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Macron welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, calls it a 'very good thing' 08 Apr 2026 - 10:38 am

Paris, France: President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday France welcomed the ceasefire between the US and Iran, calling the agreement a "very good thing."...

Two injured, homes damaged from falling shrapnel from Iranian drone in Bahrain 08 Apr 2026 - 10:38 am

Manama, Bahrain: Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced that two citizens sustained minor injuries and a number of homes in the Sitra area were...

Little movement in Strait of Hormuz hours after ceasefire announcement 08 Apr 2026 - 10:36 am

Washington, USA: Shipping data shows little movement in the Strait of Hormuz more than six hours after the US and Iran announced a...

Starmer heads to Gulf, welcomes Iran war truce 08 Apr 2026 - 10:19 am

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to meet with regional leaders in an...

UN Secretary-General welcomes two-week ceasefire between US, Iran 08 Apr 2026 - 10:15 am

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric,...

Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA 08 Apr 2026 - 09:50 am

Singapore: It will take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise even with the Strait of Hormuz open, the head of...

LIVE UPDATES: Qatar welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, reschedules economic forum 08 Apr 2026 - 09:37 am

Doha, Qatar:The State of Qatar has expressed its welcome of the ceasefire announcement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic...

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in two rounds: Seoul military 08 Apr 2026 - 09:24 am

Seoul, SouthKorea: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in two rounds on Wednesday,April 8, 2026,South Korea's military said, hours after reporting an...

Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock 08 Apr 2026 - 08:09 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's solar power push has cushioned the full impact of the war in the Middle East, analysts said, despite lingering concerns...

Trump says US will help 'with traffic buildup' in Hormuz Strait 08 Apr 2026 - 07:58 am

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will help with the traffic buildup in the Strait...

Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks Friday following ceasefire 08 Apr 2026 - 06:47 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced Wednesday that Islamabad will host high-level delegations from the United States and Iran on Friday...

Iran’s FM Araghchi says safe passage through Hormuz Strait possible for two weeks via coordination with armed forces 08 Apr 2026 - 02:30 am

Iran’s foreign minister has shared a statement on behalf of Iran’sSupreme National Security Council declaring that “if attacks against Iran are halted, our...

Trump says agrees to suspend 'bombing and attack of Iran' for a period of two weeks 08 Apr 2026 - 02:08 am

US President Donald Trump says he agrees to suspend 'bombing and attackof Iran' for a period of two weeks. Here is the full...

US denies nuclear plan as deadline on threat to Iran ‘civilisation’ looms 07 Apr 2026 - 08:46 pm

According to Al Jazeera, the White House has denied that it has any plans to use nuclear weapons against Iran as a deadline...

Kuwaiti Defense Ministry intercepts 17 drones in past 24 Hours 07 Apr 2026 - 08:16 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that its armed forces detected and intercepted 17 hostile drones in the past 24 hours,...

Saudi Arabia strongly condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque 07 Apr 2026 - 07:25 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia strongly has condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by an Israeli minister under security protection, reaffirming its categorical...