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Saudi Arabia immigration enforcement officers detaining illegal residents during a nationwide crackdown

Saudi Arabia Arrests 10,725 Illegal Residents in One Week in Nationwide Residency and Labour Crackdown

Saudi Arabia has arrested 10,725 people in one week for violating residency, labour, and border regulations — 5,899 for Iqama breaches, 1,742 for labour offences, and 3,084 for illegal border crossings —

June 14, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

NASA astronaut fisheye photograph from ISS showing Nile Delta Sinai Mediterranean Levant August 18 2019

On the Day the G7 Convenes in Évian, Gaza’s Famine Is Still 132,000 Acutely Malnourished Children Under Five.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification's projection through June 2026 puts at least 132,000 children under five in Gaza in acute malnutrition — double the May 2025 estimate — and 41,000 of

June 14, 2026

News

NASA astronaut photograph from ISS of eastern Mediterranean coastline at night showing Tel Aviv Jerusalem Amman July 22 2014

Jewish Diaspora Groups Are Saying ‘Not in My Name’ on Israel. The Consensus the Israeli Government Has Counted On Is Breaking.

From Na'amod's mourning prayers for Palestinians killed in Gaza to Jewish Voice for Peace's institutional break with Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich at New York's Israel Day Parade, the diaspora movement insisting

June 14, 2026

News

NASA astronaut photograph from ISS of Persian Gulf with Strait of Hormuz showing Iran Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar UAE Oman September 2023

Trump Says the Iran Deal Signs Sunday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Says It Doesn’t.

President Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that the U.S.-Iran framework agreement would be signed Sunday and the Strait of Hormuz reopened. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the memorandum

June 14, 2026

News

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid lined up at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza

As Gaza Starves and the West Bank Burns, Canada Pledges Another $100 Million for Palestinians

Foreign Minister Anita Anand pledged $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, money for food and medicine in territories where the UN says people are

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Burj Khalifa towers over the Dubai skyline in the United Arab Emirates

The UAE Agreed to Unlock Billions for Iran to Stop the Missiles, Sources Say. Then It Denied It.

After weeks of Iranian strikes on its territory, the UAE has agreed to unlock billions in frozen funds for Tehran in exchange for a halt to the attacks, four sources told Reuters.

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Saudi Arabia Lifts Its Five-Year Ban on Lebanese Exports as Beirut Leans Back to the Gulf

Saudi Arabia has lifted the five-year ban on Lebanese imports it imposed in 2021 over Hezbollah-linked drug smuggling, a decision Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tied to Beirut's rebuilding of its state

June 13, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces fighters

Under a US Dollar Squeeze, Some of Iraq’s Iran-Backed Militias Agree to Disarm. The Most Powerful Refuse.

Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Sadr's Saraya al-Salam have pledged to put their weapons under state control as PM Ali al-Zaidi presses for a state monopoly on force. But it is unfolding under

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A container ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran

The CFTC May Block CME’s 24/7 Oil Contract, Because Letting Retail Trade Crude Through a Weekend Iran Crisis Is a Different Risk Than It Used to Be

CME Group on Thursday announced 24/7 trading for a new tenth-size WTI oil contract, launching August 30. The CFTC is weighing whether to block it. The reason is the rest of this

June 13, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint at the center of the US-Iran deal talks

Trump Says He Got Everything He Wanted From Iran. Tehran Says Nothing Is Final.

Trump declared a war-ending deal with Iran all but signed, claiming he got everything he wanted and could sign in Europe this weekend. Iran's foreign ministry called the statements speculation and said

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Saudi Arabia Arrests 10,725 Illegal Residents in One Week in Nationwide Residency and Labour Crackdown

On the Day the G7 Convenes in Évian, Gaza’s Famine Is Still 132,000 Acutely Malnourished Children Under Five.

Jewish Diaspora Groups Are Saying ‘Not in My Name’ on Israel. The Consensus the Israeli Government Has Counted On Is Breaking.

As Gaza Starves and the West Bank Burns, Canada Pledges Another $100 Million for Palestinians

The UAE Agreed to Unlock Billions for Iran to Stop the Missiles, Sources Say. Then It Denied It.

Saudi Arabia Lifts Its Five-Year Ban on Lebanese Exports as Beirut Leans Back to the Gulf

Under a US Dollar Squeeze, Some of Iraq’s Iran-Backed Militias Agree to Disarm. The Most Powerful Refuse.

The CFTC May Block CME’s 24/7 Oil Contract, Because Letting Retail Trade Crude Through a Weekend Iran Crisis Is a Different Risk Than It Used to Be

Trump Says He Got Everything He Wanted From Iran. Tehran Says Nothing Is Final.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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