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Middle East and Africa

Hegseth says US forces ready to restart combat if Iran doesn't agree a deal

Hegseth also said the US will blockade Iranian ports for "as long as it takes."

2 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel-Lebanon truce begins as Lebanese army warns of 'violations'

Shortly after the truce went into effect at midnight local time (2100 GMT), the army told residents of the south—many of whom had to flee their homes following sweeping Israeli evacuation warnings—not to return, citing "several Israeli acts of aggression". ...

3 hours ago
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Indonesia evacuates more citizens from Iran as fragile truce holds

The Foreign Ministry announced that it is carrying out a third evacuation wave from Iran, aiming to repatriate 45 Indonesians this week as a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East continues to hold.  ...

3 hours ago

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Middle East and Africa

China calls for ceasefire, diplomacy to end Middle East conflict

One Chinese citizen was killed as a result of the conflict in Tehran, where Israel and the United States have been carrying out strikes in an operation that killed the Islamic republic's supreme leader.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel strikes Beirut suburbs in response to Hezbollah attack

The Israeli military said that "in response to Hezbollah's projectile fire "Israeli forces had "begun striking targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon".

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel hits Tehran again after killing Khamenei, leadership council takes over

US and Israeli strikes - and Iranian retaliation - sent shockwaves worldwide through sectors from shipping to air travel to oil, amid warnings of rising energy costs and disruption to business in the Gulf region.

1 month ago
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Indonesia monitors pilgrims, migrants as US-Israel strikes on Iran raise war fears

In the wake of the United States-Israeli war on Iran, markets are shaken and hundreds of thousands of Indonesians in the Middle East are left fearing an escalating war during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

USS Lincoln aircraft carrier 'not hit' in Iranian missile attack: Pentagon

"The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn’t even come close," US Central Command said on X.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Travel chaos deepens as US-Iran conflict disrupts thousands of flights

Key transit airports including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, and Doha in Qatar, were shut or severely restricted as much of the region’s airspace remained closed, with the Gulf grappling with uncertainty after US and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

More explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama

AFP reporters heard blasts in Dubai, Bahrain's capital Manama and Qatar -- where AFP correspondents saw thick black smoke rising on the clear morning horizon in the south of Doha. Shortly after, another wave of blasts reverberated through Dubai.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Prabowo offers to mediate between Iran and US

"Indonesia calls on all parties to exercise restraint and to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy," it said in a statement on X.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continue

The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated US-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if it pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. 

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran leader Khamenei killed in massive US and Israeli attack, Trump says

Iran responded to the attack with a flurry of missile and drone strikes across the Middle East, killing at least one person in Abu Dhabi and another in Tel Aviv as explosions rocked the showcase cities of Gulf Arab monarchies.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Moscow says attacks on Iran 'dangerous', could spark 'catastrophe'

Tehran emerged as one of Russia's closest allies during Moscow's Ukraine offensive and the Kremlin has been calling for restraint amid growing tensions and reports of a possible US intervention in Iran.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

US and Israel launch strikes against Iran

Iran launched missiles towards Israel, Israel's military said, and the Pentagon said the US strikes against Iran were named "OPERATION EPIC FURY." 

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel, US launch strikes on Iran

Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, and sirens sounded across Israel around 8:15 a.m. local time in what the military said was a proactive alert to prepare the public for the possibility of an incoming missile strike.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says frustrated with Iran, but mediator sees 'breakthrough'

Oman, which mediated the Geneva talks, offered a much rosier picture and said that Iran had agreed to zero stockpiling of any uranium, making moot the question of the level of enrichment.

1 month ago
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Prabowo arrives in UAE in busy week of Gaza talks

President Prabowo Subianto has arrived in Abu Dhabi to bolster bilateral ties with the United Arab Emirates and advance Jakarta’s regional diplomacy, marking the fourth stop of his overseas tour during which Gaza has often emerged as a central issue.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Russia questions how Trump's Board of Peace will work with UN Security Council

The United States is the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to have joined the board. The other council members are Russia, China, Britain and France.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel hails, PA slams US offer of consular services in West Bank settlement

The US mission in Jerusalem said Tuesday that as part of an initiative to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, it would provide Americans with "routine passport services in Efrat on Friday, February 27... for one day only".

1 month ago
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Indonesia, Jordan pledge closer ties to address Gaza crisis

Indonesia and Jordan pledged closer cooperation to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank during President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to Amman, following his attendance at the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace meeting.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Modi visits Israel as US-Iran tensions mount

Modi, a Hindu nationalist, became the first prime minister in India's history to visit Israel in 2017, during which he and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a barefoot stroll on a beach in the northern port city of Haifa. 

1 month ago
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Foreign Ministry on standby to evacuate Indonesians in Iran

The Indonesian Embassy in Tehran has prepared contingency plans amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States, urging Indonesians to stay vigilant or to consider returning should conditions deteriorate.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Nearly 20 nations slam Israel's West Bank moves towards 'de facto annexation'

Israel has approved a series of initiatives this month backed by far-right ministers, including launching a process to register land in the West Bank as "state property" and allowing Israelis to purchase land there directly.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Arab, Muslim countries slam US ambassador's remarks on Israel's right to Mideast land

In an episode released Friday, Carlson pushed Huckabee on the meaning of a biblical verse sometimes interpreted as saying that Israel is entitled to the land between the river Nile in Egypt and the Euphrates in Syria and Iraq.

1 month ago
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Stability in Gaza a must for Board of Peace, Sugiono says

Indonesia has stressed the importance of providing stability through the United States-led Board of Peace to pave the way for lasting peace in Gaza, amid domestic concerns about Jakarta's planned troop deployment to the region.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Envoy under fire over quip on Israel's right to Mideast

Envoy's comments contravene the UN Charter and efforts to de-escalate the Gaza war and advance a political horizon for a comprehensive settlement, the countries asserted.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran prepares counterproposal as Trump weighs strikes

Trump on Thursday gave Tehran a deadline of 10 to 15 days to make a deal to resolve their longstanding nuclear dispute or face "really bad things" amid a US military buildup in the Middle East that has fueled fears of a wider war.

1 month ago
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Prabowo commits to achieving peace in Gaza

While putting its best efforts into securing peace in Gaza, President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia would always be cautious, especially in deploying its troops on the Board of Peace’s peacekeeping mission in the territory.

1 month ago
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Indonesia, 7 other Muslim nations condemn Israel's West Bank land registration

Indonesia and seven other Muslim countries have strongly condemned Israel’s decision to claim large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank as “state land” and to approve land registration there, calling the move a grave violation of international law.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Ramadan to start Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, Thursday in Iran

Ramadan, during which hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world observe a fast from sunrise to sunset, traditionally begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

EU to take part in Trump's 'Board of Peace' but not as member

The European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, will head to Washington to represent the EU at the meeting Thursday.

2 months ago
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TNI prepares 8,000 troops for Gaza peace mission as Prabowo heads to US

The President departed on Monday for Washington to attend the first BoP meeting, while the TNI is preparing to place 8,000 troops on standby for potential deployment on a peacekeeping mission in Gaza as part of the ISF.

2 months ago

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