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July 31, 2026 5:08 PM

Israel must approve Trump agreement before Hamas will implement, says Hamas official

Implementation of the deal to bring peace to Gaza announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will depend on Israel first meeting its commitments under an agreement reached last year, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Friday. In a post on his Tru...

Palestinians living in Al-Shati refugee camp carry on with their lives under ever-worsening humanitarian conditions, living in makeshift tents and lacking basic necessities in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine

July 30, 2026 11:11 PM

Gaza ceasefire talks see rare progress, sources say

Talks between mediators and Hamas leaders in Cairo on implementing a U.S.-brokered Gaza peace plan have made rare progress, sources close to the effort said on Thursday, although an Israeli official said proposed terms were not satisfactory. Earlier...

A Celestyal cruise ship sails through the Suez Canal as commercial vessel traffic continues along the key global maritime route in Ismailia, Egypt

July 30, 2026 11:05 PM

Drone strike near Suez Canal in Egypt raises new security threat in widening war

A drone strike on gas vessels in Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta signalled a potential new front in the U.S.-Iran war, raising the prospect of threats to navigation through the Suez Canal, one of the last remaining export routes for Saudi oil....

July 30, 2026 7:30 PM

PM Modi chairs fourth CCS meeting on West Asia conflict, reviews energy, fertiliser and citizen safety measures

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired the fourth special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the evolving situation arising from the ongoing conflict in West Asia, directing ministries and departments to strengthen...

July 29, 2026 11:53 PM

US issues new Iran-related sanctions targeting insurers, more tankers

The United States on Wednesday issued another round of Iran-related sanctions, taking aim at Iran's efforts to "monetize the Strait of Hormuz" with designations of 10 entities and eight more tankers, the U.S. Treasury Department said. Six of the ent...

July 29, 2026 5:32 PM

Major Gulf fighting resumes as US and Saudi strike Iran’s allies in Iraq

The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, the first U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East since President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran last week. Iran, for its part...

July 29, 2026 5:26 PM

Explainer: Who are Iraq’s Iranian-backed armed groups?

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have struck Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq, which the allies said were responsible for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. The attacks have put the spotlight on the militias that wield enormous political and mi...

July 29, 2026 5:17 PM

Trump says meetings with Zelenskiy and Netanyahu were positive

President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday his meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were positive. Here are details and quotes: Netanyahu and Zelenskiy were in Washington to attend a m...

July 29, 2026 12:11 AM

Oman presents Iran with Gulf-backed plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz

Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday. The Omani proposals are intended to serve as a ...

July 29, 2026 12:01 AM

Explainer: Why is Oman proposing a new plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz?

Oman has delivered a proposal to Iran envisaging regional management of the Strait of Hormuz and only voluntary fees for transit rather than Tehran's vision of maintaining control of the waterway and charging for its use. Control of the strait, the ...

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