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Middle East and Africa

Trial of potential Ebola antiviral under way, says WHO

The first clinical trial is under way of an antiviral drug's effectiveness in people exposed to the deadly Ebola strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Tuesday.

3 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump resumes Iran port blockade, threatens strikes on energy targets

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations, in the latest US escalation of the conflict. ...

4 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran mocks Trump over tolls for Hormuz strait passage

"POTUS is absolutely right. Whoever provides secure and safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated for this service. Iran has always been the GUARDIAN of the Strait and will remain so FOREVER. 20% is of course too much. We will be fair," Tehran's top diplomat wrote, in a social media post. ...

21 hours ago

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Middle East and Africa

Iran says it struck US air base in Jordan

"You know very well that not only do we not have any enmity with your country, but we also love you, the noble people, who understand the pain and oppression of the Palestinian people more than any other nation," the IRGC said in a statement carried by Fars News.

22 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US strikes Iran for third day, will reimpose blockade

The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran Tuesday as President Donald Trump reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran widens attacks on US bases in Gulf, Hormuz tensions lift oil prices

Higher energy prices, especially for gasoline, are politically sensitive for Trump ahead of November's congressional elections.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran escalates attacks on US bases in Gulf states

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they targeted US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, destroyed radar systems in Oman, and struck fuel tanks and ammunition depots at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan in their latest response to another wave of US strikes.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US hits Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz

The US Central Command (CENTCOMM) said its forces had completed their latest barrage, which began overnight Sunday, on dozens of Iranian targets.

2 days ago
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Indonesia, Iran reaffirm commitment for dialogue, peace

Foreign Minister Sugiono leads a delegation comprising People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani to pay final respect for Iranian late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was buried in his home city of Mashhad on Friday.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US strikes Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf states hit

US and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone strikes with Tehran targeting US facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday after saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Trumps says agreed to more Iran talks but insists truce over

It is just over three weeks since Washington and Tehran signed an agreement aimed at turning a months-long ceasefire into a durable peace, but the trading of fire for a second day in a row on Thursday threatened a return to full-scale regional war.

4 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Slain Iranian leader buried as successor remains out of sight

The burial in Mashhad in northeast Iran follows a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies that has coincided with a renewed burst of conflict with the United States following weeks of truce in the four-month-old war.

5 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US to remove Syria from terror blacklist

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress of the long-expected move, which will be effective in 45 days unless lawmakers take the unlikely step of blocking it.

6 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says Iran ceasefire 'over' after fighting flares

Both sides reported hitting dozens of targets, placing fresh strain on an interim deal to end their war and pushing oil prices to their highest level in two weeks.

6 days ago
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Women’s group Kowani aims to strengthen people-to-people diplomacy with Saudi Arabia

The Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani), the country’s oldest women’s group, is aiming to strengthen women’s role in people-to-people diplomacy, said chairperson Yenny Wahid in her meeting with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Indonesia Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Amudi.

6 days ago
Middle East and Africa

EU aviation agency tells airlines to avoid Iran, Iraq airspace until August 31

The EASA said its bulletin for the airspaces of Iran and Iraq was valid until August 31.

6 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Four oil tankers turn back from Hormuz strait after vessel attacks

The diversions come after a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker were damaged near the strait on Tuesday following reports that Iran fired missiles at ships in the waterway, prompting maritime authorities to raise the threat risk for transiting vessels to "severe."

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

US launches new strikes on Iran after reinstating oil sanctions over shipping attacks

The US military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.

1 week ago
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Foreign minister to attend Khamenei funeral after domestic pressure

Foreign Minister Sugiono and People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani are set to attend the funeral of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, after the government’s earlier decision to send only the ambassador in Tehran drew criticism for Indonesia’s perceived departure from its free and active foreign policy.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Macron safe, continuing visit after Damascus blast

Macron had left the hotel when the explosions took place, and is currently in the Syrian presidential palace for a meeting with his counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa and their respective delegations, followed by a one-on-one meeting with Sharaa, according to the French presidency.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Crowds bid farewell to Khamenei in Iranian holy city of Qom

Aerial footage broadcast by state television showed the streets of Qom -- home to about 1.5 million people -- packed with mourners.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Khamenei funeral procession begins in Tehran

The ceremonies offer Iran an opportunity to project resilience after five weeks of war with the United States and Israel, while attention remains focused on Khamenei's successor, his son Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since taking power.

1 week ago
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Indonesia sends ambassador to funeral of Iran’s Khamenei

Indonesia has sent its ambassador as a representative attending the funeral of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Mass grief in Iran at Khamenei funeral after US, Israel war killing

Dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran, mourners held up portraits of Khamenei and his son and successor, Mojtaba.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran

The events will be scrutinized in particular for any signs of Khamenei's son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named supreme leader a week after the killing of his father but is yet to appear in public.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel says troops to stay 'indefinitely' in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

"The IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely in order to protect our residents and communities from jihadist elements," Israel Katz said.

1 week ago
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Migrant worker alleging abuse in Libya is safe: Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that an Indonesian migrant worker in Libya, identified only as AJ, is in safe condition after a video of her tearfully pleading to return home while appearing bloodied went viral and sparked public concern.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Washington says US, Iran pausing strikes, talks to proceed

The exchanges have underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered agreement to end the conflict that has killed thousands and snarled the flow of oil shipments through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

US, Iran clash, putting fragile deal under growing strain

Despite the latest flare-up, oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes that traffic through Hormuz would recover. In peacetime, it carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Lebanon, Israel and US sign trilateral framework pact

The agreement, which includes a pilot effort in which Lebanese soldiers take control of two areas occupied by Israel as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah, is the result of five rounds of talks in the US capital.

2 weeks ago

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