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Iran Halts Strikes on Israel as Trump Pushes for Immediate Ceasefire

Kingsley Oyong Akam8 June 2026

DUBAI/JERUSALEM – Iran’s military announced on Monday that its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April was now over, although it threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon. There was no immediate response from Israel, which had launched attacks on Iran after Tehran fired missiles towards Israel...

Gazan Fishermen Use Door Frames to Keep Boats Afloat Amid Hardship

Kingsley Oyong Akam7 June 2026

GAZA – In a Gaza workshop, a group of men patch up pleasure dinghies with reclaimed fibreglass, wood, and door frames pulled from the rubble, racing to get the boats ready for a tougher line of work. The small vessels, which were used by families and swimmers before the war, have become a lifeline for...

Israel Bombards South Lebanon After Last-Minute Retreat from Beirut Operation

Kingsley Oyong Akam2 June 2026

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Israel kept up strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, pressing its campaign against Hezbollah a day after US President Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut to avert further escalation in the three-month-old war. Following Trump’s intervention, Lebanon’s government said Israel would refrain from carrying out threatened strikes on...

Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Lebanon, Expands Ground Offensive

Kingsley Oyong Akam27 May 2026

Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was deepening its operations in the country. The bombing raids further strained a ceasefire announced on April 16 that was meant...

Muslim Pilgrims Unite Around Kaaba as Hajj Season Begins

Kingsley Oyong Akam25 May 2026

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA – Thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed the sacred Tawaf, circling the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Sunday, as they prepare for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. Dressed in simple Ihram attire, devotees moved in unified, counterclockwise processions around the Kaaba –...

Trump Warns US Could Strike Iran Again as Tehran Pushes for Deal

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 May 2026

WASHINGTON/DUBAI — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Trump made the comments a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following a new proposal by Tehran...

UAE Withdraws From OPEC in Blow to Oil Group as Iran War Deepens Gulf Rifts

Kingsley Oyong Akam28 April 2026

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al Saud receives United Arab Emirates' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan ahead of an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Credit: Reuters

Iran Showcases Maritime Power with Strait of Hormuz Ship Seizures

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 April 2026

Iran has reinforced its control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz after releasing dramatic footage of its forces seizing two cargo vessels, escalating tensions following the breakdown of peace talks with the United States. The video, aired on Iranian state television, shows armed commandos approaching a large commercial ship in a speedboat, climbing aboard, and...

U.S. Seizes Iranian Vessel as Tehran Refuses Further Peace Talks

Kingsley Oyong Akam19 April 2026

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US military had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade, while Iran said it would not participate in a second round of peace talks despite Trump’s threat of renewed airstrikes. The developments indicated that peace may not come soon to the...

Tensions Rise as Iran Restricts Hormuz Passage, Trump Pushes Back

Kingsley Oyong Akam18 April 2026

Tensions are rising in the Gulf after Iran announced it was tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, warning mariners the vital energy route was again closed, while President Donald Trump said Tehran could not blackmail the United States by shutting the waterway. Tehran said it was responding to a continued US blockade...

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Iran Halts Strikes on Israel as Trump Pushes for Immediate Ceasefire

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