Middle East

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam defended the talks with Israel that were held at the Pentagon on May 29, 2026.

The United States Department of Justice announced on Thursday, May 28, 2026, that it had issued an indictment against an Iraqi-Iranian dual national identified as Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi.

Several trading sources, who requested anonymity, told Reuters that exports of India’s premium Basmati rice, whose major markets include Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq, declined by 7 percent during the first four months of the year.

The official news agency of Bahrain reported that a court in the country sentenced nine defendants to life imprisonment and two others to three years in prison.

Israeli intelligence officials warned on Thursday, May 21, that the Islamic Republic may be planning a surprise attack using missiles and drones against Gulf countries and Israel.

Tommy Pigott, spokesperson for the U.S.

According to the published warning, the order applies to the villages and areas of Toul, Nabatieh al-Tahta, Habboush, Al-Bazourieh, Tayr Debba, Kfar Houneh, Ain Qana, Labaya, Jibchit, Al-Shahabiya, Burj al-Shamali in Tyre, and Houmine al-Fawqa — areas largely located

Nawaf Salam, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, said on Sunday (March 22) that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is in charge of Hezbollah’s operations in its ongoing war with Israel.

On Monday, May 18, Oman condemned the drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region of the United Arab Emirates, and expressed solidarity with Abu Dhabi in measures taken to preserve its security and territorial integrity.

Flight cancellations, postponed travel plans, and rising uncertainty have cast a dark shadow over the Middle East’s tourism industry, which in recent years had become one of the world’s most popular travel destinations.