
The Independent - 1 hour 25 min ago
North Africa and the Middle East dominate the list...

NBC News - 1 hour 44 min ago
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel, a significant condition not previously mentioned as the deal was announced.

NBC News - 2 hours 43 min ago
There are new concerns about the future of oil and gas prices after Yemen-based Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea. NBC's Richard Engel reports on the new front in the Middle East conflict and Christine Romans joins TODAY with analysis on the economic impact to gas prices in the United States.

The Independent - 2 hours 44 min ago
The Bab al-Mandab strait has been a vital passage for Saudi Arabia since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz...

The Guardian - 2 hours 51 min ago
Family and friends of residents eligible for dining and hotel packages as city spurned by visitors Middle East crisis live updates Dubai is offering to pay family and friends of residents to visit in an effort to revive tourist numbers that have plummeted since the city was drawn into the US-Israel war on Iran. The Dubai Invite scheme, an initiative of the department of economy and tourism, allows residents of the United Arab Emirates to nominate friends and relatives to receive benefits worth more...

The Independent - 2 hours 56 min ago
Experts say an escalating conflict could also worsen the US's diminished stockpiles of munitions and air defense interceptors...

The Guardian - 4 hours 18 min ago
Angel Rampersad, Michael Swinton, Isabella Gonzales and Tyler Feehan were among 18 US troops killed in the war A 30-year-old husband and father of two. A 25-year-old officer just weeks away from earning his MBA. A 19-year-old recent high school graduate. And a 28-year-old from Queens, New York, with a "radiant smile". The Pentagon this week identified three American service members who were killed, and a fourth believed to have been killed, in the Middle East over the past week amid an escalation...

The Independent - 9 hours 12 min ago
Attacks on ships crossing the Red Sea would likely cause further economic chaos...

The Guardian - 12 hours 19 min ago
This live blog is now closed. US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia Sign up for the Breaking News US email A reminder that my colleagues are covering the latest out of the Middle East at our dedicated live blog. Donald Trump took to Truth Social a short while and noted that the US will destroy one bridge or power plant , including those near Tehran, "any time" that Iran "shoots a ship" in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

The Raw Story - 14 hours 7 min ago
The Trump administration has put Americans through such a dizzying array of near-daily corruption so deep that a U.S. president somehow makes over two billion dollars while in office impossible without obliterating conflicts of interest that many of us, even the most attentive, have been somewhat lulled to sleep. It's not only exhausting, but also leads to a certain amnesia regarding some issues. But among the concerns about deepening corruption, there are some issues that can never be set aside...

The Independent - 14 hours 25 min ago
The deal is expected to last 30 years and involve US firms in developing the program...

NBC News - 14 hours 31 min ago
The President was at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware today for the dignified transfer of four military personnel killed in recent days in the Middle East as attacks between the U.S. and Iran have escalated. One of the families of the fallen then flew home to Georgia aboard Air Force One with President Trump. NBC News' Courtney Kube reports.

The Guardian - 15 hours 22 min ago
US military says it is degrading Tehran's ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East. The US military announced on Thursday evening it had began a 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets at the direction of Donald Trump . Continue reading...

NY Post - 15 hours 56 min ago
The Houthis claimed to have attacked the Saudi tankers ENCELIA and LAYLA with missiles and drones "for their violation of the blockade decision," a spokesperson said.

The Guardian - 16 hours 28 min ago
This live blog is now closed. The Jordanian army said it intercepted four Iranian missiles on Wednesday with two additional missile falling in an open area, AFP reports. The two missiles that the army did not intercept fell in "two remote, uninhabited areas, without causing any human casualties or material damage" the army said in a statement. Continue reading...

Yard Barker - 17 hours 19 min ago
Valter Walker wants to replicate Ronda Rousey's legendary run of eight submissions in a row. This coming Saturday, the premier MMA promotion returns to the Middle East for UFC Abu Dhabi, headlined by a clash between Magomed Ankalaev and Bogdan Guskov.

NBC News - 17 hours 46 min ago
NBC News correspondents Monica Alba, Courtney Kube and Julie Tsirkin report on recent developments regarding the war with Iran as President Trump attends the dignified transfer of four soldiers killed in the Middle East. NBC News Intelligence Reporter Dan De Luce reports on President Trump's approval of a deal with Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nuclear program which is raising concerns over nuclear proliferation.

The Raw Story - 18 hours 1 min ago
A Republican lawmaker and CNN anchor got in a heated back-and-forth over President Donald Trump 's promises and the Iran war during a live segment on Wednesday. CNN anchor Brianna Keilar pressed Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) to respond to Trump's previous comments and promises not to enter any new wars amid growing unpopularity among Americans over the administration's military operation in the Middle East. She also asked if he thinks Trump, who he had nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in...

BBC - 19 hours 20 min ago
The ceremony for Tyler James Feehan, Angel Rampersad, Isabella Gonzales and Michael Emmanuel Swinton took place at an air base in Delaware.

The Independent - 21 hours 7 min ago
This was the third such transfer Trump has attended since he launched the war in Iran in February...

The Independent - 21 hours 35 min ago
President Donald Trump attends the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The troops were killed in attacks in Jordan and Iraq linked to Iranian drones and missiles.