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About 454,000 registered as displaced in Lebanon, minister says

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago General

About 454,000 registered as displaced in Lebanon, minister says Lebanon’s social affairs minister, Haneen Sayed, has announced that approximately 454,000 Lebanese people have registered as displaced. "Today, we inspected the preparations at the Sports City in Beirut, and thanks to the great efforts of associations, the Red Cross, and the Beirut Municipality, it will be opened tonight as a shelter for families registered with the Red Cross," Sayed said. "We urge everyone who hasn't registered yet to do so," she added.
Israel kills two in southern Lebanon, bombs Beirut suburbs

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

Israel kills two in southern Lebanon, bombs Beirut suburbs The Lebanese health ministry said that two people were killed in an Israeli air strike on the town of Kfar Rumman, in the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. Meanwhile, the Israeli army has carried out an intense attack on the Haret Hreik neighbourhood in the Beirut suburbs, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The attack came after the Israeli army announced that it had begun attacking targets in the area.
Iran’s Larijani says US soldiers have been taken prisoner

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

Iran’s Larijani says US soldiers have been taken prisoner The head of Iran’s National Security Council says that a number of US soldiers have been captured since the start of the war a week ago. "The Americans claim that they have been killed in action. Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long," he said in a post on X.
West Asia: Debris from aerial interception falls on vehicle in Dubai's Al Barsha area, Pak driver killed

Iran Herald · 3 days ago War

Dubai [UAE], March 8 (ANI): Dubai Media Office has confirmed that debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, resulting in the death of a Pakistani driver. In a post on X, it also shared that authorities had confirmed a minor incident on the facade of a tower in Dubai Marina, with no injuries reported.
Trump tells UK's Starmer he doesn't need aircraft carrier help in Iran war

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

Trump tells UK's Starmer he doesn't need aircraft carrier help in Iran war US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Britain is giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East but that he does not need them in the Iran war. "That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember," he said on Truth Social. "We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!
Trump attends return of first US troops killed in Iran war

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

Trump attends return of first US troops killed in Iran war US President Donald Trump attended the return Saturday of the bodies of the first six US soldiers killed during the escalating war with Iran. Trump, wearing a white "USA" baseball cap and accompanied by several Cabinet members, saluted as each flag-draped case was carried from a military transport plane at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the remains of US troops killed overseas are returned to American soil. The troops were killed last Sunday when a drone struck a key US command centre in Kuwait, a day after the United States and Israel launched a sweeping military campaign against Iran.
Iranian foreign minister says he is in contact with Saudi counterpart

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago Politics

Iranian foreign minister says he is in contact with Saudi counterpart Seyed Abbas Araqchi says ⁠he ⁠is in constant contact with his Saudi counterpart ‌and Saudi officials. In ⁠an interview relayed by his Telegram ‌channel, Saudi officials said they were fully committed to ⁠not letting their territory, ⁠water and airspace be used ⁠for attacks against Iran, Araqchi ⁠said.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards target Haifa oil refinery

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

Iran's Revolutionary Guards target Haifa oil refinery Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that they struck the Haifa refinery with Khaibar Shekan missiles in response to the targeting of the Tehran refinery, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. Israeli media reported that a missile launched from Iran towards southern Israel was intercepted.
Trkiye's tourism city on tenterhooks as fallout from U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran spreads

Iran Herald · 3 days ago Sanctions

by Burak Akinci ANKARA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- In early spring, the streets of Van, a border city in eastern Trkiye, usually buzz with Persian accents. Iranian families stroll past shop windows, couples linger in lakeside cafes, and tour boats drift across the sparkling waters of Lake Van, the country's largest lake and the Middle East's second-largest.
In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame

New York Times Iran · 3 days ago War

The U. S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.
'Obligation to protect our people, country': UAE President meets those injured in recent events amid West Asia tensions

Iran Herald · 3 days ago War

Dubai [UAE], March 8 (ANI): UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nayhan on Friday met five civilians who were injured amid tensions in West Asia and the Gulf region. He underlined that the UAE would continue to protect its people and the country, highlighting that they would emerge stronger than before.
Iranian foreign minister says Trump ‘killed’ Iran’s gesture towards its neighbours

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago Politics

Iranian foreign minister says Trump ‘killed’ Iran’s gesture towards its neighbours “President Pezeshkian expressed openness to de-escalation within our region, provided that our neighbors’ airspace, territory, and waters are not used to attack the Iranian People”, Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on X. The statement came after Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said neighbouring countries would no longer be targeted unless an attack originates from there. Shortly after the president’s statement, Iran was hit with attacks, triggering Tehran's response what it said were US assets in neighbouring Gulf nations.
Larijani: US, Allies Failed to Disintegrate Iran

Tasnim News Agency · 3 days ago Politics

TEHRAN (Tansim) – The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said the US and its allies has failed in accomplishing their plot to disintegrate Iran.
'Trump's week-long misadventure already cost US military $100 Billion': Iranian FM Araghchi

Iran Herald · 3 days ago War

Tehran [Iran], March 8 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Araghchi came down heavily on US President Donald Trump in his latest statement, claiming that the American misadventure has costed American military USD 100 billion, in addition to the lives of soldiers lost. He further added that Iran's openness to de-escalation in the region was 'immediately killed' by Trump's miscalculation of Iranian capabilities.
The Iran war risks sucking in more countries who benefits

Iran Herald · 3 days ago War

What the US and Israel likely envisioned as a short and decisive conflict threatens to spill over other borders perhaps not accidentally In the early hours of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, a certain kind of strategic storytelling almost wrote itself.
The Iran war risks sucking in more countries - who benefits?

Iran Herald · 3 days ago War

What the US and Israel likely envisioned as a short and decisive conflict threatens to spill over other borders - perhaps not accidentally In the early hours of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, a certain kind of strategic storytelling almost wrote itself.
"Over 52,000 Indians travelled safely from Gulf region between March 1-7": MEA

Iran Herald · 3 days ago General

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday shared an update on the evolving situation in West Asia and the Gulf region, noting that more than 52,000 Indians travelled safely from Gulf region to India between March 1-7, 2026 and that a dedicated special control room has been set up to monitor and respond to queries from those affected.
US, Israel strikes hit oil depot in Tehran, report says

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

US, Israel strikes hit oil depot in Tehran, report says US and Israeli strikes hit an oil depot in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state media said, marking the first reported attack on the Islamic Republic's oil infrastructure. "An oil depot in southern Tehran was targeted by the US and Zionist regime," the official IRNA news agency said. The depot was in an area close to a key oil refinery but the agency reported that the refinery's facilities "were not damaged in the military attacks".
Iranian missiles target Israel

Middle East Eye · 3 days ago War

Iranian missiles target Israel Sirens were heard in northern Israel, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as Iranian missiles targeted the area, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The IRGC’s public relations said it had successfully carried out a combined drone and missile attack against US and Israeli targets. It said targets in Haifa were hit with “new solid-fuel ‘Kheibar Shekan’ missiles”, which it said were capable of guided strikes to the point of impact.
One person killed in Dubai by debris from aerial interception, authorities say

Middle East Eye · 4 days ago War

One person killed in Dubai by debris from aerial interception, authorities say One person was killed in Dubai on Saturday after debris from an "aerial interception" fell on a vehicle, authorities said, as Iran continued its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. "Authorities confirm that debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, resulting in the death of an Asian driver," authorities said without providing additional details.

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