Hamas officials confirm deal reached with Israel: Report Senior Hamas officials confirmed to AFP on Friday that a deal was reached with Israel to end the war on Gaza following US President Donald Trump announcement that a disarmament deal was reached.
Washington, DC [US], July 31 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that Israel's special forces remain equipped to intervene should any foreign government attempt to detain him pursuant to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.
Signs of reluctance to widen the conflict are emerging in Tehran, with conservative politicians and media urging restraint even as they accuse the United States and Israel of orchestrating Ukraine's attack on an Iranian vessel.
More on Trump’s Gaza disarmament announcement In a post on Truth Social, Trump cast the deal it as a "major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan" to end Israel's war on Gaza. Trump said the deal would be carried out in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament proceeds and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave. He thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.
The Middle East crisis marks another step towards a post-Western order The military and political confrontation between the United States and Iran is becoming less a crisis than a permanent feature of the international landscape.
The Middle East crisis marks another step towards a post-Western order The military and political confrontation between the United States and Iran is becoming less a crisis than a permanent feature of the international landscape.
Trump says Board of Peace reaches Gaza disarmament deal US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza, which would be carried out in phases and eventually lead to Israeli forces withdrawing.
As the U. S. and Iran exchange strikes, more countries are being touched — and some are joining in.
Israel carries out demolitions near Unesco site in Lebanon The Israeli military destroyed several “key features” of an alleged “underground tunnel network” beneath the ridge that is home to the historic castle, a Unesco World Heritage Site, according to a statement on X. Israel seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in May. The medieval castle, known in Arabic as Qalaat al-Shaqif, is a strategic vantage point overlooking large parts of southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
Saudi Arabia condemns drone attack on ships in Egyptian port Saudi Arabia has condemned the drone attack that caused a fire on board two ships in Egypt’s Damietta Port. In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry expressed its “full solidarity” with Cairo, saying that the kingdom supports “all measures” taken by Egypt “to preserve its sovereignty and protect its security and interests”.
Opinion: Ben Gvir's crocodiles are the latest weapon in Israel's animal warfare on Palestinians Earlier this month, Israel 's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced that Israel would use Nile crocodiles as prison guards for Palestinian political prisoners. The programme will begin at Ketziot Prison, Israel's largest, in the Naqab (Negev) desert. The prison served as a concentration camp where thousands of Palestinians were incarcerated between 1988 and 1995 during the First Intifada.
Iraq says it neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi said on Thursday that Baghdad neither approved nor had prior knowledge of US-Saudi strikes on Iraqi territory, the state news agency reported. Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command (Centcom) carried out strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq that they said were responsible for drone attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities.
Iran's state broadcaster has ignored a formal order from its own watchdog to stop censoring senior officials, highlighting the gap between the country's formal institutions and where authority is exercised in practice.
Iran's foreign minister says Egypt's security is of 'utmost importance' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Egypt's security is of "utmost importance" to the Islamic Republic. "Egypt is an important friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us," Araghchi posted on X. His comments come after a drone attack targeted vessels at Egypt's Damietta port, raising fears of the Iran war widening to a new front.
Trump administration mislabels African countries in slideshow at AIDS conference Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/30/2026 - 19:05 The State Department said a staffer hastily arranged the map but did not apologise to its African partners at the event A screen shows a US government map of Africa with mislabelled countries during a State Department presentation at a global conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 26 July 2026 (Supplied by a third party to Reuters) Off A Trump administration slideshow at a conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), has caused outrage for displaying a map of Africa with countries incorrectly labelled. Jeff Graham, the US envoy for the president's emergency plan for AIDS relief, a George W Bush-era programme, was leading the presentation. A video of the event, which took place last week, was viewed by the Reuters news agency, which reported on Thursday that the map was found to have watermarks signalling it was made with OpenAI tools.
The United States is an outlier in the West. We look at why the country clings to the death penalty.
In theory, the War Powers Act gives Congress the power to end a war. But our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, describes how President Trump is the latest president to find ways to engage in war without congressional approval.
Houthis consider imposing fees for Red Sea passage: Report Yemen's Houthis could be looking to impose fees on maritime traffic coming through the Bab el-Mandeb gateway, the Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday, citing regional sources. Saudi Arabia has utilised Bab el-Mandeb as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blocked for US-allied vessels since March, following the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran on 28 February. And last week, the Houthis attacked a Saudi tanker off the southern Saudi port of Jizan.
Washington, DC [US], July 30 (ANI): The US Department of the Treasury on Thursday announced sanctions against six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia, and Iran for allegedly supporting Iranian carrier Mahan Air, which Washington maintains has long facilitated the movement of weapons, military hardware, and IRGC-Quds Force personnel.
ROME, Italy: Nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster spread radiation across Europe and led Italy to abandon nuclear power, the government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is now preparing to bring it back. The aim is to improve the country's energy security. The government is relying on a younger generation of Italians who see nuclear energy differently.
