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Summary

  • Iran says reviewing 'US views' on ceasefire proposal
  • Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran today as part of US-Iran mediation efforts
  • Iran's newly-created strait authority discloses 'controlled maritime zone'
  • Iran has started rebuilding military industrial base: Report
  • UAE's Gargash slams Iran's Hormuz control plan as 'pipe dream'
  • Dubai Crown Prince approves Dh1.5 billion economic incentives package
  • Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran: Iranian sources
  • 11:32 PM, May 21, 2026

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  • 10:50 PM, May 21, 2026

    Lebanon death toll

  • 9:54 PM, May 21, 2026

    Trump demands Iran's uranium and no tolls on Hormuz ships

  • 9:19 PM, May 21, 2026

    Kuwait to resume international flights

  • 8:39 PM, May 21, 2026

    Watch: Trump says 'negotiating' with Iran 'right now'

  • 8:35 PM, May 21, 2026

    Fake video of strike circulating online

  • 7:53 PM, May 21, 2026

    Rubio hopes Pakistani talks with Iran will advance peace deal

  • 7:52 PM, May 21, 2026

    Rubio denounces Nato refusal to help on Iran ahead of alliance talks

  • 7:21 PM, May 21, 2026

    UN rights chief 'deplores' execution of two more men in Iran

  • 6:48 PM, May 21, 2026

    Opec+ leaders expected to up July oil output target: Reuters

  • 5:56 PM, May 21, 2026

    War risks choking Iran's world-beating cinema, warn directors

  • 4:52 PM, May 21, 2026

    India wants return of stranded ships before sending more to Gulf

  • 4:01 PM, May 21, 2026

    War of words

    quote    Ideally I'd like to see few people killed, as opposed to a lot. We can do it either way.

    US President Donald Trump to reporters

  • 3:35 PM, May 21, 2026

    80 countries took emergency measures in 80 days to support economies: Al Jaber

  • 3:32 PM, May 21, 2026

    Kuwait refers IRGC-linked infiltrators to court

  • 3:26 PM, May 21, 2026

    UAE’s domestic consumption still strong despite tourism slowdown

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    quote    The UAE does not need a new economic model per se, it needs to press hard on the right levers.

    Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism

  • 3:21 PM, May 21, 2026

    School fees strain UAE parents as demand for flexible payments rises: Survey

  • 3:13 PM, May 21, 2026

    Iran World Cup players apply for US visa 

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  • 2:56 PM, May 21, 2026

    14 Indian vessels stranded in Strait of Hormuz: Govt official

  • 2:51 PM, May 21, 2026

    Poland FM requests ban on Israel's Ben-Gvir entering country

  • 2:48 PM, May 21, 2026

    Mourners carry out funerals in Lebanon

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  • 2:34 PM, May 21, 2026

    Dubai Crown Prince approves Dh1.5 billion economic incentives package

  • 2:31 PM, May 21, 2026

    Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran: Iranian sources

  • 2:11 PM, May 21, 2026

    Japanese auto exports to Middle East plunge in April

  • 1:45 PM, May 21, 2026

    Russia says crisis resolvable only by taking account of Iran interests

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  • 1:37 PM, May 21, 2026

    Iran's internet blackout enters 83rd day 

    quote    A free and open internet is central to the protection of life, liberty and public accountability.

    NetBlocks

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  • 1:30 PM, May 21, 2026

    UK firms report slide in activity due to Iran war

  • 1:09 PM, May 21, 2026

    Bahrain sentences man to 5-year jail for filming during Iran war

  • 12:59 PM, May 21, 2026

    UAE's Gargash slams Iran's Hormuz control plan as 'pipe dream'

  • 12:42 PM, May 21, 2026

    Iranian sailors seized off Singapore by US return home: IRNA

  • 12:30 PM, May 21, 2026

    Iran responding to US text: ISNA

  • 12:22 PM, May 21, 2026

    Saudi Arabia to burn more oil for power this summer

  • 12:05 PM, May 21, 2026

    FAO warns of agrifood shock from Hormuz closure

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  • 11:32 AM, May 21, 2026

    Iran FM meets Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi

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  • 11:21 AM, May 21, 2026

    Iran has started rebuilding military industrial base: Report

  • 11:11 AM, May 21, 2026

    Iran's newly-created strait authority discloses 'controlled maritime zone'

  • 11:00 AM, May 21, 2026

    Kuwait warns of explosion sounds due to disposal of explosives

  • 10:43 AM, May 21, 2026

    EasyJet says first-half losses deepen on Mideast war

  • 10:27 AM, May 21, 2026

    Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran today

  • 10:15 AM, May 21, 2026

    Dubai gold prices steady in early trade

  • 10:03 AM, May 21, 2026

    Middle East conflict hits Sri Lanka's tea industry

    quote    Due to higher costs, school absenteeism is on the rise, people are cutting down on meals and some are leaving the plantations looking for better jobs in cities.

    Thangawel Ganeshalingam, convener for the Movement for Plantation People's Land Rights

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  • 9:38 AM, May 21, 2026

    South Koreans released from Israeli custody

  • 9:18 AM, May 21, 2026

    Oil rebounds on Iran peace deal uncertainty

  • 9:05 AM, May 21, 2026

    Iran executes 2 for 'disrupting country's security'

  • 8:52 AM, May 21, 2026

    Did Dubai pay to show normalcy during war? Influencers say 'no'

  • 8:31 AM, May 21, 2026

    Airlines cancel flights in response to war

  • 7:59 AM, May 21, 2026

    Protests against 'forever wars', gas prices outside US Capitol

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  • 7:38 AM, May 21, 2026

    Asian stocks surge on Iran hopes

  • 7:31 AM, May 21, 2026

    Day 44 of ceasefire: Will the truce last for few more days?

  • 7:31 AM, May 21, 2026

    Iran reviewing 'US views' on ceasefire