Jordan Al Bawaba
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:59:35 +0000Drone strikes hit Gulf energy sites, severe damage reported at Saudi refinery
ALBAWABA- Coordinated drone attacks struck major energy installations across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, causing significant disruption to oil production and export infrastructure just as US and Iranian delegations...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:32:57 +0000Pakistan defence minister calls Israel ‘cancerous state’
ALBAWABA- Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif sharply condemned Israel, describing it as a “cancerous state” and accusing it of committing genocide in Lebanon, as US-Iran ceasefire negotiations got underway in Islamabad...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:55:24 +0000Arson fire destroys major warehouse in Ontario, California
ALBAWABA-A massive six-alarm fire destroyed a 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse operated by Kimberly-Clark in Ontario, California, authorities said, in what investigators are treating as a case of suspected arson...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:36:50 +0000Netanyahu seeks Lebanon talks under fire, as strikes continue despite ceasefire push
ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the immediate opening of direct negotiations with Lebanon, focusing on the disarmament of Hezbollah and the normalization of relations, even as Israeli airstrikes continued acros...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:39:23 +0000Iran determines certain number of ships to pass Strait of Hormuz
ALBAWABA - After reopening the Strait of Hormuz following the agreement on a ceasefire deal between Iran and the United States, a Tehran official said that the country will allow a certain number of ships to pass via the strait daily...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:29:07 +0000Russian police raid independent news site 'Novaya Gazeta'
ALBAWABA - Russian independent news website, Novaya Gazeta, revealed that the Russian police had raided Moscow offices, AFP reported on ThursdayNovaya Gazeta detailed on Thursday that masked security service agents were searching its Moscow office as...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:51:27 +0000Israel kills Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary of Hezbollah leader
ALBAWABA - The Israeli army announced that it had assassinated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary to the Secretary-General of Hezbollah and brother of Naim Qassem, in an attack on Lebanon on Wednesday...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:04:24 +0000Iran unveils map for ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz mines
ALABWABA - Iran announced alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, including a new map designed to help vessels avoid mines laid during the conflict with the United States and Israel...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:34:46 +0000Trump refuses to withdraw military from near Iran
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that he will not withdraw American troops from near Iran...
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:53:02 +0000Israeli airstrike kills 7 in Abbassiyah area in Lebanon
ALBAWABA - At least seven people were killed, and many others were injured in an Israeli strike on Abbassiyah area in south Lebanon’s Tyre district, NNA reported Thursday...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:34:39 +0000New strikes hit Tehran and Karaj hours after US-Iran truce announcement
ALBAWABA- Explosions struck the Iranian capital, Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj on Wednesday, just hours after a 15-day truce between Iran and the United States was announced, raising concerns over the durability of the agreement...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:57:10 +0000Nearly 100 killed and over 800 wounded in single day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
ALBAWABA- Intensified Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon killed at least 89 people and wounded more than 722 others on Wednesday, in what Lebanese officials described as one of the deadliest days of the conflict, marked by heavy civilian casualties an...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:35:59 +0000Suspected strikes hit Saudi Red Sea pipeline transporting Gulf crude to the Red Sea
ALBAWABA- A key Saudi pipeline transporting Gulf crude to the Red Sea was struck on Wednesday in what officials suspect was an Iranian attack, raising fresh concerns over energy security just hours after a US-Iran ceasefire took effect...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:12:27 +0000Israel strikes Lebanon after US-Iran truce, reportedly targets Hezbollah chief
ALBAWABA- Israeli warplanes carried out extensive airstrikes across Lebanon on Wednesday, just hours after a US-Iran ceasefire took effect, hitting Beirut, Sidon, and southern border areas and leaving dozens of civilians dead or wounded...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:38:09 +0000Explosion reported at Iran's Lavan oil refinery
ALBAWABA - A blast was reported at the Lavan oil refinery in Iran on Wednesday, hours after the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Tehran and the United States...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:16:33 +0000Who is leading the US and Iran delegations in Pakistan?
ALBAWABA - Iran said that parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will be heading the negotiating delegation in Pakistan on Friday, after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire deal...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:29:00 +0000Major 10 points in the US-Iran ceasefire deal
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week truce and a ceasefire with Iran, indicating that "great progress" had been made toward reaching a final deal...
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:09:18 +0000Israel issues new evacuation order in southern Lebanon
ALBAWABA - The Israeli Army has issued a new evacuation order for residents of the city of Tyre, specifically Shibliha, in preparation for an attack on it...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:35:20 +0000Turkey unveils long-range Tayfun missile
ALBAWABA- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showcased the Typhoon Block 4 ballistic missile, with a range exceeding 1,500 kilometers, as Turkey inaugurated one of Europe’s largest warhead production facilities, underscoring Ankara’s accelera...
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:08:57 +0000Iranian strikes force closure of Saudi–Bahrain King Fahd causeway
ALBAWABA- Saudi authorities suspended traffic on the King Fahd Causeway early Tuesday, severing the only road link between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain after Iranian missile strikes targeted the kingdom’s Eastern Province...