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Cargo Ship in Hormuz

May 3rd, 2026 - 09:03 GMT

Osama Ali

Small boats attack cargo ship near strait of Hormuz

ALBAWABA - According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, several small boats attacked a cargo ship near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. This has raised new security worries in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. About 11 nautical miles west of the Iranian port city of Sirik, where the event happened, the ship's captain said that several small boats were coming up behind them and aiming at ...

Mass protests hit Egypt earlier this year following a controversial deal transferring two Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. (AFP/File)

October 20th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Egypt rounds up 17 alleged Brotherhood members for calling for protests Nov. 11

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar was shot dead in front of a courthouse in Amman last month after sharing a cartoon online that was deemed "insulting to Islam." (AFP/File)

October 20th, 2016 - 07:59 GMT

Trial opens for murdered Jordanian writer, defendants plead not guilty

Syrian rebel fighters and their families arrive on the outskirts of Idlib, bordering the Hama province, following their evacuation from Qudssaya and al-Hamah, rebel-held neighbourhoods of the Syrian capital, on October 14, 2016. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

October 20th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian rebels say opposition forces have ‘no intention’ of leaving Aleppo

A Syrian Arab Red Crescent lorries are seen in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus, on October 19, 2016. (AFP/Abd Doumany)

October 20th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Belgium summons Russian ambassador over deadly airstrike near Aleppo

An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a campaign on the outskirts of Jalalabad on October 17, 2016. (AFP/Noorullah Shirzada)

October 20th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

More children dying as a result of conflict in Afghanistan: UN

Jewish worshippers perform the annual Cohanim prayer during Sukkot holiday, or the feast of the Tabernacles, at the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on October 19, 2016. (AFP/Gil Cohen-Magen)

October 20th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

UNESCO adopts controversial resolution on Al Aqsa

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October 19th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Violence flares up in war-wracked Yemen ahead of ceasefire

Egyptian security forces stand by their armored personnel carriers in North Sinai. (AFP/File)

October 19th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Four days into Sinai operations in Egypt: Over 50 militants killed

The visit began three months after Morocco announced its bid to rejoin to the African Union. (AFP/File)

October 19th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI begins tour of East Africa

Palestinian children wait as they wait to cross with their families into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing on October 16, 2016 in the southern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Said Khatib)

October 19th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza for second time this week

Israeli soldiers patrol a street, east of the West Bank city of Nablus. (AFP/File)

October 19th, 2016 - 11:39 GMT

Palestinian woman killed by Israeli occupation forces at Nablus checkpoint

Ghani and Sharif have both committed themselves to renewing the Afghan peace process. (AFP/File)

October 19th, 2016 - 11:00 GMT

Afghan government and Taliban reportedly holding secret peace talks, but Taliban officials are denying it