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Iranian IRGC forces following US airstrikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, August 2026

Iran Strikes Back After US Bombs Larak Island. Trump Threatens Worse.

US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, killing soldiers and civilians, ending a month-long pause in direct military action. Iran's IRGC launched 'Punishment of the Aggressor' strikes on

August 31, 2026

by Arab Desk

Military strike scene as IRGC claims destroying fighter jet depots at US air bases in Jordan

Iran Claims It Destroyed US Fighter Jet Hangars at Two Jordan Air Bases

Iran's IRGC claimed Sunday it destroyed fighter jet depots at King Hussein Air Base and Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, Press TV reported — one of Tehran's most specific targeting assertions since the current conflict phase began, with no US

August 30, 2026

by Arab Desk

Iranian ballistic missile launch as Iran strikes US military positions in Jordan

Iran Strikes US Bases in Jordan as America Retaliates at Larak Island

Iranian armed forces struck US military positions in Jordan on Sunday, Fox News reported, with Washington

US Navy vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Oman

Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile in Strait of Hormuz Near Oman, UKMTO Reports

A merchant tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz while transiting

ISIS claims responsibility for the suicide bombing in Sadr City

The Daesh (Islamic State) “ISIS” claimed responsibility for the “suicide bombing” that killed dozens of people in a market in Sadr City, east of Baghdad, on Monday evening. In a statement circulated

July 20, 2021

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israel denies its involvement in the Renaissance Dam crisis and affirms: “We stand at the same distance from the sides”

On Sunday, Israel distanced itself from the crisis of the Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, which the downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan, see as a threat to

July 20, 2021

News

Iraq..A fire in a hotel in Karbala was put out and 78 inmates were rescued

The series of fires continue in Iraq, but this time away from hospitals, as civil defense teams managed, today, Sunday, to put out a fire that broke out in a hotel in

July 18, 2021

News

Israel..Bennett directs Jews to continue regular visits to the Temple Mount

A spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, said on Sunday, that the Prime Minister held a session to assess the situation on the Temple Mount, and instructed the continuation of

July 18, 2021

Government and Politics·News·Religion

Iraqi television broadcasts the confessions of the accused in the assassination of Hisham al-Hashemi

On Friday, Iraqi television broadcast the confessions of the person who carried out the assassination of researcher and political expert Hisham al-Hashemi and recognized him as an officer in the Ministry of

July 17, 2021

Government and Politics·News

He lost it when he helped his friend.. the story of a Syrian refugee who reached the Olympics

When Ibrahim al-Hussein fled Syria in 2012, after suffering an explosion during his country’s civil war, his life was turned upside down. Nearly a decade later, Al Hussein is preparing for the

July 15, 2021

News·Sports

Iraq.. The death toll from the Al Hussein hospital fire has risen

On Monday, a fire broke out inside an isolation center for people infected with the Coronavirus at Al-Hussein Hospital in the city of Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar Governorate, in an accident that

July 13, 2021

News

Two new mass graves found in Tarhunah, Libya

The Libyan Commission for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced, on Monday, the discovery of two new mass graves in the city of Tarhunah, western Libya. The authority revealed that

July 13, 2021

Government and Politics·News

The “crimes” of the Syrian regime… Evidence of “difficult scenes” awaits bringing Assad to court

From the “Caesar Pictures” that documented the systematic killing and torture conducted by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against thousands of civilians, to the evidence of gas attacks that targeted

July 13, 2021

Government and Politics·News

Despite his party’s decision to withdraw from the government, the Palestinian Minister of Labor decides to stay

The Palestinian Minister of Labor, Nasri Abu Jaish, who earlier announced his resignation after the death of a human rights activist, said that he would eventually remain in his position. The political

July 12, 2021

Government and Politics·News

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Iran Strikes Back After US Bombs Larak Island. Trump Threatens Worse.

Iran Claims It Destroyed US Fighter Jet Hangars at Two Jordan Air Bases

Iran Strikes US Bases in Jordan as America Retaliates at Larak Island

Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile in Strait of Hormuz Near Oman, UKMTO Reports

ISIS claims responsibility for the suicide bombing in Sadr City

Israel denies its involvement in the Renaissance Dam crisis and affirms: “We stand at the same distance from the sides”

Iraq..A fire in a hotel in Karbala was put out and 78 inmates were rescued

Israel..Bennett directs Jews to continue regular visits to the Temple Mount

Iraqi television broadcasts the confessions of the accused in the assassination of Hisham al-Hashemi

He lost it when he helped his friend.. the story of a Syrian refugee who reached the Olympics

Iraq.. The death toll from the Al Hussein hospital fire has risen

Two new mass graves found in Tarhunah, Libya

The “crimes” of the Syrian regime… Evidence of “difficult scenes” awaits bringing Assad to court

Despite his party’s decision to withdraw from the government, the Palestinian Minister of Labor decides to stay

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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