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Saudi Naval Chief: Seas Must Be Bridges, Not Battlegrounds

Manama, Bahrain ·

Bahrain is a Gulf island state that hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, and its waters lie in a strategically important region where shipping routes through the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz are closely watched.

Latest stories on the map (last 6 hours)

  1. Reuters: Iranian negotiators still in Doha for talks with mediators to reach an agreement with the US

    Doha, Qatar · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 11 sources

  2. Joint Staff chief receives Italian ambassador in Amman

    Amman, Jordan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  3. Joint Staff chief discusses bilateral cooperation between Jordanian and Italian armed forces

    Amman, Jordan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  4. UAE takes part in the 'Dakar 2026' Youth Olympic Games

    United Arab Emirates · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  5. Exemptions under 4 conditions: new legislation to localise shipbuilding for the energy sector

    Saudi Arabia · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  6. Erbil police arrest two blackmailers who threatened to publish videos of a minor in exchange for ransom

    Erbil, Iraq · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  7. Urgent: government forces take control of Al-Rabou market and Al-Muqatara fort amid heavy clashes

    Lahij Governorate, Yemen · · Clash · Developing · 3 sources

  8. Najaf factory responds to merchants' accusations: we do not import carpets ready-made and make them from scratch

    Najaf, Iraq · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  9. Zain strengthens family and child protection system in cooperation with Jordan River Foundation

    Jordan · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  10. IDCPC Minister to arrive in Pakistan

    Pakistan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  11. Jordan-Libya military cooperation committee discusses joint coordination

    Jordan · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  12. Yemen appoints governors for Al-Bayda and Al-Jawf, which are partly controlled by the Houthis

    Yemen · · Politics · Developing · 2 sources

  13. KPT handles two bulk carriers carrying 101,000 tonnes of fertiliser, wheat: Junaid Anwar Chaudhry

    Karachi, Pakistan · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

  14. Association of Banks: the central bank meets all requests for dollar transfers abroad

    Iraq · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  15. OPEC+ holds December output, and the Kingdom targets 10.478 million barrels per day

    Saudi Arabia · · Energy · Claim · 1 source

  16. Interior Minister: Kirkuk's security receives the government's attention

    Kirkuk, Iraq · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  17. Fake document sparks controversy: Central Bank denies raising travellers' dollar allowance to $3,500

    Baghdad, Iraq · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

  18. Fitch affirms Abu Dhabi at 'AA' with stable outlook on strong fiscal buffers By Investing.com

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · · Economy · Developing · 5 sources

  19. Source: surveillance cameras recorded two Kuwaiti youths trying to save the Moroccan girl before she fell from the seventh floor of the Sameramis hotel

    Cairo, Egypt · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  20. Eastern Province emir chairs board meeting of the beneficiary satisfaction measurement programme

    Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Developing · 2 sources

  21. Largest cocaine seizure in Beirut airport's history

    Beirut, Lebanon · · Security · Developing · 3 sources

  22. Israeli army posts signs warning residents in Quneitra countryside in southern Syria against moving in convoys of more than 3 vehicles

    Quneitra countryside, Syria · · Clash · Claim · 1 source

  23. Fierce battles between government forces and Houthis in Al-Jawf and Lahij

    Lahij, Yemen · · Clash · Confirmed · 4 sources

  24. Iraqi prime minister orders release of white oil quota for Kurdistan Region at subsidised prices

    Kurdistan Region, Iraq · · Energy · Developing · 5 sources

  25. Initial report of Israeli injured in attack in Jordan Valley

    Jordan Valley, Israel · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  26. Netanyahu ally: Trump and Herzog will intervene, push for unity

    Dimona, Israel · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  27. Iran designates UK's Royal Navy, Royal Air Force as

    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Developing · 2 sources

  28. Iran army says any new war with US could be 'longer than previous conflict'

    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 9 sources

  29. Yair Golan warns of renewed confrontation with Iran, calls Netanyahu's leadership 'danger to Israel'

    Israel · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  30. Unidentified objects attack a Qatari gas tanker in the Arabian Gulf

    Arabian Gulf, Iran · · Strike · Confirmed · 18 sources

  31. Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the PKK, moved to a new location on Imrali island

    Imrali Island, Türkiye · · Politics · Confirmed · 6 sources

  32. Yemeni army announces recapture of positions and strategic heights east of Al-Hazm city in al-Jawf

    Al-Hazm, Yemen · · Clash · Confirmed · 13 sources

  33. Child seriously injured after his foot becomes trapped in an olive-pressing machine in Beit Iba, west of Nablus, northern occupied West Bank

    Beit Iba, Palestine · · Disaster · Claim · 1 source

  34. Iran's ambassador to Germany: Europe is worried about the economic repercussions of the aggression after its silence on it

    Iran · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  35. Qatar's deputy prime minister and defence minister meets Syria's defence minister

    Qatar · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  36. Lebanese army destroys about 9,700 square metres of cannabis in Baalbek (photos)

    Baalbek, Lebanon · · Security · Developing · 5 sources

  37. Sudan's Sovereignty Council head receives a security official and they agree to address an important file

    Khartoum, Sudan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  38. M-4 motorway section to be upgraded to six lanes, beautified with green belts: Aleem Khan

    Punjab, Pakistan · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  39. Axios: Iranian negotiators arrive in Doha on Saturday to continue talks

    Doha, Qatar · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 13 sources

  40. Pakistani Students Invited to 19th International Snow Sculpture Contest in China

    Pakistan · · Other · Claim · 1 source

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