MANAMA, 24th May, 2026 (WAM) -- The Bahrain High Criminal Court has sentenced nine individuals to life imprisonment and handed three-year prison terms to the remaining defendants in two separate cases involving eleven suspects.
Israeli kill kill two, wound 10 in south Lebanon Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks on the south have killed two people, including a paramedic, and wounded at least 10 others. In a statement, the Health Emergency Operations Centre said “successive raids by the Israeli enemy on the town of Arab Salim in the Nabatieh district resulted in two martyrs, including a paramedic in the Health Authority, and ten wounded, including two paramedics in the Authority and four paramedics in the Al-Risala Association. ” The ministry said the strikes hit the area in quick succession, causing multiple casualties among both civilians and emergency responders.
Israeli strike kills two in south Lebanon, injures another Lebanon’s official National News Agency says an Israeli air strike has killed two young men and wounded another in the country’s south. The agency reported that Ali Hussein Maatouk and Hassan Kahil were killed after Israeli warplanes targeted and destroyed a house in Sir al-Gharbiya earlier on Sunday. A third person was injured in the attack, according to the report.
Hajj pilgrims press on despite Iran war uncertainty For years, Shahid Ali and his wife quietly saved money in a small tin box tucked away in their East London home. The couple cut back on luxuries, postponed renovations and skipped holidays for one reason: to perform Hajj together before they grow too old. But after Israel and the United States began their war on Iran , what should have been a moment of anticipation became clouded by doubt and anxiety.
Israeli drone attacks kill three in southern Lebanon Israeli attacks have killed three people and wounded another in southern Lebanon, according to the official National News Agency. NNA said an Israeli air strike killed a man riding a motorbike in Doueir, a town in Nabatieh governorate. Israeli attacks also hit Zibdin and al-Sharqiyah, where one strike destroyed a house, the agency reported.
Hezbollah chief rejects Israel talks, warns disarmament ‘unacceptable’ Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has called on the Lebanese government to abandon plans for direct talks with Israel, as pressure grows ahead of a new round of negotiations. In statements shared by Hezbollah’s media channels, Qassem said disarming the group is “unacceptable” and warned it would amount to “annihilation”. He also rejected any move towards direct negotiations with Israel, calling them “unacceptable” and describing such talks as a “victory” for Israel.
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon climbs to 3,151 Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli air strikes have killed 3,151 people and wounded 9,571 since 2 March, according to a statement carried by the National News Agency. The ministry said Israeli forces intensified attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon on Saturday, despite a ceasefire that took effect on April 22. Health officials said the dead include 123 medics, at least 210 children and nearly 300 women, underlining the heavy civilian toll of Israel’s continuing assault.
Hajj pilgrims press on despite Iran war uncertainty Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Sun, 05/24/2026 - 15:17 As airspace restrictions, higher costs and geopolitical tensions ripple across the Middle East, hundreds of thousands still travel for the annual pilgrimage in Mecca Saudi authorities said 1. 5 million pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia for the Hajj (AFP) Off For years, Shahid Ali and his wife quietly saved money in a small tin box tucked away in their East London home. The couple cut back on luxuries, postponed renovations and skipped holidays for one reason: to perform Hajj together before they grow too old.
Iran says it has ‘solid legal and security reasons’ for Strait of Hormuz control Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said Tehran has “solid legal and security reasons for its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz” in comments to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. “This management is not to block free trade, but to prevent insecurity and military campaigns,” said Rezaei, a former IRGC commander and member of Iran’s Expediency Council. He warned that escalation would come at a heavy cost for Washington.
Israel says it will keep striking region as Trump pushes Iran deal A senior Israeli official says Benjamin Netanyahu has told US President Donald Trump that Israel will continue military operations across the region, including in Lebanon, regardless of ongoing negotiations with Iran. The official told the BBC that Netanyahu stressed Israel would “maintain freedom of action against threats in all arenas”. The US is also briefing Israel on talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and moving towards a final agreement with Tehran.
Israeli strike killed 11 in Lebanon on Saturday, including child and six women Lebanon's health ministry said Sunday that an Israeli strike the previous day in the country's south killed 11 people including six women and a child, despite a ceasefire announced by the US last month. "The Israeli enemy strike on the town of Sir al-Gharbiyeh in the Nabatieh district resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child and six women, and nine wounded including four children and a woman," the ministry said in a statement.
30 UAVs worth nearly $1 billion have reportedly been destroyed or damaged since start of the war, with the model no longer being produced The US military has lost up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the start of the conflict with Iran, which accounts for nearly a fifth of Washington's entire pre-war fleet and is valued at close to $1 billion, Bloomberg has reported.
30 UAVs worth nearly $1 billion have reportedly been destroyed or damaged since start of the war, with the model no longer being produced The US military has lost up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the start of the conflict with Iran, which accounts for nearly a fifth of Washington's entire pre-war f
World Central Kitchen halves Gaza meal aid as Iran war drives up costs Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/24/2026 - 13:42 Aid group cites rising food and fuel prices and funding strain, as Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens under continued blockade Displaced children stand on the rubble of destroyed houses as they watch the food being prepared by a charity in the northern Gaza Strip on 6 May 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off World Central Kitchen (WCK) has cut its hot meal distribution in Gaza by half, citing soaring food and fuel costs linked to the wider fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran in February. The organisation, the largest provider of hot meals in the Palestinian enclave, warned that escalating operational costs have made it impossible to maintain previous levels of aid, NPR reported on Thursday. Daily meal production has fallen from around one million meals to 500,000.
'No Eid' in Gaza for third year as livestock crisis erases holiday rituals Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Sun, 05/24/2026 - 12:58 Israeli attacks, blockade and displacement have devastated the livestock sector, leaving most families unable to carry out the Eid animal sacrifice tradition A Palestinian boy stands next to plastic containers on a trolley, as he and others collect portable water for their displaced family living in shelters in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on 18 May 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off Mazen al-Jerjawi would normally spend this time of year preparing for Eid al-Adha, selling the hundreds of sheep and goats he raised on his land as families across Gaza searched for animals to sacrifice during the holiday. Today, however, the man once known as one of Gaza's leading livestock breeders runs only a small restaurant, relying on frozen meat allowed into the besieged enclave under tight Israeli restrictions. "At this time of year, I used to sell around 200 sheep and cows.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The wreckage of an Israeli Orbiter spy drone that had previously been shot down by Iran’s air defense in the southeast of the country was discovered in the southern province of Hormozgan.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy announced on Sunday that 33 vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining authorization.
Bahrain court jails nine for life for 'collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards' A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out what it described as "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday. The statement said the defendants were involved in gathering information on sensitive sites and facilitating related financial transfers.
Israel to retain 'freedom of action' in Lebanon under US–Iran deal, report says An Israeli political source said on Sunday that under the emerging US–Iran agreement, Israel would retain full "freedom of action" against perceived threats on all fronts, including Lebanon, according to Haaretz.
In front of a simple tent in Gaza that offers no protection from the cold or the heat, in a crowded camp where tents lack privacy and basic services, Umm Ahmad sat down to speak to UN News about her life in Gaza before the war and what it has become now.
