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Syria integrates armed factions into army to ensure state weapons monopoly

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Arab League counterparts in Cairo that integrating armed factions into the national army protects Syria's recovery and strengthens sovereignty, while noting that Damascus has restructured its security institutions and declared solidarity with Gulf nations against Iranian attacks.

08 September 2026

Middle East

Adidas apologizes after former Israeli soldier campaign sparks boycott calls

German sportswear giant Adidas apologized on Monday after an advertisement featuring a former Israeli soldier triggered boycott calls from pro-Palestinian activists, who contrasted the campaign with thousands of Palestinians who have lost limbs during Israel's war on Gaza.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Lebanon backs UNIFIL renewal, eyes European force

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Beirut supports renewing UNIFIL's mandate and welcomes a French-Italian initiative for a post-UNIFIL European force, while condemning ongoing Israeli attacks as violations of the ceasefire agreement. He announced an upcoming visit to Paris to discuss the mission's future with President Macron.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Iran says 'ball long in US court' over Hormuz security

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Monday that Washington must halt its military aggression, economic sanctions, and naval blockade to resolve the Strait of Hormuz crisis, urging the US to honor commitments made under a recent memorandum of understanding.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Israel blocks medics as tear gas injures Palestinians in West Bank raid

Israeli forces fired tear gas at residents and students during a raid on Qabalan south of Nablus on Monday, blocking Palestinian Red Crescent medics from reaching an injured youth, while authorities separately demolished three homes in East Jerusalem’s Beit Hanina, displacing 21 people, local sources and the aid agency said.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Qatar warns Gulf stability 'no longer' guaranteed amid US-Iran war

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari warned on Monday that Gulf stability can no longer be taken for granted amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict, saying regional instability risks becoming a "new normal" without greater economic interdependence among neighbors.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Germany at ICJ says no arms licenses issued to Israel for weeks

German representatives told the International Court of Justice that Berlin blocked all arms export licenses to Israel between August and September 2025, stating the restrictions were intended to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law as Managua accuses the EU member of violating the Genocide Convention.

07 September 2026

Middle East

UN rights chief urges halt to arms transfers over Israeli violations

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday urged states to end transfers of arms to Israel and called on companies to cease business supporting illegal settlements, warning that annexation of the West Bank continues unobstructed despite international court rulings.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Iran's parliament speaker warns US Gulf assets exposed to strikes

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned on Monday that US energy assets throughout the Gulf are exposed to potential retaliation, threatening that Washington's oil infrastructure would face strikes if Tehran's facilities are targeted.

07 September 2026

World Economy

Oil prices jump as Iran warns of 'restricted' zone near Hormuz

International benchmark Brent crude exceeded $97 per barrel early Monday as US-Iran tensions intensified, with Tehran announcing a new "restricted" maritime zone outside the Strait of Hormuz and confirming the destruction of a US military aerostat in northern Iraq.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Iran warns Seoul of 'serious consequences' over Hormuz deployment

Tehran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that any South Korean military presence in the Persian Gulf would be regarded as direct support for US aggression, warning Seoul against succumbing to Washington's pressure to join international efforts to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Israeli fire injures two fishermen off Gaza coast despite ceasefire

Medical sources in Gaza said two Palestinian fishermen sustained injuries Monday morning when Israeli naval forces opened fire on their vessel off Gaza City's coast, marking the latest breach of a ceasefire agreement that has failed to halt daily violence in the enclave.

07 September 2026

Africa

Libya dismantles sabotage cell behind drone attacks on energy facilities

Libya's Government of National Unity announced on Sunday that it had dismantled an organized sabotage cell responsible for explosive-laden drone attacks on oil and electricity facilities in Tripoli and Zawiya, vowing to pursue remaining suspects and uncover the full extent of the plot.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Israel to destroy Lebanon tunnels, block return of displaced: Report

Israeli forces are preparing to destroy two underground routes in southern Lebanon and intend to block displaced residents from returning to vacated areas, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Sunday, as Tel Aviv plans a phased withdrawal to establish permanent positions near the border.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes kill 11 including infants in southern Lebanon

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported on Monday that Israeli airstrikes killed 11 civilians including two infants and wounded five others across southern Lebanon overnight, saying warplanes flattened a residential building and struck an ambulance crew in the Nabatieh area.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Iran to declare restricted maritime zone beyond Hormuz

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Sunday that Tehran will establish a "restricted" maritime zone beyond the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, warning that any vessel entering the area would be placed on a sanctions list and claiming that Iranian forces test-fired a new anti-ship missile over an American warship.

07 September 2026

Middle East

Netanyahu’s Likud loses ground as majority remains elusive

A survey published Sunday by Israeli broadcaster KAN indicates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has shed another parliamentary seat ahead of October elections, leaving his right-wing bloc nine mandates short of the 61 needed to govern despite the emergence of a new centrist alliance that could potentially bolster his numbers.

06 September 2026

Middle East

IRGC says US surveillance aerostat destroyed in Iraq drone strike

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday that its Aerospace Force had targeted and destroyed a US military tethered surveillance aerostat near Erbil airport in northern Iraq during clashes on Wednesday, claiming the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered platform was "completely destroyed" in the drone strike.

06 September 2026

Middle East

Netanyahu threatens Iran strike as poll numbers slide before vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to strike Iran if it attacks the country, vowing a blow Tehran 'cannot imagine' as he seeks to rally far-right support amid declining poll numbers roughly 50 days before Knesset elections scheduled for October 27.

06 September 2026

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon despite US deal

The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least seven people were killed and more than 20 others injured in Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Sunday morning, as Tel Aviv continues daily violations of a US-brokered framework agreement signed last month.

06 September 2026

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