Armed conflicts and attacks
Red Sea crisis
28 August 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen
The Houthis confirm the death of Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and an unspecified number of ministers from an Israeli airstrike two days earlier. (AP)
Arts and culture
Archaeologists discover 40 ancient tombs dating back to at least 2,300 years ago at the Mosul Dam reservoir in Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, following lowered water levels from a drought. (Arab News) (Al Jazeera)