Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Pasteur Institute of Iran sustains heavy damage in Israeli–U.S. strikes. (The Telegraph)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the Dubai government dismisses any reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted the Oracle data center and says it's false. (The Caspian Post) (Gulf News)
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
Minor damage is reported near the Kizad area in Abu Dhabi after the United Arab Emirates air defenses successfully intercepts an Iranian missile. (Khaleej Times)
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. (AA)
The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, which was inaugurated earlier this year, is hit by Israeli–U.S. airstrikes. Eight people are killed and 95 others are injured. (Reuters via The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Kenya reports at least 16 Kenyans are missing after being recruited to fight for the Russian military in Ukraine, while 38 others are currently in Russian hospitals in unknown conditions as they are under restricted access. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the men were offered a US$2,700 monthly salary by Russian agents for joining the war. (BBC News)
A Russian Antonov An-72 is destroyed in a Ukrainian airstrike on Kirovske Air Base in Kirovske Raion, Russian-occupied Crimea. (The Kyiv Independent)
Sudanese civil war
Two Rapid Support Forces drones hit the Al-Jabalain hospital in White Nile State killing 10, including seven medical staff. (Xinhua)
Aftermath of the Battle of Khartoum
The United Nations reopens their headquarters in Khartoum for the first time since 2023 after it was relocated to Port Sudan following the outbreak of the war in mid-April 2023. (Sudan Tribune)
Arts and culture
Religion in the United Arab Emirates
Dubai moves worship services at churches, temples, and gurdwaras online or suspend in-person services due to the Iran war. (Gulf Business)