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The drones the UK is considering deploying to the Middle East
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (1166+ words) By Miriam Kuepper, news reporter Sunday 15 March 2026 17:21, UK The UK military is considering the deployment of two drone types to the Middle East after the US asked allies for help to secure a key shipping lane in the region, it…...
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC given fan ban and €20,000 fine by UEFA for 'racist' chanting
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (407+ words) Wednesday 17 December 2025 19:39, UK Maccabi Tel Aviv, whose supporters were controversially excluded from a match at Aston Villa last month, have been given a suspended one-match away fan ban by'UEFA'for behaviour it called "racist and/or discriminatory". The Israeli club was…...
Government looks utterly weak on Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban - and Tories have smelt blood
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (819+ words) Ministers say they want Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend the match in Birmingham next month - but their progress on resolving the issue has been slow, and the Tories have pounced. Sunday 19 October 2025 16:34, UK Government ministers have been outspoken and…...
Why are Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from Aston Villa match - and has this happened before?
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1199+ words) While banning fans from away matches is not unprecedented, a fallout of this magnitude is. Here we explain why Maccabi fans have been banned from the Villa match and look and when and why these bans have happened before. Friday…...
Middle East latest: Gaza aid airdrops a 'smokescreen' and 'distraction', says UN agency chief
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1407+ words) With the spotlight on dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza, pressure is growing on the PM to follow France and recognise Palestinian statehood. It comes as a charity warns of an "unconscionable" lack of food and water in the territory, where…...
Middle East latest: White House admits strikes in Gaza and Syria caught Trump 'off guard' - as he warns Iran
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1779+ words) Tuesday 22 July 2025 08:30, UK The UK will consider taking further action against Israel if there is no ceasefire in Gaza, the foreign secretary has told Sky News." "We will consider other acts with partners in the coming weeks if we do…...
Middle East latest: UK calls for 'viable pathway to Palestinian state' - as Lammy condemns 'inhumane' Gaza aid scheme
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (967+ words) Monday 21 July 2025 19:44, UK A charity director based in Deir al-Balah has said the food situation in Gaza is "absolutely desperate" and "the worst its ever been". Rachael Cummings, humanitarian director for Save The Children, has been based in the Strip…...
Middle East latest: Israeli military launch ground assault on central Gaza city of Deir al Balah, charity says
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1554+ words) Monday 21 July 2025 14:12, UK Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says that over 59,000 people have been killed since the war began. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry says 59,029 people have been killed and over 142,135 injured since 7 October 2023, when Hamas carried out their…...
Middle East latest: Syrian government forces deploy after clashes in southern city
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (892+ words) Saturday 19 July 2025 14:00, UK An eruption of violence in Syria this week entangled government forces, Bedouin tribes, the Druze religious minority and neighboring Israel. It highlighted just how combustible the country remains seven months after its authoritarian leader, Bashar Assad, was…...
Middle East live: 'MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA,' Trump posts - as dozens killed in Israeli strike on Tehran prison
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (661+ words) Donald Trump posts: "MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA! GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!" But it remains unclear how close a ceasefire is. Elsewhere in the region, at least 71 people are said to have been killed in an Iranian prison after an…...