- 21 September, 2026
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Refloating of a grounded cargo ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal
An Egyptian waterway cargo ship that ran aground has been refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority on Monday. The MV Glory ran aground close
Russian drone shipments from Iran are focus of fresh US sanctions
In response to allegations that Iranian drones were used to attack civilian infrastructure in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia, the US on Friday announced
The United States agrees to change the spelling of Turkey to Turkiye
The United States (US) has agreed to a request by the Turkish government to change the spelling of Turkey to Turkiye, according to the State
Third devaluation in less than a year sends Egyptian pound plummeting
On Wednesday, the Egyptian pound fell to a new low as authorities dealt with the greatest foreign exchange crisis the nation has experienced in a
Last week, 1,088 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in the previous week, 1,088 migrants were saved and sent back to Libya. IOM released a statement
The head of Hezbollah warns that altering the status quo at Al-Aqsa could destabilise the area
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah movement, warned that any disruption of the long-standing peace at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem might set
Could advancement and icelandic cool cause Bahrain to advance?
Gumundur Gumundsson was succeeded by Aron Kristjánsson after he left in 2018 to take the job as Iceland’s coach. He made sure that the Icelandic
Strike over pay affects transport in Tunisia
Metro and bus services were affected in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Monday, after employees of the state transport company held a strike over
Iran footballers arrested at mixed-gender party: Report
The authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrested Iranian footballers from a mixed-gender party organised in east Tehran. However, the identity of the
From a distance, the Arab world appears to have a poor one-third of its population: UN Survey
Although the Arab world appears to be wealthy from a distance, a sizable portion of its population is impoverished. Here, “big population” refers to a