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Iran unveils map for ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz mines
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (233+ words) ALABWABA - Iran announced alternative shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, including a new map designed to help vessels avoid mines laid during the conflict with the United States and Israel. The Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported that the…...
Ayatollah 'Allah' Khamenei: Leavitt mispronounces Iranian Supreme Leader name
53+ min ago (226+ words) ALBAWABA - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently raised eyebrows when she referred to late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as "Ayatollah 'Allah' Khamenei" during a press briefing in the White House. Leavitt discussed the two-week ceasefire deal between Washington…...
Israel kills Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary of Hezbollah leader
15+ min ago (188+ words) ALBAWABA - The Israeli army announced that it had assassinated Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary to the Secretary-General of Hezbollah and brother of Naim Qassem, in an attack on Lebanon on Wednesday. Israeli army spokesperson wrote on X, "The Defence…...
The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (1660+ words) Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, a likely pressure tactic as Iran, Israel and the United States are now in…...
Turkey Puts 11 LGBTQ+ Association Leaders on Trial Over "Obscenity" Charges
20+ min ago (446+ words) Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBTQ+ rights organisation have gone on trial in "zmir on charges including "obscenity" and "violating the protection of the family." The case has drawn criticism from rights advocates, who argue it reflects broader pressure on…...
Al Jazeera, media rights group RSF condemn killing of journalist in Israeli strike on Gaza
31+ min ago (420+ words) Reporters Without Borders said that Mohammed Wishah's name joined those of over 220 journalists who have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the start of the current war in Oct 2023. Published'Apr 09, 2026, 03: 35 PM DOHA - Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera condemned the…...
Costa Rica designates IRGC, 3 Iran-backed groups as terror organizations
42+ min ago (32+ words) Costa Rica designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, in a move that also blacklisted three other Iran-backed groups in the region....
Kuwait FM praises Pakistan role in US-Iran ceasefire
42+ min ago (88+ words) Hegseth declares decisive US military success against Iran Bahrain intercepts 6 missiles, 31 drones in 24 hours Pakistan to host US'Iran talks after ceasefire Trump agrees to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks Mediator Pakistan urges Trump to extend Iran deadline UNSC…...
Lebanese PM declares day of mourning after "unprecedented" wave of IDF strikes
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1067+ words) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared Thursday a national day of mourning after Israeli strikes shook the country and killed some 182 people, according to a toll from the country's health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. In…...
Education Ministry to push expanding 'summer school' program
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (34+ words) Real time news brief - Education Ministry to push expanding 'summer school' program - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Education Ministry to push expanding 'summer school' program...