Jordan Al Bawaba
Sun, 17 May 2026 06:29:14 +0000USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier finishes 326-day mission
ALBAWABA - The Pentagon announced that the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, sent to the Middle East ahead of the war with Iran, returned home to the United States on Saturday...
Sun, 17 May 2026 05:52:48 +0000Mysterious blasts reported over Israeli defense company
ALBAWABA - A video captured a huge mushroom cloud explosion in Israel's Beit Shemesh, triggering speculations regarding its source...
Sat, 16 May 2026 22:00:38 +0000"Calm before the storm": Trump signals new Iran war phase with mysterious AI posts
ALBAWABA - US President Donald Trump has sparked a flurry of comments after sharing an AI-generated image of himself on a U...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:58:20 +0000"They Won’t See It Coming": Trump Eyes "Dark Eagle" strikes on Iran
ALBAWABA - The prospect of the United States employing its mighty “Dark Eagle” hypersonic missile system against Iran is getting attention as military tensions in the area continue to mount under President Donald Trump...
Sat, 16 May 2026 11:21:26 +0000Fury in Israel as Netanyahu targets NYT over sexual abuse report
ALBAWABA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking legal action against The New York Times over a report that alleged systematic sexual mistreatment of Palestinian detainees...
Fri, 15 May 2026 18:04:02 +0000Israel Targets Highest-Ranking Qassam Leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad in Gaza
ALBAWABA - The Israeli military said it hit Gaza on Sunday, targeting a key official in Hamas’s military wing, continuing its operations in the enclave...
Fri, 15 May 2026 17:25:57 +0000Trump clashes with reporter over Iran war on air force one
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump attacked a reporter on Air Force And one after being questioned about the results of the current battle with Iran, turning a regular exchange into a tense encounter that immediately went viral across media platf...
Fri, 15 May 2026 08:38:53 +0000Trump: "We Want the Uranium", but It’s Mostly About Messaging
ALBAWABA - US President Donald Trump said he would feel safer if the US took control of Iran’s enriched uranium, but added suggested the action would be more for show than for practical need...
Thu, 14 May 2026 19:57:43 +0000UK moves to ban conversion practices across England and Wales
ALBAWABA- King Charles III announced that the UK government will bring forward a Draft Conversion Practices Bill to ban abusive conversion practices in England and Wales, as part of the legislative programme outlined in the State Opening of Parliamen...
Thu, 14 May 2026 19:42:39 +0000Hezbollah retaliates with missile and drone strikes as border clashes escalate
ALBAWABA- Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Thursday as fresh exchanges of fire were reported on both sides, even as Lebanese and Israeli delegations held US-mediated talks in Washington aimed at stabilizing the fragile ceasefire....
Thu, 14 May 2026 15:56:09 +0000Pakistan conducts Fatah-4 cruise missile test
ALBAWABA- Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, according to the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (I...
Thu, 14 May 2026 15:12:07 +0000Yemeni warring parties agree on the largest prisoner swap since war began
ALBAWABA- Yemeni parties have signed a major prisoner exchange agreement in Jordan in what officials describe as the largest detainee swap since the conflict in Yemen began more than a decade ago...
Thu, 14 May 2026 12:05:44 +0000Trump may resume war on Iran this weekend
ALBAWABA - Talks between Iran and the United States have failed to reach a breakthrough until this moment after Washington's refusal of Tehran's response to its proposal to end the war...
Thu, 14 May 2026 09:02:21 +0000Israel: Hezbollah drone strikes parking spot in Rosh Hanikra, 3 injured
ALBAWABA - A Hezbollah drone struck a parking spot in the Rosh Hanikra region, Israel, leaving at least three people injured...
Thu, 14 May 2026 07:23:36 +0000Unknown people take ship off UAE coast toward Iran waters
ALBAWABA - Unknown people have taken a ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz and escorted it toward Iranian territorial waters, a U...
Thu, 14 May 2026 06:43:44 +0000UAE denies reports of Netanyahu's secret visit during Iran war
ALBAWABA - The office of Israeli Prime Minister said that Benjamin Netanyahu had secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran and held talks with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan...
Thu, 14 May 2026 05:56:45 +0000Israel prepares for military escalation in Gaza
ALBAWABA - Gaza is entering a new phase of escalation, with the political arrangements announced after the formation of the "International Peace Council" remaining without a clear implementation mechanism...
Wed, 13 May 2026 19:28:18 +0000Italy investigates suspected hantavirus cases tied to international cruise ship outbreak
ALBAWABA- Italian health authorities are investigating suspected cases of hantavirus linked to an international outbreak connected to the Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, as European officials intensify monitoring efforts following mu...
Wed, 13 May 2026 18:54:00 +0000Intensified Israeli strikes kill 26 Lebanese on Wednesday
ALBAWABA- At least 26 people, including two children, were killed on Wednesday after Israeli forces launched 76 attacks across Lebanon in one of the deadliest days of violence since the fragile ceasefire took effect earlier this year...
Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:57 +0000Netanyahu held secret visit to UAE during Iran war
ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates during the recent conflict with Iran, where he held talks with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Netanyahu’s office...