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Stena Impero: Iran to free seven crew of seized British tanker

Iran says it will free on humanitarian grounds seven of the 23 crew members of a Swedish-owned, British-flagged tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July. ...

Stena Impero: Iran to free seven crew of seized British tanker

The UK says a Royal Navy frigate deployed in the Gulf tried to come to the tanker's aid and warned the Iranians by radio that their actions were illegal, but that it was unable ...

8 killed in Morocco floods

Moroccan authorities found the body of a man who disappeared during the floods which struck the country last week, raising the total number of victims to eight. ...

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel from Lebanon

The Lebanese Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. ...

Sudan National Umma Party criticises list of ministerial candidates

The National Umma Party, headed by Sadiq Al-Mahdi, criticised the method through which names of transitional ministers have been nominated by the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change, claiming that the nominations showed a lack of compliance with the agreed-upon criteria in the selection of candidates. ...

Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency

A Sudanese judge on Saturday formally indicted Omar al-Bashir for possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption, charges the ousted leader challenged as he was publicly questioned for the first time since his overthrow, reported Reuters. ...

Iran tanker row: US blacklists vessel 'bound for Syria'

The US Treasury has blacklisted an Iranian tanker it says is being used to ship oil to Syria. ...

Israeli troops wound 75 Palestinians in Gaza protests

At least 75 Palestinians were injured Friday during protests in eastern Gaza. ...

Drone attacks in Middle East raise fears of escalating conflict

Multiple attacks in region suggest drone warfare could extend to distant battlefields. ...

Iraq: 4 killed in Daesh attack east of Anbar

Four members of a pro-government militia were killed in a Daesh attack on a patrol carrying them east of Anbar province today, an Iraqi security source said. ...

Gaza explosions: 'Suicide bombers' kill three police officers

Hamas is arresting suspected jihadist activists in Gaza, which the militant Islamist movement controls, after what a security source said were suicide bomb attacks on two police posts. ...

5 migrants die, 65 others rescued off Libyan coast

The bodies of at least five migrants were recovered and 65 other migrants were rescued off Libya’s northwestern coast, the country’s navy said Tuesday, says Anadolu Agency. ...

Tensions In Middle East : Iran's Rouhani rules out Trump meeting until US lifts sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the United States to take the first step towards dialogue by lifting sanctions against Iran. ...

Royal Navy capable of safeguarding shipping in the Gulf, says UK minister

The UK navy is capable of safeguarding shipping in the Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz, the UK’s new minister of state for the Middle East said after the government warned British-flagged vessels not to enter the waterway. ...

Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria

Israel has struck Iranian military sites in Syria to prevent what it said was a pending drone strike by Iran. ...

Troubled waters: Australia bets on Trump in Middle East deployment

Analysts say sending a warship to patrol the Strait of Hormuz risks binding Australia to an incoherent and inflammatory US foreign policy. ...

Hariri says Israeli drones in Beirut attempt to stir Middle East tensions

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said two Israeli drones which crashed in a suburb of Beirut dominated by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah were designed to stir up regional tensions. ...