Middle East

US warship makes Israel port visit amid Iran tensions

Syrian government, Kurds agree on integration deal, US hails ‘historic milestone’

Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces queuing to settle their status with the Syrian government in Raqqa, Syria, on Jan 27.

EU expected to put Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on ‘terrorist list’

The EU's foreign policy chief said the step puts the Revolutionary Guards on the same level as jihadist groups such as Al-Qaeda.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 29, 2026

A US official on Jan 28 put the total number of US ships in the Middle East at 10.

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Trump’s Middle East armada aims to exert maximum pressure on Iran’s regime

A US naval strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said on Jan 26, 2026, as Washington pressures Iran. PHOTO: AFP

Trump says US won't help Iraq if it picks Maliki as prime minister

FILE PHOTO: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

US aircraft carrier enters Middle East region as Iran warns against attack

USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Pacific Ocean, on Jan 8, 2022.

Top Chinese officials hold talks with OIC secretary general

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

From Greenland to Ukraine, Trump’s centralised diplomacy creates whiplash for allies

Recent moves by the Trump administration appear to have been driven solely by Mr Trump and a small group of close aides.

Airlines reroute, cancel flights as tensions ramp up over Iran

A passenger waits in departures as a British Airways plane lands at London Heathrow airport, London, Britain, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

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