Middle East (Wider)

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (352+ words) 14 September,2026 11:07 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS Rising tensions around the strategic Strait of Hormuz fuel concerns over global crude oil supplies. File pic Crude oil prices jumped sharply on Monday, with Brent crude rising above $107 a barrel, amid escalating tensions…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (384+ words) Oil prices rose ‌more than 3% on Monday, after new Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline. Brent crude futures rose $3.21, or 3.1%, to…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (249+ words) JERUSALEM (MNTV) – Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Sunday to “eliminate” anyone approaching the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, saying the army was preparing to take control of the area. Katz claimed that Israeli forces had killed Hezbollah fighters…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (155+ words) A meeting ​in Oman between ‌Gulf countries and ​Iran ​to discuss possible ⁠agreements ​on the ​Strait of Hormuz, which had ​been ​scheduled for Monday, ‌has ⁠been postponed, Omani Foreign Minister ​Badr ​Albusaidi ⁠said on ​X on ​Sunday. The postponement came…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (340+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026 8:11 pm Mohammad Eslami’s exclusion from the IAEA conference is another sign of rapidly deteriorating relations between Iran and the West. The United States and Iran have resumed fighting, on and off, after a fragile ceasefire collapsed in July....

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (280+ words) The Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission reported that Israeli planning authorities advanced 100 colonial plans covering 12,300 units across the occupied West Bank between January 1 and September 13, 2026. The commission, a Palestinian governmental body that monitors Israeli colonization and related violations, published the…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (629+ words) Heavy clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi fighters have displaced more than 82,000 civilians along the country's Red Sea coastline since the beginning of September, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as airstrikes and ground combat inflict mounting…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (229+ words) The reality has proved very different. — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 14, 2026 This defiance is not an isolated response to the repression of 2026. It reflects the very logic on which the MEK was founded more than six decades ago. Yet the principle for which…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (133+ words) Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed to strengthen bilateral ties and expand cooperation, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday. Pezeshkian made the remarks in New Delhi after meeting Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (567+ words) Explosions have been reported in southern Saudi Arabia, with threat warnings issued in the country’s southern and southwestern regions, APA reports. On September 13, residents of Abha and areas around Khamis Mushait were warned of a possible attack. The Saudi Civil…...