Tel Aviv [Israel], May 14 (ANI): The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday that PM Benjamin Netanyahu paid a visit to the United Arab Emirates in the midst of the Israeli military operations against Iran and met President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 14 (ANI): The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said on Wednesday that PM Benjamin Netanyahu paid a visit to the United Arab Emirates in the midst of the Israeli military operations against Iran and met President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The UAE denied reports of the "alleged visit" and insisted relations between the two countries were not based on "unofficial arrangements".
US wants China to press Iran to change course in Gulf: Secretary of State The US hopes to convince China to play a more active role in trying to persuade Iran to walk away from what it is doing in the Gulf, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview aired on Fox News on Wednesday.
Lebanon says 10 more killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon said 10 more people were killed in Israeli strikes in the country's south on Wednesday, bringing the day's toll to at least 22 dead. The health ministry said six people, "including three children and two women," were killed in the town of Arab Salim, while another child was killed in a strike on Harouf, and three more people, "including two children," were killed in Roumin, all in south Lebanon.
'Rogue state behaviour': Israel carrying out covert influence operations in Canada, report says Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 20:17 Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East is calling for Israeli agents to receive the same treatment as Chinese or Indian ones A view of Parliament Hill with construction signs in the foreground, in Ottawa, Canada, on 14 April 2026 (David Kawai/Reuters) Off Israel is running a widespread and deeply embedded, covert influence operation in Canada, and the government has refused to treat it as interference by a foreign actor, a new report by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) has said. The group is now calling on Ottawa to designate Israel as a "key threat actor" alongside the likes of China and India, expel Israeli diplomats, and ban Israeli spyware, among other recommendations published on Wednesday. "The pattern of deception and disinformation outlined in this report demonstrates the malicious role of the Israeli state in interfering in Canadian public affairs, undermining the rights and safety of Canadians," CJPME said.
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Days after President Donald Trump discarded Iran's peace proposal plan and stated that ceasefire stands on 'life support', Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi accused the United States of 'not doing serious diplomacy'.
The conflict has cost Washington around $29 billion, US Defense Departments top budget official told Congress The Pentagon has raised its estimate of the cost of the Iran war to $29 billion, though the figure remains well below projections from several think tanks.
Two drone strikes hit Iranian opposition camp north of Iraq’s Erbil, security sources say Two drone strikes hit an Iranian opposition camp north of Iraq's Erbil, security sources said on Wednesday, adding that an arms and ammunition depot inside the camp was targeted.
A series of tremors in and around Tehran late Tuesday stirred shock, dark humor and political despair among residents, with some initially mistaking them for renewed US-Israeli strikes.
Chinese-linked ships cross Strait of Hormuz on eve of Trump-Xi meeting Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 20:37 Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude crossed the waterway before turning off its transponder A woman crosses a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz, with a caption in Persian reading 'Forever in Iran’s Hand', in Vanak Square in Tehran, Iran, on 6 May 2026 (AFP) Off Multiple ships linked to China transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing, where he says he plans to discuss the war on Iran with his Chinese counterpart. The most watched vessel is a Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude. It sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday before turning off its transponder somewhere in the Gulf of Oman, according to ship tracking data.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were given 10-year sentences after entering the country on a motorcycling trip The “terrified” family of a British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on spying charges have said they have lost all contact with them. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 53, were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during an around-the-world trip by motorcycle. Continue reading...
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The India-bound LPG tanker MV Sunshine is crossing the Strait of Hormuz and is being provided all support to move safely towards India, as per sources. According to sources, this was the 15th LPG Ship bound for India to be safely evacuated from the Persian Gulf.
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): India on Wednesday welcomed several high-level foreign dignitaries who arrived here in the national capital ahead of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting. This underscores New Delhi's growing diplomatic engagement with partner nations across Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
The president’s top military adviser is walking a tightrope as he leads the military through a divisive and unpopular war.
US ‘making progress’ in Iran talks, US vice president says US Vice President JD Vance says he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran after President Donald Trump rejected Tehran’s latest proposal as unacceptable. “I think that we are making progress. The fundamental question is do we make enough progress that we satisfy the president’s red line?
Israel's Netanyahu visited UAE during war on Iran Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 18:45 Israeli prime minister's office discloses visit after US confirms Israel sent Iron Dome air defence batteries to Gulf state Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the '60 Minutes' programme on CBS that the conflict was 'not over' (CBS/Screenshot) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a "secret" visit to the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday. "During Operation 'Lion's Roar', Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan," the statement said. The announcement comes the day after US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed that Israel sent Iron Dome air defence batteries, along with soldiers to operate them , to the UAE to defend against Iranian attacks.
Twelve killed in strikes on cars as Israel pounds Lebanon Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, with the health ministry reporting 12 people killed in attacks targeting cars, mostly south of Beirut, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The state-run National News Agency said Israeli strikes targeted more than 30 locations in the country's south and at least one town in the country's east. The fresh raids came on the eve of a new round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, brokered by the US.
‘Our only crime is being Shia’: Pakistani workers say UAE surveillance led to deportations Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 17:12 Thousands of Pakistani Shia Muslims have been deported from UAE during the Iran war, but profiling of the minority community started much earlier A man holds a portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the Yaum-e-Ali procession in Hyderabad, Pakistan, in the holy month of Ramadan on 11 March 2026 (Jan Ali Laghari/Pacific Press/Sipa USA) Off The first deportations passed almost unnoticed: a few labourers returning unexpectedly to their villages and towns across Pakistan , without luggage or prior warning to their families. But within weeks, reports of similar expulsions began surfacing across the country. Families started receiving sons, brothers, and fathers, mostly Shia Muslims, who had spent most of their adult lives working in the United Arab Emirates - men who said they were suddenly detained and deported without explanation.
UAE reaffirms diplomacy, rejects confrontation with Iran, advisor says Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the United Arab Emirates president, said on Wednesday that the UAE remained committed to political solutions and diplomacy amid regional tensions, while stressing the country's right to defend its sovereignty. Relations between the Arab states and Iran should not be based on confrontation, Gargash added.
