MENA OSINT

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The US says it has redirected 59 vessels since reinstating its blockade on Iranian ports.

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Israeli forces detained Palestinian journalist Mohammed Awad, who has worked with outlets including AFP, in the latest arrest of a reporter in the occupied West Bank.

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A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in Yalova province in northwestern Turkey.

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Spain is witnessing a rare total solar eclipse, with the Moon completely blocking the Sun.

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Putin warns that Russia will promptly retaliate if any Western country seizes Russian commercial vessels.

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The US is directing its Middle East embassies to prepare for reduced staffing amid rising fears of renewed conflict with Iran.

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Heavy Ukrainian drone attacks have targeted the Russian port city of Novorossiysk, with multiple explosions reported.

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An American Airlines Boeing 737 suffered an engine fire after a bird strike during takeoff from Myrtle Beach. The pilot declared a mayday before landing safely with all 181 passengers aboard.

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Trump says the plane he took after his secret military flight from Türkiye last month faced greater risks.

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The Washington Post reports Trump secretly left Turkey on a military aircraft last month after a credible Iranian assassination threat, despite publicly saying he was aboard Air Force One.

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Colombia’s earthquake death toll has risen to at least 224, with around 3,000 people still missing and hundreds injured.

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The US military says a US helicopter fired on a ship attempting to break the blockade of Iranian ports.

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At least 18 people were killed in northern Egypt when two pickup trucks carrying agricultural day laborers collided. Many of the victims were aged 13 to 14.

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Israeli artillery targeted the town of Kafr Roumman in southern Lebanon.

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Lebanon’s military says it intercepted a shipment containing 1.2 million Captagon pills before it could be sent abroad.

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The US is set to host another round of Israel Lebanon talks in Rome in early September, a State Department official says.

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Syria’s former President Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death by a Syrian court. He currently resides in Russia after fleeing the country.

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Iranian-backed Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at a Yemeni commercial vessel in the Bab el Mandab, killing four sailors, including three Pakistanis and one Indonesian.

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A Panama flagged ship was fired upon by US forces while attempting to bypass the American blockade of Iranian ports.

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President Trump says Iran has privately accepted a deal but refuses to acknowledge it publicly.

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President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz has been fully cleared of mines.