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US military spending $2.2 bn to build small nuclear reactors
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The US Army announced Wednesday it has awarded a combined $2.2 billion to vendors to build and operate small nuclear reactors at five military bases in the Unit...
'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put -- hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by c...
Iran president says 'US will achieve nothing' with economic pressure
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday said the "United States will achieve nothing" with its new round of economic sanctions, local media reported.
Six months on, grief still raw for Iran school parents
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
For months, Masoumeh Zakeri has endlessly replayed the last night she spent with her nine-year-old daughter before she was killed in a strike on her school duri...
One-third of vessels blacklisted by Iran already attacked around Hormuz
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
One-third of the vessels Iran has threatened to confiscate for breaching Strait of Hormuz transit rules have already been attacked during the Middle East war, a...
Arms trade watchdog slams countries' lack of transparency
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Countries are failing in their obligations to report the weapons they are buying and selling, the monitor charged with overseeing the global Arms Trade Treaty s...
Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission.
CIA director Ratcliffe visiting Moscow: US media
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow for meetings, US media said Tuesday after flight data showed an American military airc...
Oman's top diplomat in Iran for talks
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Oman's top diplomat held talks in Iran on Monday, Tehran said, as the two countries seek a way to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerg...
Israel defence minister vows to keep troops in Syria during visit
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there ...
Israel defence minister vows to keep troops in Syria during visit
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there ...
CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow: US media
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on Tuesday for meetings, in what would be his first known visit to Russia as CIA head, US ...
Iran, Oman say discussed temporary Hormuz corridor, mine-clearing
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman's foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing p...
Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission.
Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops no...
Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish. But after six months of inconclusive h...
CORRECTED: Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Ghanim Alsulaimani still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops...
Trump says executions of Iran protesters must stop
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this y...
Iran, Oman say discussed Hormuz temporary corridor, mine-clearing
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and Oman's foreign ministers on Tuesday said they discussed a framework for a temporary corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project i...
Those behind hybrid attacks against Germany 'will pay': Merz
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the perpetrators of hybrid attacks against Germany, such as an explosive drone found at an airport, "will pay for th...
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