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Trump Says Iran Talks Are Under Way as Tehran Rejects a US 15-Point Plan Sent via Pakistan Trump Maintains Assertions of Engaging 'The Right People' in Iran Negotiations

Trump Maintains Assertions of Engaging 'The Right People' in Iran Negotiations

Trump Says Iran Talks Are Under Way as Tehran Rejects a US 15-Point Plan Sent via Pakistan

Yemen Herald News March 25, 2026

Washington's proposal asked Iran to decommission Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, keep the Strait of Hormuz open and...

Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich Calls for Annexing Southern Lebanon up to the Litani Schematic map of southern Lebanon showing the Litani River marked as a proposed new border, the current Israel-Lebanon border, the area between them shaded, and the Lebanese and Israeli flags

Schematic map of southern Lebanon showing the Litani River marked as a proposed new border, the current Israel-Lebanon border, the area between them shaded, and the Lebanese and Israeli flags

Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich Calls for Annexing Southern Lebanon up to the Litani

Yemen Herald News March 23, 2026

Bezalel Smotrich said in a March 2026 radio interview that the Litani River should become Israel’s new...

Flash Floods Kill Five in Oman as Vehicles Are Swept Into Wadis at Barka and Al-Maawil Editorial illustration: rain falling over the Hajar mountains in Oman with a wadi in full flood, a car half-submerged and being carried by the current, and a hazard warning triangle beside the Omani flag

Editorial illustration: rain falling over the Hajar mountains in Oman with a wadi in full flood, a car half-submerged and being carried by the current, and a hazard warning triangle beside the Omani flag

Flash Floods Kill Five in Oman as Vehicles Are Swept Into Wadis at Barka and Al-Maawil

Yemen Herald News March 23, 2026

At least five people died in flash floods in Oman's South Al Batinah governorate after vehicles were...

All Six Crew Killed in US KC-135 Tanker Crash in Western Iraq Illustration of a KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft in silhouette with its boom extended above a desert horizon, with six commemorative stars below

Illustration of a KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft in silhouette with its boom extended above a desert horizon, with six commemorative stars below

All Six Crew Killed in US KC-135 Tanker Crash in Western Iraq

Yemen Herald News March 23, 2026

US Central Command confirmed all six crew aboard a KC-135 refuelling aircraft died when it went down...

Bahrain Says Its Air Defences Intercepted 145 Missiles and 246 Drones Illustration of an air defence battery with radar arcs tracking incoming red missile trajectories and blue interceptors, beside the flag of Bahrain

Illustration of an air defence battery with radar arcs tracking incoming red missile trajectories and blue interceptors, beside the flag of Bahrain

Bahrain Says Its Air Defences Intercepted 145 Missiles and 246 Drones

Yemen Herald News March 23, 2026

The Bahrain Defence Force said its air defences destroyed 145 missiles and 246 drones aimed at the...

UAE Air Defences Intercepted Four Ballistic Missiles and 25 Drones on 22 March 2026 Illustration of UAE air defences intercepting incoming missiles and drones, with a tally of four ballistic missiles and 25 drones and the flag of the United Arab Emirates.

Illustration of UAE air defences intercepting incoming missiles and drones, with a tally of four ballistic missiles and 25 drones and the flag of the United Arab Emirates.

UAE Air Defences Intercepted Four Ballistic Missiles and 25 Drones on 22 March 2026

Yemen Herald News March 23, 2026

UAE air defences destroyed four ballistic missiles and 25 drones launched from Iran on 22 March 2026,...

Qatar Blames Technical Malfunction for Military Helicopter Crash That Killed Seven Illustration of a military helicopter descending toward the sea with a smoke trail, a dashed descent path and impact rings on the water, beside the flag of Qatar

Illustration of a military helicopter descending toward the sea with a smoke trail, a dashed descent path and impact rings on the water, beside the flag of Qatar

Qatar Blames Technical Malfunction for Military Helicopter Crash That Killed Seven

Yemen Herald News March 23, 2026

A Qatari armed forces helicopter crashed in territorial waters on 22 March 2026, killing all seven on...

Qatar Intercepts Two Waves of Missiles Over Doha and Evacuates Central Districts Editorial illustration of missiles being intercepted above a city skyline beside the flag of Qatar, with residents evacuating

Editorial illustration of missiles being intercepted above a city skyline beside the flag of Qatar, with residents evacuating

Qatar Intercepts Two Waves of Missiles Over Doha and Evacuates Central Districts

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

Qatar's air defences intercepted missiles in two waves during a March 2026 night, and the interior ministry...

How Seven Arab States Founded the Arab League in Cairo in March 1945 Illustration of seven delegates seated around a round table in Cairo with a signed charter and seal, marking the founding of the Arab League on 22 March 1945

Illustration of seven delegates seated around a round table in Cairo with a signed charter and seal, marking the founding of the Arab League on 22 March 1945

How Seven Arab States Founded the Arab League in Cairo in March 1945

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

On 22 March 1945 delegates in Cairo signed the Pact of the League of Arab States, creating...

Iranian Missiles Hit Dimona and Arad, Injuring Close to 200 as Israeli Defences Missed Two Emergency responders at a damaged residential building in southern Israel after an Iranian missile strike

Emergency responders at a damaged residential building in southern Israel after an Iranian missile strike

Iranian Missiles Hit Dimona and Arad, Injuring Close to 200 as Israeli Defences Missed Two

Yemen Herald News March 22, 2026

Iranian missiles hit Dimona and Arad on 21 March 2026, injuring close to 200 people. Israeli air...