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US Blockade Near Strait Of Hormuz
IMO chief Arsenio Dominguez said a plan is being drafted for a rescue operation for hundreds of ships, which can only be implemented once it is safe.
Palestinian protesters carry posters of Palestinian prisoners during a demonstration march against a law passed by the Knesset that imposes the death penalty on Palestinians who kill Israeli civilians, on 19 April 2026, in Nablus, West Bank. [Getty]
More than 9,500 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 86 women and 350 children.
A view of the destruction after an Israeli airstrike that targeted six adjacent buildings just three minutes before the ceasefire took effect speaks in Tyre, Lebanon
From Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and apartheid regime to sweeping crackdowns in Tunisia, Egypt and the Gulf, the report paints a bleak picture.
US signals confidence in Iran peace talks in Pakistan as ceasefire nears end, but hurdles remain and port blockade continues pending a deal
Trump accuses Iran of ceasefire breaches as talks stall, with no Tehran delegation and tensions rising over the Strait of Hormuz and the US blockade.
Lebanese army soldiers stand by containers of humanitarian and relief aid from Egypt, weighing approximately 1,000 tons at the Port of Beirut on 26 March 2026. [Getty]
The meeting between Egypt's foreign minister and his American counterpart took place only two days before he spoke by phone with the Lebanese prime minister.
A banner depicting an AI-generated image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned of targeting any vessel attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without permission
Displaced Palestinians shelter inside damaged buildings at the Islamic University in Gaza City
Israel's Supreme Court in February froze that ban, theoretically allowing the NGOs to continue working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank until a final ruling
Fortified entrance of a local branch of the Societe Generale de Banque au Liban SAL
The new investigation was opened at the start of the month, the source with knowledge of the matter said
 Al-Yarubiyah border crossing with Syria in the city of Rabia, north of Mosul
With the al-Rabia post - known as al-Yarubiyah on the Syrian side - back in operation, all three border crossings between Iraq and Syria are now open
Sudanese soldiers march after completing a training courses, with the aim of supporting the Sudanese regular army in the Ombada locality west of Omdurman
Adam fled the RSF-controlled Darfur region earlier this month and joined the military along with dozens of fighters and equipment