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Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:58:31 +0000
Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US-Iran MOU
ALBAWABA - As the US and Iran are convening talks in Switzerland, Israel continues to jeopardize the fragile peace by bombing Lebanon, with Israeli strikes killing 16 people and wounding 12 on Saturday, and killing more than 4,000 people in non-stop ...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:53:32 +0000
UK PM Starmer rumored to resign on Monday
ALBAWABA -  Britain’s Labour PM Keir Starmer is rumored to resign on Monday, with Labour’s next top pick Andy Burnham believed to be his successor...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:59:37 +0000
JD Vance, Ghalibaf arrive in Switzerland for peace talks
ALBAWABA - U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed in Switzerland today, June 21, ahead of peace talks to end the war with Iran...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:35:38 +0000
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again
ALBAWABA - Iran announced Saturday the closure of the Strait of Hormuz again, according to Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:16:14 +0000
Pakistan envoy heads to Iran to rescue US-Iran deal
ALBAWABA- Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in the Iranian city of Mashhad on Saturday to revive the fragile US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) after scheduled technical negotiations in Switzerland were postponed, raising conce...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:48:34 +0000
Eight killed and seven missing as Israeli strikes hit Lebanon despite ceasefire
ALBAWABA- Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling continued across southern Lebanon on Friday, leaving at least eight people dead and seven others missing beneath the rubble, despite reports that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to renew a fragile c...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:55:30 +0000
Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire
ALBAWABA- Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire after a sharp escalation in southern Lebanon threatened broader regional diplomatic efforts and forced the postponement of planned US-Iran technical talks in Switzerland...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:43:58 +0000
Rare public rift emerges as Trump and Vance openly challenge Israel over Iran deal
ALBAWABA- An unusually public dispute has emerged between the United States and Israel, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance openly criticizing Israeli policies on Lebanon and opposition to the recently signed US-Iran agreement, pr...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:19:46 +0000
Meloni rebukes Trump over G7 photo claim, says ‘Italy and I never beg’
ALBAWABA- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has strongly rejected comments by US President Donald Trump, who claimed she had “begged” him for a photograph during the G7 summit in France, describing the remarks as “completely fabricated” a...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:07:17 +0000
Taliban claims strikes on ISIS targets in Pakistan, escalating cross-border tensions
ALBAWABA- Afghanistan's Taliban-led government said on Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes against alleged Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) hideouts inside Pakistan, a claim Islamabad swiftly rejected as "false propaganda," further in...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:11:28 +0000
"Open the gates of hell": Israeli ministers call for Lebanon to burn
ALBAWABA - Israeli far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir called for a dramatic escalation against Lebanon on Friday, offering harsh statements following increased violence along the Israel-Lebanon border...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:33:05 +0000
Iran and Kuwait hold first ministerial call since six-week war
ALBAWABA- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, held their first publicly reported phone conversation since the six-week Iran-US conflict, signaling a tentative effort to rebuild r...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:24:18 +0000
Vance announces start of US-Iran 60-day talks
ALBAWABA- US Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday the start of a 60-day negotiating period between the United States and Iran, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to halt hostilities, reopen the Strait of Ho...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:11:02 +0000
Netanyahu vows Israel will remain in southern Lebanon
ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed that Israel will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, insisting that Israeli forces will remain in strategic positions along the northern frontier despite ongoing international pressur...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:44:52 +0000
Sharif cancels Switzerland visit as US-Iran peace process faces new uncertainty
ALBAWABA- Pakistani television channels reported on Thursday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s planned visit to Switzerland has been canceled for undisclosed reasons, casting uncertainty over anticipated diplomatic events linked to the US-Iran p...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:16:55 +0000
Video: Car blast reported in Kiryat Gat, 1 killed
ALBAWABA - At least one person was killed in a car explosion in Israel's Kiryat Gat on Thursday.A car blast was reported in Kiryat Gat, a city in Southern Israel...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:54:07 +0000
EU top diplomat compares Israel to South Africa's old apartheid regime
ALBAWABA - European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas ignited fury with Israel over her alleged comments comparing Israel to the apartheid regime that governed South Africa in the past, AFP reported Thursday...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:37:16 +0000
Israel questions Syrian journalist after raiding his house
ALBAWABA - Israeli forces raided the house of a Syrian journalist in the Quneitra countryside and detained him for questioning, the Syrian Journalists Union said on Wednesday...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:34:38 +0000
Germany announces $500 million in military aid to Ukraine
ALBAWABA - During a NATO meeting in Brussels, German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, announced that a military aid package worth $500 million will be sent to Ukraine...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:16:00 +0000
Moscow on fire: Ukraine launches its largest attack in 2 years
ALBAWABA - Fire was spotted in several areas across Moscow, including a major Moscow oil refinery, Russian authorities said...

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