Middle East
An oil tanker in the Red Sea. (Photo: AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
The damage on the roof of Abha airport in the popular mountain resort in the southwest of Saudi Arabia, June 13, 2019. (AFP)
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem appears on a screen during an Ashoura ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 17, 2026. (AP)
Vessels transiting through the Gulf of Oman are pictured off the coast of Muscat on July 25, 2026.
A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. (AFP)
An Iranian-made drone is displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. (AFP)
Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel where the army says the body of soldier Hadar Goldin was held in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Dec. 8, 2025.
The flags of Saudi Arabia (right), Qatar (middle) and Jordan. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
CENTCOM Says 35 Vessels Redirected as Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed
Armed protesters brandish their weapons and placards during a demonstration against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa on July 31, 2026. (AFP)
A general view of the U.S. embassies in Amman, Jordan (L) and Baghdad, Iraq (R). (AP)
Boats sail past the Kuwait Towers as pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026. (AFP)
Palestinian artists paint a mural depicting football player Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag in Gaza City on May 13, 2026. (AFP)
Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of two Israeli hostages in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on Feb. 22, 2025. (AFP)
Representatives from 43 countries attending the establishing meeting of the Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance in Riyadh, KSA. (KSA Defense Ministry)
