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Huge crowds gather for the burial of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza Shrine on July 09, 2026 in Mashhad, Iran
US-Israel war on Iran
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Iran hits Gulf states, closes Hormuz following heavy US strikes

The interim peace deal between Iran and the US edged closer to collapse on Sunday as the two countries resumed attacks and Tehran closed the Hormuz strait.

Matthew Hoare
12 July, 2026
Funeral held in Basra for Kata'ib Hezbollah member
Iraq
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Gulf states weigh UN complaint against Iraq over militia attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 April, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits Gulf States
Strait of Hormuz
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Trump, Starmer discuss need for 'practical plan' on Hormuz: UK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 April, 2026
U.S. And Israel Wage War Against Iran
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US, Israel, Iran agree two-week ceasefire

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2026
Satellite Imagery Of The Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
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UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 April, 2026
Israeli emergency responders inspect a scene of a direct ballistic hit, after it was launched from Iran on April 02, 2026 in Petach Tikva, Israel.
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Iran vows 'crushing' attacks as strikes hit regional infrastructure

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 April, 2026
Smoke rises over residential area following the US and Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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MENA
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US, Israel bomb Iran civilian sites after Trump Stone Age threat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 April, 2026
Patriot Missile Is Launched Against A Target
Bahrain
MENA
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Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 March, 2026
Cargo ships and tankers are seen off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 March, 2026
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Attack hits South Pars gas field, an energy lifeline for Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 March, 2026
The Dubai skyline with the landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper (R) is pictured as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport following a drone attack on March 16, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
US-Israel war on Iran
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Gulf states find land routes to circumvent Iran's Hormuz attacks

The New Arab Staff
16 March, 2026
Duqm commercial port in Oman targeted by Iran on 1 March 2026
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Oil tanker hit off Oman coast after drones strike Duqm port

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 March, 2026
A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Iran's Khamenei is confirmed killed, as attacks continue

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 February, 2026
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves speaks during The Great Northern Conference on December 3, 2024 in Kingston upon Hull, England.
Brexit
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After UK-EU reset, Arab Gulf deal next in crosshairs for Reeves

The New Arab Staff
21 May, 2025
US President Donald Trump attends a business forum in Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2025. Trump capped his Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi after signing another raft of multi-billion-dollar deals, while also securing a $1.4 trillion investment pledge from the UAE.
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Trump caps Gulf tour in UAE with dizzying investment pledges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 May, 2025
Lebanese security forces remove concrete blocs that used to block the roads leading to the government's headquarters and the parliament building since October 2019 in central Beirut, on February 13, 2025. (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)
Beirut
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Lebanon reopens Beirut downtown roads closed since 2019 uprising

The New Arab Staff
13 February, 2025
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Marco Rubio
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Rubio to visit Israel, Arab states in mid-February: State Dept

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2025
Kuwait
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Kuwait's emir names Sheikh Sabah as new crown prince

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2024
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Iraq
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Iraq seizes 35 kilos of opium, 236 kilos of captagon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2023
Egypt
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Egypt to sell over 10 army-owned companies: PM

Thaer Mansour
01 May, 2023
To a fine art: The MENA art affair making a scene in Europe
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Art
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To a fine art: The MENA art affair making a scene in Europe

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28 February, 2023