CAIRO, 11th June, 2026 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, affirmed that the Iranian attacks targeting a number of Arab countries, and the threats they pose to their security, stability and sovereignty, represent a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law, the United Nations Charter and the principles of good neighbourliness.
(260611) -- VIENNA, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Song (on screen), China's permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks during the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on June 10, 2026.
World Cup 2026: Five players from the Middle East to watch out for Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 09:00 One moment. That’s all a player needs to cement their legend and live on in folklore Morocco's Achraf Hakimi looks on from the substitutes bench at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 29 December 2025 (AFP/Gabriel Bouys) Off Players, coaches, and supporters from every corner of the world are descending on Mexico, Canada and the United States as the minutes tick down to the 2026 World Cup . This year, there are 48 nations chasing glory, with a record eight countries representing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Indian foreign ministry says all Indian crew are safe after the MT Jalveer was involved in a maritime security incident A petrochemical tanker reported a fire off the Oman coast on Thursday after US forces fired at it, the third such incident this week around the Strait of Hormuz.
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Israeli MP Ariel Kellner declares Turkey an ‘enemy state’ Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/11/2026 - 11:11 Likud lawmaker says Turkish President Recep Erdogan is a 'very dangerous person' amid increasing tensions between the two states Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a press conference following the conclusion of the G20 leaders' summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2025 (AFP) Off Israeli lawmaker Ariel Kellner has declared that Turkey is an “enemy state” amid escalating tensions between the two countries. Kellner, a member of the Knesset from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said in an interview with Galei Israel radio that Turkey is an “enemy state for all intents and purposes” and that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is “a dictator who seeks to restore the Islamic caliphate”. “He is a very dangerous person who hates Israel to the core,” Kellner said, adding that Israel and western states should “view him as a threat”.
(260611) -- HAMAD, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 11, 2026 shows a damaged house caused by falling debris from intercepted Iranian drones in Hamad Town, Bahrain. An 11-year-old girl sustained minor injuries after debris from intercepted Iranian drones fell in Bahrain, damaging some houses, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said Thursday.
The president's call comes in response to the depletion of American weapons stockpiles amid the US-Israeli war on Iran US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to pass a $350 billion military spending package that would also impose sweeping new national voting rules before the midterm elections.
Israeli military raids Syrian villages in western Deraa Israeli military forces raided the towns of Ma’ariya, and al-Arda in southern Syria ’s Yarmouk Basin area at dawn, according to local officials cited by the news agency Sana. Operating until 7am, the troops set up temporary checkpoints and conducted extensive searches of vehicles. Muwaffaq Mahmoud, head of the Abidin and Ma’ariya Municipal Council, told the agency that the Israeli forces entered the area at dawn with several military vehicles and positioned themselves at the eastern entrance to Ma’ariya near the town’s water well.
US confirms it disabled third tanker off Oman this week The US military said on Thursday it had disabled a third oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman overnight as it “violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil. ” This was the third commercial ship disabled by US forces off Oman this week, Centcom said in a post on X. “U.
She survived an Israeli raid that left babies decomposing. Now she awaits treatment Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Thu, 06/11/2026 - 12:03 A Gaza girl survived bombing and an incubator without oxygen. Three years on, Israel is still blocking her from life-changing treatment abroad Nour Abu Samaan fought for her life in a Gaza hospital incubator as Israeli forces advanced on the facility in November 2023, cutting off oxygen supplies (Hani Abu Rezeq/MEE) Off Samar Hammad gave birth to her youngest daughter, Nour Abu Samaan, just hours before the war in Gaza began in October 2023.
John Healey has said the prime minister is failing to secure sufficient funding to meet NATO obligations British Secretary of Defense John Healey has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the latest blow to the embattled Labour government.
US attack kills three Indian sailors in Gulf of Oman Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/11/2026 - 12:28 India summons deputy head of US mission in Delhi after second vessel this week comes under American attack A screengrab of footage released by US Central Command shows the moment the Palau-flagged MT Settebello was struck by US forces in the Gulf of Oman on 10 June 2026 (Screengrab/Centcom) Off Three Indian sailors have been killed after the US military struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman , a federal minister said on Thursday. The Palau-flagged MT Settebello vessel came under attack early on Wednesday after the US accused it of not complying “with directions from American forces”. The tanker had 24 Indian crew members on board, of whom 21 were rescued.
Illegal wars, racism and genocide: USA World Cup 2026 should be boycotted Submitted by Peter Oborne on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 15:45 Trump's US is embroiled in war crimes on multiple fronts. It does not deserve to host football's biggest tournament Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi signs autographs for fans outside a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, where his team has been training amid US visa concerns, on 9 June 2026 (Guillermo Arias/AFP) Off Four years ago, when Qatar hosted the World Cup, Keir Starmer had a fit of the vapours. As leader of the opposition, he blocked Labour MPs from attending .
Gender equality agency UN Women is “gravely concerned” by the arrest of at least 30 women in Herat city last weekend in Afghanistan for allegedly violating dress requirements imposed by Taliban authorities.
Three seafarers were killed in an attack on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as renewed hostilities in one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors once again heightened concern over food security, fuel prices and broken global supply chains.
A UK minister said new state-threat legislation could give the Home Secretary power to act against hostile state-backed threats, as lawmakers pressed the government over the IRGC, Iran-linked proxy groups and threats to UK-based journalists and Jewish communities.
Third suspected US strike this week hits Indian-crewed tanker off Oman India's shipping ministry said all 20 Indian crew members were safe after a new suspected US strike on the asphalt tanker Jalveer off Oman on Thursday, following two similar strikes involving Indian crews in the region this week. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged Jalveer sent a distress call while off Oman's port of Shinas after a fire broke out around its engine room and funnel, British maritime risk management company Vanguard said. An Indian shipping ministry official said the crew were being evacuated in coordination with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Belfast 'hit list' of migrants' homes circulated ahead of second night of riots Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 06/11/2026 - 09:43 On Wednesday evening masked rioters fought with police near a hotel housing migrants in the Northern Irish capital Protesters clash with police on a road leading to a hotel previously believed to house migrants in Glengormley, north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 10 June 2026 (AFP) Off Riots raged in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, for a second night, with masked men in balaclavas targeting ethnic minorities after a "hit list" of homes housing foreign nationals was circulated. The disorder was triggered by a knife attack on Monday allegedly carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker, who has been charged with attempted murder. Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK, allegedly attacked a man on a residential street with a knife in what many commentators have described as an attempted beheading.
The statement by Likud came after the US president said he wasnt sure the Israeli leader should be seeking another term Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will run for office again in the election later this year, his Likud party has announced.
