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Haftar forces claim control of all Libyan skies

The Libyan National Army (LNA), loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar, announced on Friday that it had foiled a large attack on Al-Jufra Air Base, in central Libya. ...

Middle East shipping stabilized by UK navy, says Fleet Commander

Britain’s decision to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz has helped to stabilize commercial shipping through the critical chokepoint weeks after Iran seized a UK-flagged tanker in the region, a top British navy official said on Thursday. ...

Sudan crisis: Thousands demand justice over protester killings

Thousands of people have protested in Sudan to demand justice for pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed earlier this year. ...

Iranian tanker row: Ambassador summoned over Syria claim

Oil on an Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar has been transferred to Syria, in breach of EU sanctions, the foreign secretary has said. ...

Iraq stampede kills 31 at Ashura commemorations in Karbala

At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials say. ...

Libya: 3 killed in renewed fighting in southern Tripoli

At least three fighters aligned with Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) were killed in an offensive on Saturday aimed at pushing back eastern forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar, a witness said to Reuters. ...

Iran nuclear deal: Tehran to develop speedier centrifuges

Iran says it has begun using new advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium - the latest step in reducing its commitment to a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. ...

U.S. Middle East envoy Greenblatt to resign after plan released

Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, plans to resign once the long-delayed U.S. peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians that he has been working on is released, officials said on Thursday. ...

Iran frees 7 crew members of seized British tanker

Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British tanker Stena Impero, Iranian state television reported yesterday. ...

Iran tanker: US offers captain millions to hand over ship

The US state department has confirmed it offered millions of dollars to the captain of an Iranian oil tanker which is at the centre of a diplomatic row. ...

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. ...