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12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (943+ words) Food rationing. Broken plumbing. Moldy showers. And even sailors attempting to jump overboard. Those are some of the stark challenges being reported in recent weeks aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln — a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier carrying approximately 5,000 troops that has…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago   (478+ words) The United States Navy has dispatched the forward-deployed supercarrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) to the Middle East, with preparations now underway. The warship departed its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, on May 23, 2026, and is currently the only aircraft carrier available that…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (834+ words) US energy secretary Chris Wright claims almost nine million barrels per day, but the companies that track vessel movements say at best, it is about half this volume. The amount of crude leaving the Middle East via the narrow chokepoint…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (606+ words) The longer-than-expected closure of the Strait of Hormuz means that some part of the oil production in the Middle East will remain shut in through the end of next year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its latest Short-Term…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (348+ words) Israelis hold a ceremony on July 2 to mark 1000 days since the deadly Oct 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack from Gaza, in a public square which came to be known as 'hostage square' in Tel Aviv, Israel, Published Aug 13, 2026, 04:52 AM TEL AVIV - The Tel…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (584+ words) The U.S.-Iran conflict continues to escalate, and it is hard for me not to feel a centrifugal force pulling me toward the Middle East. The Israel Defense Forces are providing tightly controlled tours of Gaza for these journalists which then…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (316+ words) Oil flows from the Middle East have normalized, with Sunday traffic alone above pre-conflict averages, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Tuesday in a claim that appears not to be backed by ship-tracking data. He went on to add…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1738+ words) • Maritime threats: Yemen has accused Iran-backed Houthis of killing six people in a “double-tap” strike on a commercial vessel in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Elsewhere, a UK maritime monitor reported an incident involving a container ship and military forces in…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (163+ words) BEIRUT: Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday (Aug 11) abolished the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally end the practice. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004, but sentences were still being issued, the... Lebanon…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (380+ words) Find the weak links In a landmark decision for the region, Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. The announcement was made by…...