles drive along the highway leading to and from Kuwait City

Six months of war: 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz: IMO

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