# saudi • dubai • arabia • gulf • iraq • riyadh
ynetglobal
Iran warns Saudi Arabia over defense alliance as Pezeshkian says war must end
Liberal
Tehran says Riyadh’s pact with Turkey and Pakistan cannot guarantee its security, while President Masoud Pezeshkian signals a diplomatic opening, saying ‘the fighting cannot continue forever’; meanwhile, a UAE tanker is struck in Hormuz and Gulf states...
August 8, 2026, 9:23 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
The Times Of India
'Missile for missile, fire for fire': Iraq militia vows retaliation against US, Saudi Arabia
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 1:31 am
# thali • drought • monsoon • costlier • costs • july
Live Science
'Now our lives have changed': Drop in coal burning is helping the African Sahel turn green after decades of drought
Liberal
Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists, who believe efforts to harvest rainfall may also be...
August 9, 2026, 11:00 am
Economic Times
Afghanistan’s gold rush leaves a trail of dust, damage and lost farmland
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 9:34 pm
The Guardian
Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs
Liberal
August 7, 2026, 7:30 pm
The Times Of India
Weak monsoon affects sowing of paddy, ragi in Mysuru district
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 8:27 am
# yemen • saudi • arabia • refinery • iran • aramco
The Times Of India
Houthis Unleash Deadly Yemen Port Attack After Striking Aramco; Workers Killed, Homes Hit
Conservative
Houthis have reportedly launched missiles and drones toward Yemen’s strategic Mokha port, with residential areas also coming under attack. The escalation comes as fighting intensifies across Yemen and Houthi threats against Saudi-linked shipping and...
August 9, 2026, 1:05 pm
New York Post
Iran-backed Houthis attack Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia, Red Sea port
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 9:51 am
South China Morning Post
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery, testing new defence pact
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 2:28 am
# saudi • yemen • arabia • aramco • houthi • iran
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
Al Jazeera
Houthi attacks kill seven in Yemen, refinery targeted in Saudi Arabia
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 12:00 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
# netanyahu • hamas • gaza • israel • plan • trump
www.timesofisrael.com
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, insists he can stand up to US president
Liberal
PM stresses Israel's categorical opposition to Board of Peace's deal that Hamas agreed to, saying IDF won't withdraw from any part of Strip until terror group fully disarms
August 9, 2026, 11:40 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
Binyamin Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 6:53 am
The Independent
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 6:30 am
# hormuz • iran • oman • strait • open • closed
Toronto Sun
Iran says Strait of Hormuz won't reopen unless U.S. agrees to demands
Conservative
The war in the Middle East has hit another impasse on two fronts on Sunday. Read more.
August 13, 2026, 5:07 am
The Epoch Times
Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Unless US Agrees to List of Demands, Iran Says
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 2:46 pm
South China Morning Post
Iran says Oman deal is in ‘final stages’ but US must act to open Hormuz
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 8:39 am
Al Jazeera
Iran deliberates Hormuz arrangement amid uncertain prospects with US
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 11:04 am
# gaza • hamas • israel • plan • aims • roadmap
Al Jazeera
Israel’s ‘Green Rafah’ plan aims to fragment Gaza, experts say
Liberal
Experts warn Israel’s new administrative zones in Gaza seek to erase the Palestinian cause and force mass displacement.
August 9, 2026, 7:54 am
The Jerusalem Post
Shin Bet's Zini warns Hamas seeks to 'trap Israel' with Gaza roadmap
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 4:48 pm
New York Post
Hamas urges US to pressure Israel to proceed with next phase of Gaza peace plan
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 3:35 pm
Toronto Star
Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
Liberal
August 10, 2026, 4:59 am
# israel • lebanon • iran • espionage • usiea • arab
PJ Media
Aid to Israel Is a Partnership and a Tiny Fraction of the U.S. Budget – PJ Media
Conservative
US aid to Israel is a strategic partnership, a tiny fraction of the budget with major benefits.
August 9, 2026, 11:56 am
The Jerusalem Post
Voices from the Arab press: A new pathway for Lebanon
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 7:51 am
ynetglobal
Iran’s Israeli spy network: dozens recruited for espionage, sabotage and assassinatio
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 3:42 am
Fox News
USIEA marks 15 years bringing Congress to Israel to boost alliance
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 5:00 am
# iran • war • trump • nuclear • negotiating • pickaxe
The American Conservative
Iran War Day 163: Trump Considering Walking Away, Per Report
Conservative
State of the Union: The Iranians claim to be communicating with the U.S. through intermediaries.
August 9, 2026, 12:30 pm
New York Post
Trump could consider taking out Pickaxe Mountain entrances to stop Iran from rebooting nuclear weapons: expert
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 12:56 pm
The Epoch Times
Trump Says US ‘Only Semi-Negotiating’ With Iran
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 4:37 pm
# uae • iran • hormuz • tehran • tanker • oman
Toronto Sun
UAE says Iran targeted tanker as Oman cites progress in Hormuz talks
Conservative
The UAE accused Iran on Saturday of targeting a tanker belonging to its state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.
August 8, 2026, 2:19 pm
South China Morning Post
Iran targeted tanker, says UAE, as Tehran says Hormuz deal with Oman close
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 8:56 am
BOE Report
UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel with missile in Strait of Hormuz
Conservative
August 8, 2026, 7:00 am
NBC News
Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 1:53 pm
# gaza • palestinians • israel • bedouin • genocide • safia
Newsweek
Israel’s Next Election Really Is a Battle for the Country’s Soul
Conservative
The choice will be whether we allow our historic social pain to be hijacked or whether we finally dismantle “Bibiland.”
August 10, 2026, 9:19 am
Al Jazeera
Palestinians in occupied West Bank hold firm on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 4:35 am
ynetglobal
Israeli historian who called Gaza war ‘genocide’ receives $250K settlement
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 8:04 am
AP News
Palestinians flock to the beach in Gaza City to escape the sweltering summer heat
Liberal
August 8, 2026, 2:44 am
# israel • shekel • gaza • netanyahu • lebanon • funds
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 Jerusalem Post
Israel set to transfer one billion shekels for 'urgent, classified procurement'
Conservative
August 9, 2026, 7:50 am
ynetglobal
Israel redirects Intel funds in urgent 1 billion shekel boost to buy munitions
Liberal
August 9, 2026, 12:16 pm









