UAE, Egyptian central banks say they are coordinating on Banque Misr The United Arab Emirates and Egyptian central banks are coordinating with regard to Banque Misr, they said on Sunday, after the US Treasury said it was cutting off all the bank's UAE branches from dollar transactions over its dealings with Iran. Banqu
Tanker struck by projectile in Hormuz, UKMTO says A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Sunday. The incident occurred 12 nautical miles north of Oman's port town of Khasab, UKMTO said in
British activist abducted by armed Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta Israeli settlers forcibly detained a British activist in the village of Umm al-Khair, in Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank. Footage circulating on social media showed the activist named Finn Joughin being grabbed by the arms and taken t
Red Cross transfers freed Palestinian detainees to Gaza's Nasser Hospital The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helped transfer 13 released Palestinian detainees from the Kerem Shalom crossing to Nasser Hospital in Gaza, and assisted in reuniting them with their families, Haaretz reported. The ICRC said i
Israeli forces seal West Bank village for more than 20 hours as settler violence escalates Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/30/2026 - 14:40 Officials say siege and settler attacks part of a broader campaign to displace Palestinians from their land Israeli soldier stationed at the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on
Hundreds protest Hindu nationalist paramilitary leader Mohan Bhagwat's visit to New York Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Sun, 08/30/2026 - 13:28 Up to 5,000 people were present at a Madison Square Garden event honouring the chief of the RSS, described by critics as the 'world's largest fascist organisation' Protesters c
Iran naval commander says force remains ‘alive and well’ Iran’s navy is “alive and well” and continuing its mission, its commander Shahram Irani said, rejecting repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that all Iranian naval ships had been destroyed. “The navy is alive and well, continuing its mission with strength
Israeli flare bombs ignite forest fires in southern Lebanon, local media reports Israeli forces dropped flare bombs over the Aita al-Jabal forest in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district on Sunday, sparking fires, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. The agency also said the Israeli army caused a “massive ex
Haaretz: Army concerned Netanyahu escalating West Bank tensions before elections Israeli military sources have voiced concern that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be deliberately escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank ahead of elections, Haaretz is reporting. The report said the violence was being used t
Three-year-old among two killed in Israeli strike in Gaza An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, near a bakery in central Gaza on Sunday, according to health officials and medics cited by Reuters. The dead were identified as Hussam Nasser and three-year-old Taym Hamdan, while s
Colombia recognises Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 11:28 Abelardo de la Espriella's ascent to the presidency marked a dramatic shift back to pro-Israel policies in Colombia Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella delivers a speech at the Pichincha Battalion
Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab al-Mandab The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre (UKMTO), the international reference for maritime security incidents, has received a report of an attack on a cargo ship in Bab al-Mandab off the coast of Mocha from an "unknown projectile" which resulted "i