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Journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted of ‘spreading false information’, says press monitor
ByAnna Betts and agencies April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

Committee to Protect Journalists says Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was found innocent after 52 days in detentionMiddle East crisis – live updatesA Kuwaiti-American journalist, who had been detained in Kuwait, has been acquitted, according to the Committee to Pro…

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Trump’s war has backfired spectacularly: Iran is now more influential than ever | Fawaz Gerges
ByFawaz Gerges April 23, 2026

Tehran has shown that its grip over the strait of Hormuz is its most potent deterrent – arguably more consequential than its now defunct nuclear programmeFawaz Gerges is professor of international relations at the London School of EconomicsDonald Trump…

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Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist draws international condemnation
ByPeter Beaumont April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

Lebanese PM calls attack that killed Amal Khalil a ‘war crime’, with rescuers attempting to free her also targetedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s killing of a prominent Lebanese journalist in a double-tap strike has been greeted with internat…

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Footage purportedly shows Iranian forces seize two vessels in the strait of Hormuz – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian April 23, 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released footage purportedly showing its forces seizing two vessels in the strait of Hormuz and escorting them to Iranian shores. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said the two ships attempted ‘to exit the strait of Ho…

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‘Tehran tollbooth’: what is Iran demanding and what would it mean for oil prices?
ByJillian Ambrose and Tom Knowles April 23, 2026

Iran’s plan to extract a $2m payment from tankers using the strait of Hormuz could raise costs for years to comeA second round of peace talks between the US and Iran has begun amid renewed attacks on oil tankers in the strait of Hormuz and a US blockad…

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‘We’re attached to this land like a tree is rooted in soil’: unexpectedly timely exhibition speaks up for the people of south Lebanon
ByYassin El-Moudden April 23, 2026

While the population of southern Lebanon have sometimes felt abandoned by their own state, a show in London told their stories and celebrated their resistanceIn one room of London’s Palestine House, a large screen plays looped news footage from souther…

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US forces board vessel in Indian Ocean – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

This blog is now closed. For the latest Middle East news, see our full report hereThe Pentagon abruptly announced that the secretary of the US navy, John Phelan, would be leaving his job yesterday. No reason was given for the unexpected departure of th…

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Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
ByLauren Almeida April 23, 2026

There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around worldThe number of billionaires in the world could reach nearly 4,000 by 2031, figures suggest, as the super-rich accumulate wealth at an accel…

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Israeli strike kills journalist after ongoing attacks blocked rescuers, Lebanon says
ByReuters April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Amal Khalil had been buried in rubble after an Israeli strike that also injured another journalist, Zeinab Faraj Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist on Wednesday after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was …

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‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says
ByOliver Holmes and agencies April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Iranian forces seize two ships in critical waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain separate blockadesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate b…

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