A US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident US Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. The United States has deployed a large number of aircraft into the Middle East to take part in operatio
Beyond the physical devastation of debris and casualties, the high-tech display of AI-guided weaponry, and growing fears over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, it is the shattering of Dubai’s image as a "safe haven" that has captured the most intense focus in Western media. Some commentat
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but did not provide details on which countries would do so. "Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, wi
Anti-government protesters attacked a Communist Party office in northern Cuba early on Saturday, a state-run newspaper reported, in a rare outburst of public dissent triggered by worsening blackouts that have been exacerbated by a US oil blockade. A rally against power cuts and food shortages app
Three members of Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilisation Forces were killed in a strike on PMF headquarters in Baghdad earlier morning, security sources said on Saturday. The sources provide no further details on the incident.
