Fri 08 May 2026: Saudi Arabia denied Friday allowing its airspace to be used for offensive military operations, amid regional tensions linked to the war involving the US, Israel and Iran. Riyadh is seeking de-escalation and supports Pakistani mediation efforts aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war between Washington and Tehran, a Saudi […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: World food prices rose for a third consecutive month in April, driven mainly by higher vegetable oil prices and increases in cereal and rice quotations amid elevated energy costs, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday. “The benchmark of world food commodity prices rose in April for a third […]
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Fri 08 May 2026: The majority of Israelis believe that ending the war with Iran under current conditions would not sufficiently serve their national security interests, suggests a survey by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI), a think tank. Two-thirds of Jewish respondents said an end to the war now is only slightly, or not at […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: A French aircraft carrier is heading south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a possible mission aimed at restoring “confidence among shipowners” operating in the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically critical waterway that has been effectively blocked amid the US-Israel war on Iran. The French […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: A newly emerging “orange line” inside the Gaza Strip is reshaping realities on the ground, as Israeli forces expand control beyond the limits set by a ceasefire that took effect in October 2025. The shift comes as Israel moves beyond the so-called Yellow Line, which had defined the extent of its […]
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Thu 07 May 2026: Israel’s military launches a probe after photo shows a soldier placing a cigarette into the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue. Israel’s military has launched an investigation after a photo circulated online showing a soldier desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon. The military said on Wednesday that […]
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Wed 06 May 2026: Authorities say the cell was planning ‘targeted assassinations against high-level government officials’. Syrian authorities say they have arrested a Hezbollah-linked cell accused of plotting to assassinate senior government figures, an allegation rejected as “false” by the Lebanese armed group. The Syrian Ministry of Interior said late on Tuesday it carried out […]
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Wed 06 May 2026: Thirteen Israeli officials, including three ministers, have called on occupiers to storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque in droves on Friday, May 15, to mark the anniversary of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem. According to Hebrew calendar, Israel marks what it calls “Jerusalem Day” and the “reunification” of the city, which this year […]
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Tue 05 May 2026: The US military seeks “to break Iran’s illegal stranglehold” over the Strait of Hormuz in its Project Freedom naval operation, says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “US aims to protect shipping from Iranian aggression. The US won’t need to enter Iranian airspace or waters as part of opening the Strait of […]
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Tue 05 May 2026: Israel is being pushed toward a dangerous debt path as the cost of its multi-front attacks and rising defence demands place heavy pressure on public finances, according to Israeli Ynetnews on Tuesday, the English-language news outlet of the Yedioth Ahronoth media group. Ynetnews, citing an analysis by Calcalist, said Prime Minister […]
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