Iran likely seized an oil tanker that suddenly changed course towards the country’s waters Friday, two security companies said, stoking concern that Tehran has resumed maritime captures after a lull.
The ship, which had left Ajman in the United…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UAE deals with Anduril, Palantir deepen US tech footprint in Gulf defense
A new generation of Silicon Valley-linked US defense players are strengthening Gulf ties, representing a challenge to America’s legacy weapons giants in the region.
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Trump to host recently freed hostages at White House on Nov. 20
US President Donald Trump will host the Israeli hostages released in last month’s Gaza ceasefire deal at the White House on November 20, a source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel on Friday.
Contrary to earlier reporting,…
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Iran accused of seizing vessel in Strait of Hormuz diverted from UAE: What we know
An oil tanker sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands through the Strait of Hormuz was diverted into Iranian territorial waters on Friday, amid suspicions that it was intercepted by Iran.
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Iran accused of seizing vessel in Strait of Hormuz diverted from UAE
An oil tanker sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands through the Strait of Hormuz was diverted into Iranian territorial waters on Friday, amid suspicions that it was intercepted by Iran.
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UNIFIL says parts of new Israeli border wall violate Lebanese sovereignty
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said Friday that sections of a border wall Israel is constructing on the Lebanese frontier cross the UN-recognized Blue Line, calling the construction a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
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Vessel from Turkey’s Red Crescent arrives with aid for Gaza
Vessel from Turkey’s Red Crescent arrives with aid for Gaza | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTurkish authorities assured that the vessel, which departed on Wednesday from Turkey’s port city of Mersin, is carrying winter blankets,…
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Cyprus urges Turkey to drop two-state demand to advance EU bid
BERLIN (Reuters) -Cyprus said on Friday Turkey must drop its insistence on a two-state solution for the divided island if it hopes to make progress on its long-stalled bid to join the European Union.
Speaking in Berlin after talks with German…
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Palestinians return for prayers in West Bank mosque after settler attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinians in a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank held weekly communal prayers on Friday after clearing insulting graffiti, broken glass and burn marks from a mosque they say was targeted by Jewish settlers amid a…
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Saudi prince, eyeing defence pledge, to meet Trump after long US absence
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel when the de facto Saudi ruler breaks a seven-year absence from Washington this week.
Saudi Arabia is…
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