
The Guardian - 3 hours 6 min ago
Response from Hamas and Israeli officials suggest Gaza deal still faces obstacles; Tehran launches drone strikes at Kuwait in retaliation for recent US attacks Trump claims agreement for complete disarmament' of Hamas in Gaza but support uncertain Saudi Arabia prepares sea and possible land offensive against Houthis Donald Trump claims a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles and conditions remained in the Palestinian territory...

The Independent - 4 hours 35 min ago
Senior Hamas official says group will only disarm if Israel fulfils its commitments...

The Guardian - 8 hours 24 min ago
US president claims his Board of Peace has reached historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza' US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause, amid fears the war is widening A liquefied natural gas tanker controlled by QatarEnergy exited the strait of Hormuz overnight the first such vessel visible on ship-tracking data to leave the waterway since 11 July, data from analytics firms showed on Thursday. The Al Areesh tanker , which loaded...

The Independent - 10 hours 4 min ago
The Trump administration has reportedly leaned on private companies and governments alike to restrict image access during the war...

Fox News - 12 hours 6 min ago
The NBA held preseason games in Abu Dhabi for four consecutive years, but the ongoing war overseas will reportedly halt the league's Middle East plans.

The Hill - 13 hours 32 min ago
Iran on Thursday threatened to "punish" the United States following a "heavy wave of strikes" against Tehran overnight in retaliation against missile attacks on American forces in the Middle East. The Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it "will punish the aggressor today," extending the threat to Gulf nations helping Washington in the conflict,...

Mother Jones - 15 hours 35 min ago
For a long time, Gianni Infantino, the ubiquitous president of FIFA, and Jared Kushner, the businessman and Middle East peace envoy, have seemed inseparable. When the US was awarded a joint bid to host this year's men's World Cup, all the way back in 2018, Jared was quick to take credit. It was Jared who […]...

UPI - 16 hours 12 min ago
The NBA will not play preseason games this year in the Middle East due to war in the region, a source familiar with the matter told UPI on Thursday.

The Guardian - 17 hours 18 min ago
Central Command says strikes aimed at diminishing Iranian military while mediators say talks are continuing Middle East crisis live updates The US struck Iran overnight and Tehran retaliated at US allies in the region, reigniting the low-intensity, tit-for-tat war as mediators struggled to pull the two countries back to the negotiating table. The US carried out overnight strikes on Iran the first in more than five days hours after Donald Trump vowed to hit the country "very hard" following...

The Independent - 18 hours 11 min ago
The war has spread across the Middle East, with unprecedented disruption to global oil supplies and Gulf states being targeted by Tehran. Maira Butt looks at how the war has dragged in countries on several continents...

NY Post - 18 hours 14 min ago
Meanwhile, key oil benchmarks fell Thursday despite rising tensions in the Middle East.

Skift - 18 hours 45 min ago
Accor has set a decision deadline and a floor. But the numbers heading into a potential listing are moving in the wrong direction. War in the Middle East is weighing on results and complicates the timing.

The Independent - 19 hours 1 min ago
More than 30 lenders have hiked rates in recent weeks amid renewed inflation fears caused by the Iran war, according to Moneyfacts.

The Independent - 20 hours 1 min ago
The Egyptian cabinet stated the fire was the result of an attack rather than an accident...

The Guardian - 20 hours 3 min ago
Bank's wariness about inflationary pressures from the conflict lie behind decision to hold steady at 3.75% Business live latest updates There is a threat of high inflation coming to the UK, but only from the conflict in the Middle East which could keep oil prices high for much longer than was expected when Donald Trump first began attacking Iran. It is the war that makes the difference between a benign outlook for inflation and one that puts it back on a rising trajectory, top UK central bankers...

The Guardian - 21 hours 47 min ago
Split vote comes as Iran war is rekindled and oil price climbs back above $90 a barrel The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold as fears mount over rising inflation triggered by the Iran war. Against a volatile backdrop in the Middle East conflict, the Bank's monetary policy committee voted to keep its key base rate at the current level of 3.75%, although the decision was not unanimous. Continue reading...

The Independent - 22 hours 26 min ago
Netanyahu said he would press ahead with a trip to New York after the city's mayor urged the US government to arrest him for suspected war crimes...

NBC News - 22 hours 47 min ago
Iran vowed to "punish" the United States on Thursday after the American military said it had completed a "heavy wave of strikes" overnight, the latest retaliation for an attack by Tehran on U.S. forces in the Middle East.

Huffington Post - 23 hours 41 min ago
After a brief respite, the risk of a return to all-out war emerged once more, with the fighting threatening to engulf even more countries.

The Nation - 23 hours 48 min ago
David Vine From CENTCOM commanders to Elliott Abrams, calls are growing to rethink US bases in the Middle East. Ending the war should include closing those bases. The post Is the Era of US Military Bases in the Middle East Over? appeared first on The Nation .