# lebanon • assad • hezbollah • syria • disarm • detains
Toronto Star
Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes
Liberal
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded an army division under ousted President Bashar Assad and might hand him over to Damascus on
August 11, 2026, 3:03 am
Al Jazeera
Lebanon ‘detains’ former al-Assad-era general, weighs handing him to Syria
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 9:42 am
Winnipeg Free Press
Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria over alleged crimes – Winnipeg Free Press
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 6:52 am
AP News
Lebanon detains Assad-era general and weighs his handover to Syria
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 6:51 am
# israel • shekels • lebanon • netanyahu • iran • cia
Newsweek
Israel Is Making Plans for a Post-America Middle East
Conservative
"We will need to prepare ourselves to be more independent than we used to be," Israeli Consul General Ofir Akunis told Newsweek.
August 18, 2026, 3:19 am
The Daily Caller
CIA Warns Israel Is Seeking To Make Defense Ties With US Hard To Undo, Report Claims
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 4:21 pm
ynetglobal
Israel needs an off-ramp — from Iran, Lebanon and Netanyahu’s politics
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 11:09 pm
The Jerusalem Post
Israel set to transfer one billion shekels for 'urgent, classified procurement'
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 7:50 am
# sanctions • iran • hormuz • strait • irgc • globalists
LifeZette
Globalists Panicking as Pipelines Make Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Power Play Obsolete
Conservative
Washington and Tehran are locked in a high-stakes contest over the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that remains critical to global energy flows. Any
August 9, 2026, 5:31 am
Economic Times
US sanctions on six entities, one individual linked to Iran's illicit digital asset network following Strait of Hormuz attacks
Conservative
August 7, 2026, 7:12 pm
The Times Of India
'DEAL CLOSE, STAY OUT US...': Iran's Araghchi Drops SHOCK Hormuz Update, IRGC Readies 'NEW MAP'
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 2:31 am
# hormuz • iran • oman • strait • reopen • ships
The Irish Times
Iran issues tough demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach
Liberal
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile
August 9, 2026, 2:56 am
Al Jazeera
Iran deliberates Hormuz arrangement amid uncertain prospects with US
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 11:04 am
The Japan Times
Iran seeks to bar U.S. ships as Hormuz deal with Oman advances
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 9:40 am
The Jerusalem Post
Re-opening Strait of Hormuz does not depend on talks with Oman, IRGC says
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 4:58 pm
# yemen • saudi • houthis • arabia • attack • marib
Toronto Star
Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
Liberal
Israel rejected a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump for Gaza, saying that Israel’s military “will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.”
August 10, 2026, 4:59 am
South China Morning Post
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery, testing new defence pact
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 2:28 am
Economic Times
Yemeni armed forces launch multi-front operation against Houthis; warn against further escalation
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 3:44 am
The Jerusalem Post
Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 2:12 am
# saudi • iran • arabia • riyadh • iraqi • araghchi
CNN
Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights as Iran war closes in
Liberal
Saudi Arabia has drawn two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers into its defense as the Iran war moves closer to the kingdom.
August 8, 2026, 4:00 am
The Times Of India
'Take Malicious Outsiders Head-On'; Iran FM Araghchi's Fierce Take On Saudi-Pak-Turkey Defence Pact
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 3:27 am
Economic Times
Iraqi PM, Saudi intelligence chief discuss regional security as militias delay response
Conservative
August 7, 2026, 10:37 pm
Al Jazeera
Saudi intelligence chief meets Iraqi PM, renews Riyadh visit invitation
Liberal
August 7, 2026, 9:48 pm
# netanyahu • gaza • hamas • israel • plan • trump
Al Jazeera
What now as Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza?
Liberal
As Netanyahu demands ‘genuine’ Hamas disarmament before considering pull-out from Gaza, a look at what happens next.
August 9, 2026, 8:26 am
GB News
Israel rejects 15-point peace plan for Gaza outlined by Donald Trump's Board of Peace
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 8:01 am
New York Post
Israel 'rejects' Trump's 15-point peace plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 7:17 am
The Irish Times
Gaza peace plan: What is going on with Netanyahu, Trump and Hamas?
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 12:00 pm
# saudi • yemen • arabia • refinery • aramco • houthi
The Guardian
Iran-aligned Houthis claim they attacked oil refinery in Saudi Arabia
Liberal
Drone strike comes after Riyadh signs defence pact and Iran issues tough demands to reopen strait of Hormuz
August 9, 2026, 9:19 pm
The Times Of India
Houthi attack suspected at Saudi gas facility in Jubail; Aramco Jazan fire extinguished
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 12:11 am
Fox News
Trump ‘low keying it’ on Iran tensions as Tehran feels economic squeeze: ‘They have no money’
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 7:30 pm
# netanyahu • gaza • hamas • israel • plan • trump
the Guardian
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Liberal
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August 9, 2026, 1:54 pm
Breitbart
Israel rejects 15-point plan to disarm Hamas, withdraw Israeli troops
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 4:19 am
Haaretz
Netanyahu Says Israel Rejects Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, IDF Won't Withdraw Until Hamas Disarms
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 8:35 am
# nato • alliance • saudi • arabia • turks • pakistan
The Washington Times
Pakistan says 3-way military pact with Saudis, Turks ‘purely defensive,’ open to others
Conservative
Pakistan's foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region.
August 9, 2026, 11:41 am
ynetglobal
‘Islamic NATO’ or paper alliance? The truth behind Saudi Arabia’s new defense pact
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 2:02 am
Toronto Star
Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 4:41 am
# palestinian • israel • gaza • jewish • unesco • bank
The Japan Times
Exodus: West Bank hardships drive out Palestinian Christians
Liberal
Since the Gaza war began, attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank have become an almost daily occurrence.
August 8, 2026, 10:36 am
The Jerusalem Post
UNESCO joins Palestinians in rewriting Jewish history in the West Bank
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 10:24 am
BBC News
Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 5:43 pm
Newsweek
Israel’s Next Election Really Is a Battle for the Country’s Soul
Conservative
August 10, 2026, 9:19 am
# oman • hormuz • strait • iran • talks • waterway
BOE Report
Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz
Conservative
Iran said on Sunday that a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz was in its final stages but reiterated that the strait would only reopen once the United States met other conditions. A U.S. official told Reuters on Friday...
August 9, 2026, 6:46 am
The Japan Times
Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but not enough to open waterway
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 4:37 am
Economic Times
Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman close, but strait reopening hinges on US concessions
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 6:51 pm
The Jerusalem Post
Re-opening Strait of Hormuz does not depend on talks with Oman, IRGC says
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 4:58 pm








