• Washington (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 17:56:18 | Lebanon's president urges Trump to 'keep supporting' its army

  • Washington (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 17:27:57 | Trump says will 'take care of' Houthis if they blockade Saudi ports

  • Kuwait City (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 16:59:50 | Kuwait summons Iran envoy over attack on ship transiting Hormuz strait

  • Islamabad (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 16:28:24 | Pakistan PM calls for restraint from all warring sides during talks with Iranian minister

  • Manila (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 16:25:55 | Rubio to meet Chinese FM Wang Yi on ASEAN sidelines: State Dept

  • Washington (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 16:20:30 | Rubio condemns Nicaraguan leader's vow on abolishing elections

  • Istanbul (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 16:04:23 | Turkish reporter for German media says arrested again after being freed in May

  • Kuwait City (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 15:46:32 | Kuwait says intercepting Iran attacks as sirens sound in Bahrain

  • Paris (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 15:14:26 | Microsoft strikes 'multi-billion dollar' deal for Mistral's AI computing power

  • Beirut (AFP) | 21/07/2026 - 14:48:18 | Lebanon army says Israeli troops opened fire near units deploying in 'pilot zone'

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