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Image for Saudi Arabia issues wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes
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Saudi Arabia issues wide-ranging security alerts after week of strikes

By Timour Azhari and Jana Choukeir RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia issued security al...

16th September, 2026

Image for Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five people, medics say
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill five people, medics say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes killed at least five Palesti...

15th September, 2026

Image for Oil settles higher after Saudi strikes stoke supply worries
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Oil settles higher after Saudi strikes stoke supply worries

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled about 1% higher on Monday as worr...

14th September, 2026

Image for Netanyahu says Gaza documentary 'NAZA' is 'shocking incitement'
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Netanyahu says Gaza documentary 'NAZA' is 'shocking incitement'

JERUSALEM, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a new d...

14th September, 2026

Image for Russian convoy resupplies Syria coastal facilities for first time since Moscow-Damascus deal
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Russian convoy resupplies Syria coastal facilities for first time since Moscow-Damascus deal

By Feras Dalatey TARTOUS, Syria, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A convoy of Russian naval and cargo vessels del...

14th September, 2026

Image for Oil prices soar over 4% to 16-week high after Saudi strikes
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Oil prices soar over 4% to 16-week high after Saudi strikes

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped over 4% to a 16-week high on Monda...

14th September, 2026

Image for Syria fuel price hikes trigger widest protests since Assad fall
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Syria fuel price hikes trigger widest protests since Assad fall

By Feras Dalatey , Mahmoud Hasano and Firas Makdesi ALEPPO, Syria, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A sharp rise...

14th September, 2026

Image for Israel and Lebanon to meet in Rome in October, US State Department official says
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Israel and Lebanon to meet in Rome in October, US State Department official says

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon will meet in Rome in October to discuss a U.S.-brokered secur...

13th September, 2026

Image for Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
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Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabi...

12th September, 2026

Image for Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome next week postponed, Axios reports
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Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome next week postponed, Axios reports

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Talks between Israel and Lebanon that were scheduled to take place in Rome next...

11th September, 2026

Image for Israel kills Hamas commander in Gaza strike, military and militants say
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Israel kills Hamas commander in Gaza strike, military and militants say

CAIRO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Friday it had killed a top Hamas commander in a...

11th September, 2026

Image for Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea
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Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea

By Enas Alashray, David Brunnstrom and Jana Choukeir CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Ira...

11th September, 2026