Saturday

Casualties of the Gaza war

Gaza peace plan

2026 Lebanon war

United States embassies in the Middle East warn Americans to depart the region amidst fears of a potential escalation in the war. (AFP via Arab News)

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. (Al Jazeera)

The Washington Post reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a request by former U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to transfer an Iron Dome system from the U.S. to Ukraine. (Haaretz)

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says an overnight Russian missile attack has killed at least nine people and injured 24 others, while damaging buildings and causing fires across several districts of the Ukrainian capital. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials. (BBC News)

Sudan and Egypt reaches an agreement on a 16-month plan to rehabilitate the Jebel Aulia Dam south of Khartoum, Sudan, including the construction of a temporary bridge, after the dam was damaged in November 2023 during shelling by the Rapid Support Forces. (Sudan Tribune)

A truck bomb explodes beside a police station in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, injuring eight police officers and three civilians. (AFP via France 24)

The Arba'in Shia Islam pilgrimage in Iraq is held amidst the Iran war, with Iranian pilgrims attending the event. (Al-Monitor)

All ten climbers, including Nirmal Purja, are confirmed deceased after an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30. (Al Jazeera)

At least three people are killed and 15 others are injured in an explosion at a coffeehouse in Moscow, Russia. (CNN)

Amidst a heat wave reported by the Sudan Meteorological Authority [de] in Sudan's Red Sea State, protesters block parts of the main highway connecting Port Sudan and Khartoum in Suakin and Jubayt over severe power cuts. (Sudan Tribune)

Moroccan security forces clash with hundreds of migrants as they attempt to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several Moroccan security personnel are reportedly injured while more than 50 migrants are detained. (Yeni Safak)

The U.S. FBI opens an investigation after the U.S. state of Michigan reports a cyberattack on its water systems, including whether Iran was behind the cyberattack, a day after Minnesota reported a similar breach. (Al Jazeera) (ABC News)

UEFA gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino an ultimatum to resign or face an emergency no-confidence vote following Infantino's plan to sell stakes in FIFA Forward Enterprise, which he has rescinded amidst backlash. (BBC Sport) (The Telegraph)