Jordan Al Bawaba
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:52:58 +0000Journalist detained over filming F-15 crash in Kuwait, activists call for his release
ALBAWABA - American-Kuwaiti national Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested by police in Kuwait after he filmed and posted a video of an F-15 jet crash during the first days of the Iran war...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:08:39 +0000Trump says Iran war is very close to being over
ALBAWABA - The United States and Iran agreed on April 7 on a two-week ceasefire deal. Despite this, peace talks failed to reach a breakthrough in Pakistan; however, U...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:51:00 +0000Hezbollah fires 30 rockets toward Israel
ALBAWABA - Hezbollah has fired 30 rockets toward the northern towns in Israel since this morning, Israeli Army Radio reported Wednesday...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:57:12 +0000Carney leads liberals to majority victory in Canada election
ALBAWABA- Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has secured a clear parliamentary majority in Canada’s federal election, winning 172 seats in the 338-seat House of Commons and bringing an end to months of political uncertainty...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:03:01 +0000First Lebanon–Israel Direct Talks in 43 Years Open in Washington
ALBAWABA- Lebanese and Israeli delegations met in Washington on Monday for the first direct preparatory talks between the two sides since 1983, in a US-hosted effort to explore the possibility of a ceasefire and a broader de-escalation of hostilities...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:44:11 +0000Trump urges UK to ditch Norwegian oil and ramp up North Sea drilling
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the United Kingdom to halt imports of Norwegian oil and instead expand domestic production in the North Sea, criticizing London for what he described as paying “double the price” for foreign energy....
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:01:05 +0000Xi warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as China pushes for international law
ALBAWABA- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strict adherence to international law and rejected what he described as a dangerous drift toward “the law of the jungle,” as tensions escalate in the Middle East following U...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:51:48 +0000Russia evacuates workers from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant
ALBAWABA - Moscow announced on Monday that it had evacuated the majority of its team from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, which it helped build and operate...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:36:58 +0000Video captures first moment of gun attack in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
ALBAWABA - Students running and screaming, a video captured the moment an unnamed student entered a school in Turkey's Şanlıurfa city and opened fire, shooting and injuring about 20 people...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:49:15 +0000Video: Gun attack at a school in Turkey's Şanlıurfa injures 18
ALBAWABA - At least 18 people were injured in a gun attack that took place in a high school in Şanlıurfa city in southeastern Turkey with reports that the attacker committed suicide, local media reported on Tuesday morning...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:32:20 +0000CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper arrives in Israel
ALBAWABA - Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Brad Cooper has just arrived in Israel's Tel Aviv as the U...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:07:38 +0000US blockade on maritime traffic of Iranian ports takes effect
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump said the military has started blockading Iranian ports in an effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and agree on Washington’s conditions to end the war...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:16:52 +0000US pushes Iran toward talks over Hormuz and nuclear program
ALBAWABA - Following the failure of previous discussions, the United States is putting greater pressure on Iran in an effort to get Tehran to return to the table with what officials see as more feasible conditions, especially on the Strait of Hormuz ...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:50:28 +0000After public outrage: Trump removes AI image comparing himself to Christ
ALBAWABA - Following intense internet backlash, U.S. President Donald Trump deleted a contentious post from his Truth Social platform...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:31:10 +0000Netanyahu seeks new enemy in Turkey after Iran, Fidan says
ALBAWABA- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Israel is seeking to shift its strategic focus toward Turkey after its confrontation with Iran, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of relying on external adversaries to sustain his political...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:16:05 +0000Iran threatens strikes on Gulf ports as UK rejects US Hormuz blockade
ALBAWABA- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it could target ports across the Gulf and the Sea of Oman in response to a US naval blockade, sharply escalating tensions following Washington’s latest move...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:47:10 +0000Israel threatens to strike Lebanese infrastructure
ALBAWABA- Israeli officials have issued fresh warnings suggesting potential strikes on Lebanese civilian infrastructure, escalating tensions amid ongoing military operations in southern Lebanon and renewed concerns over violations of international la...
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:41:45 +0000US naval blockade on Iran takes immediate effect
ALBAWABA- The United States has announced the immediate imposition of a sweeping naval enforcement operation targeting Iranian maritime access, marking a major escalation following the collapse of ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad...
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:38:32 +0000Orbán, Ally of Trump and Netanyahu, defeated in Hungary vote
ALBAWABA - Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary, has admitted defeat in the country's general election when preliminary results indicated that the opposition, led by Páv Magyar, was clearly ahead...
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:54:44 +0000Haifa affected by Iranian attacks while Israel struck missile storage depots
ALBAWBA - During the 40-day war, Iranian missiles continued to affect Israeli cities, including Haifa, where injuries had been recorded...