Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 12th of August, covering the latest developments.
The U.S. has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump told reporters in the American state of Maryland on Tuesday, adding that he had no trust in the Iranian leadership. Iran has yet to respond to the U.S. President. Earlier, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the waterway “would not” reopen while Washington persisted with its naval blockade.
The Zangezur Corridor is not only a transport route, but also a future platform for energy, telecommunications and wider regional integration, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has said in an interview with Azerbaijan State Television. The Zangezur Corridor would connect mainland Azerbaijan with its landlocked exclave of Nakhchivan via highways and railways, as well as electricity lines, fibre-optic cable and energy pipelines.
A fifth consecutive day of attacks on energy infrastructure in the western Libyan city of Zawiya has left large parts of the south of the city without power. Repeated attacks on the Zawiya power station had caused severe damage to the facility, Libya's General Electricity Company said. Strikes on the country's largest oil refinery, located in the city, in recent days have caused huge fires.
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in Middle East first
Lebanon has abolished the death penalty, in an historical first for the Middle East. The country’s Parliament voted to replace death sentences with life imprisonment. Lebanon has not carried out an execution since 2004, but courts have continued to hand down death sentences. International human rights organisations and the European Union praised the decision.
Taiwan has accused China of trying to assert control over areas surround the island, after Beijing announced plans to hold joint military drills with Indonesia near Taiwan's eastern waters later in August. China has said the drills are routine maritime exercises, but Taiwanese officials view them as a move aimed at strengthening Beijing's claim over nearby waters.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelen...
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One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi ...
The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ensure that Moscow abided by the terms of the putative agreement.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
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