Jordan Al Bawaba

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:47:21 +0000
UK PM Starmer officially resigns
ALBAWABA -  Britain’s Labour PM Keir Starmer has officially submitted his resignation on Monday, with Labour’s next top pick Andy Burnham believed to be his successor...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:04:49 +0000
Egyptian citizen killed aboard cargo ship hit by Russian drone in the Black Sea
ALBAWABA - A cargo vessel en route to Ukraine was hit and set on fire by a Russian drone in the Black Sea - killing one Egyptian cook while the rest of the crew of eight fled from the attack on a lifeboat...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:48:50 +0000
Talks collapsed: Iran's delegation returns home after 18 hours
ALBAWABA - Iran's state media reported Monday that the Iranian delegation, which left for Switzerland for peace negotiations to end the war, has returned home after 18 hours of talks...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:30:51 +0000
Qatar's key natural gas export terminal explosion injures 54, 18 missing
ALBAWABA - An explosion rocked a key natural gas export terminal in Qatar on Sunday night, leaving at least 54 injured and 18 others missing, the Associated Press reported Monday...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:45:11 +0000
No Withdrawal Planned: Netanyahu vows long-term military presence across three fronts
ALBAWABA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has laid out a long-term security plan that calls for Israeli-controlled security zones in Gaza, southern Lebanon and parts of Syria, saying Israeli forces will stay in those areas as long as neede...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:20:57 +0000
Gas plant explosion in Qatar leaves several injured
ALBAWABA - A technical glitch caused an explosion at a facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City that triggered an emergency reaction and injured numerous individuals, Qatari authorities said...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:24:15 +0000
"Israel Is undermining the deal": Lebanon takes center stage in talks
ALBAWABA - The Lebanon crisis has overtaken the nuclear file, which had been expected to dominate the talks, and become the main issue in a fresh round of U...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:03:21 +0000
'CAM Roman' arrives in Romania: Turkey exports first warship to NATO member
ALBAWABA - Turkish local media revealed that Ankara has sent a warship to a NATO and EU member country for the first time in its history...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:30:12 +0000
Massive fire erupts at Viva Dominicus Beach, 1 tourist died
ALBAWABA - A huge fire damaged large parts of a luxury resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, June 19, forcing authorities to evacuate about 1,700 tourists to nearby hotels and accommodation centers...

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 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...

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