Archives for August, 2026

US President Donald Trump dismissed growing reports of poor living conditions on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier

Agence France-Presse

'Surrounded': Israel's new West Bank settlements bring chaos to Palestinians

Agence France-Presse

A satellite image shows Qeshm Island following suspected oil spills at sea, off the coast of Iran, August 10, 2026. European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS

Two slicks appear in Gulf as huge oil spill off Oman threatens disaster

Reuters

Israeli settlers began their siege of Palestinian homes on Sunday

Israel calls for police to replace military in handling West Bank settlers

Agence France-Presse

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026. Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS

Hormuz traffic slows further after US threatens more economic pressure on Iran

Reuters

A man works on a design using a sewing machine at Creative Space Beirut, a tuition-free fashion design school in Beirut, Lebanon, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Azakir

Lebanon's creative talent suffers as Iran war squeezes Gulf economies

Reuters

An Israeli army vehicle stands near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 13,2026. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village, officials say

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises during an Israeli raid at Al Shifa hospital and the area around it, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City, March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Attacks on healthcare in conflict zones averaging more than four a day in 2026, World Health Organization says

Reuters

Israeli army vehicles move to a position in southern Lebanon, March 27, 2026.

Analysis

Israel defies Trump on Lebanon as Netanyahu, Katz prioritize elections

Both Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump face fateful elections this fall, but one needs progress in Lebanon while the other wants more of the same.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

A man carries inflatables and a child as Israelis soak in an ancient water reservoir in the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool

Reuters

$US Vice President JD Vance said the Iranian system was "fractured"$

US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war

Agence France-Presse

Jared Kushner listens as U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Nathan Howard/Pool via REUTERS

Jared Kushner may visit Israel next week for talks on Gaza, source says

Reuters

Oil has long been the bedrock for Kuwait's economy -- where more than 90 percent of government revenue and nearly all of its export earnings rely on the reliable sale of crude

'No substitute': Kuwait's future tied to Hormuz strait fate

Agence France-Presse

$US Vice President JD Vance said the Iranian system was "fractured"$

Vance says low oil prices are top US goal in Iran conflict

Agence France-Presse

Jared Kushner is Trump's son-in-law and go-to mediator for the Middle East and Russia

Kushner to visit Israel to bridge gaps on Gaza plan

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the media as he attends exercises that are part of PANAMAX 2026, a multinational exercise focused on improving joint operational capabilities, enhancing regional security, and ensuring the protection and free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal, in Panama City, Panama, August 13, 2026. REUTERS/Aris Martinez

US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran 'indefinitely,' vows more economic pressure

Reuters