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Lebanon
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Head of Government
Prime Minister Najib Mikati
The US embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

US starts returning staff to some Middle East missions after war evacuations

US move signals lower risk of immediate regional escalation, though select missions will cap capacity at 75 to 85 per cent.

Middle East

Opinion | Could Mecca defence pact be first step to new Middle East order?

Israel-Gaza war

Syria holds talks with Israel addressing de-escalation, Israel-Turkey tensions

Middle East

US envoy walks back comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump’s position

Tom Barrack had said Israel ‘still’ occupies the territory but on Sunday said that was a description of the Golan Heights’ historical status.

Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran president says time to end war while Tehran is in position of strength

The comments come after US Treasury chief Bessent vowed Washington would ‘collapse’ the Iranian regime with sanctions.

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Middle East

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce

The attacks are the deadliest since the ceasefire that went into effect in June.

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Middle East

Lebanon becomes first Arab nation to abolish death penalty

Its parliament passes a historic law replacing capital punishment with life imprisonment despite opposition from Hezbollah.

Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to discuss the abolition of the death penalty in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran seeks to bar US and Israeli ships in Hormuz deal with Oman

Tehran pushes for strict transit bans and fees in draft waterway pact as Trump claims negotiations are ‘moving along good’.

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US, Israel war on Iran

How US became trapped in ‘dreadful situation’ of its own making over Iran war

With Iran holding firm to its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, Trump faces one of two choices: capitulate or risk a ‘forever war’, experts say.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump claims ‘last chance’ for Iran to strike deal in latest warning

US president also says negotiations with Tehran are ‘going on right now’ despite Tehran’s insistence no direct talks were under way.

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US President Donald Trump answers questions from the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran’s foreign minister warns of any ‘adventurous action’ by US

Abbas Araqchi said Iran would retaliate if the US follows through on Trump’s threat of fresh attacks on the country.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Baghdad, Iraq on June 28. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israel says it killed several Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon

The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was also injured there despite a ceasefire. Hezbollah has not claimed any attacks since June 20.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East

The warning by embassies including those in the UAE, Qatar, Israel, Oman and Bahrain came after Trump threatened to hit Iran ‘very hard’.

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Crime

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie convicted in US terrorism trial

Already serving a 25-year state prison sentence for the attack, Hadi Matar now faces a potential life sentence for the federal conviction.

Hadi Matar is escorted from the courtroom in Mayville, New York, in February 2025. Photo: AP
Crime

Rushdie attacker declines to testify in US terror trial

Already serving 25 years for state attempted murder, Hadi Matar faces life in prison if convicted on federal charges.

Novelist Salman Rushdie was left blind in one eye after the 2022 attack. Photo: AP
Food and Drinks

How Doha’s Mila is giving modern Levantine offerings a local spin in Hong Kong

Marc Mahfouz of Michelin-recognised restaurant is serving makdous, velvety hummus and other Middle Eastern plates in the city until August 9.

Middle East

Japanese militant who took part in 1972 Israel airport attack dies in Beirut

Kozo Okamoto was part of a three-man team from the Japanese Red Army group that killed 26 people on May 30, 1972.

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Crime

Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

This is the second trial for Hadi Matar, who was earlier found guilty of attempted murder after attacking the writer on a state in New York.

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Hadi Matar walks into Chautauqua County court in Mayville, New York, in May 2025. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries

Chinese peacekeeping roles are ‘concentrated in strategically sensitive regions’ to gain intelligence, House Foreign Affairs Committee told.

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Middle East

Trump vows to help Lebanon pursue peace with Israel

The US president also says he will allow direct flights by US airlines to Lebanon for the first time in over 40 years.

Middle East

Lebanon’s president to meet Trump, push for Israeli withdrawal

President Joseph Aoun was commander of Lebanon’s army. He will focus on Hezbollah’s disarmament and finalising the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at US Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, Britain, on July 8, 2026. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

US-Iran war: is Trump falling into a Vietnam ‘quagmire’?

Renewed strikes put Washington’s appetite for a prolonged war to a familiar historical test, analysts say.

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Screen grab from video footage released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Sepah News website purportedly shows missiles being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait on July 14. Photo: AFP
Israel

Israel to hold elections October 27 as Netanyahu seeks another run

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s long-serving leader, could face a fierce challenge from former military chief Gadi Eisenkot.

Indonesia

How cheap AI is undermining Indonesia’s academic credibility

A fraud scandal at a medical conference in Denmark exposes the underground WhatsApp groups and paper mills helping lecturers buy promotion.

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Middle East

Lebanon says school principal among 4 killed in Israeli drone strike on car

IDF claims it targeted ‘suspects’ approaching the area its forces occupy in southern Lebanon.

First responders inspect the wreckage of a car targeted by an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon on Monday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

France’s Macron becomes first Western head of state to visit post-Assad Syria

French president pledges support for a sovereign, peaceful Syria as new authorities seek international legitimacy and reconstruction funds.

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, is welcomed by Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at Damascus International Airport on Monday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession

Iranians come out to see Ali Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed in a February 28 air strike.

Middle East

Netanyahu says some Lebanese villages ‘asked to be annexed to Israel’

Israeli leader asserts unnamed Christian villages sought protection from ‘Hezbollah fanatics who want to kill them’.

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