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Iran-related talks stall as reports of an U.S. strike and CIA advice offset a 4% oil-price drop driven by hopes for a deal.
Google News – Iran
Yemen's health ministry spokesman says casualties attributed to Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours include 17 deaths and 59 injuries, most of them children.
المسيرة · Tasnim · Fars News +2
Lebanon ON reports that Qatar's prime minister and Nawaf Salam spoke by phone about reducing escalation and supporting Lebanon's stability.
أخبار جوجل – لبنان · أخبار جوجل – قطر
Bangladesh Navy and US Navy open CARAT Bangladesh 2026 with a ceremony in Chattogram.
CENTCOM
Press TV reports from Gaza City that Palestinians view the Balfour Declaration as a cause of their current situation.
Press TV
TWZ publishes an article discussing the hypothetical possibility of a nuclear strike on Iran.
Google News – Iran
The report says U.S. influencer Ms Rachel is leading a campaign to boycott celebrities and leaders the campaign describes as silent about Gaza.
أخبار جوجل – غزة
Yemen’s reshuffle names Salem al-Awlaki to information, Akram al-Amiri to civil service and insurance, and Ahmed al-Awlaki to local administration.
وكالة الأناضول · القدس العربي
Ahmad Tibi urges Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to work with Arab parties to form a minority government and end Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
Middle East Eye
Former Israeli military press staffer Ayelet Kroizer says she manipulated information released to the media about Palestinians in Gaza.
Anadolu Agency
Israeli opposition figures meet to support Gadi Eisenkot, while Benjamin Netanyahu says voters chose him.
Google News – Israel
Garry Tan of Y Combinator says on Walter Isaacson’s podcast that he spends up to $200,000 a year on tokens for AI agents.
TechCrunch AI
The UN humanitarian office says attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank reached a new high in October 2026.
Press TV · Anadolu Agency · Google News – Israel +2
Jury selection begins at Guantanamo Bay in its first death-penalty case, involving a Saudi man charged with the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 US sailors.
New York Times – Middle East · Al-Monitor · القدس العربي
ADNOC, OpenAI and G42 sign a multi-year AI partnership at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi; the report says ADNOC will be the first energy company to use OpenAI's platform.
Google News – UAE · سكاي نيوز عربية · Google News – Lebanon +1
Iran says its proposal can be implemented within two days and presents Washington with two options concerning the Strait of Hormuz.
أخبار جوجل – إيران · Google News – Iran · القدس العربي +8
Akhbar 24 reports that Yemeni aircraft carried out two airstrikes on vehicles belonging to Ansar Allah in Taiz.
أخبار جوجل – اليمن الحوثي
Mexico's embassy urges its citizens to avoid nonessential travel to Saudi Arabia and advises Mexicans living in or transiting through the country to remain alert.
Anadolu Agency · Google News – Saudi Arabia
Iran International, citing The Wall Street Journal, reports that Arab states warned Iran of individual or collective retaliation over attacks.
Google News – Saudi Arabia · Google News – Iran
The UAE head of state and the Russian president discuss bilateral relations, the UAE foreign ministry says.
Google News – UAE
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has presented its plan to mediators and says the United States must choose between diplomacy and war.
Press TV
Bloomberg reports that gold holds its biggest jump in two months amid hopes for a peace deal with Iran.
Google News – Iran
Russia describes signs of possible new military action against Iran as “extremely alarming.”
Google News – Iran
China sends special envoys to the Middle East, according to a news report.
Google News – Red Sea Hormuz shipping · Google News – Saudi Arabia
United Against Nuclear Iran says Iranian LPG carriers can pass the US Navy blockade, but rarely.
Google News – Iran
Vietnam.vn reports that Islamic State has intensified plans to attack Israel since the Gaza conflict began.
أخبار جوجل – غزة · أخبار جوجل – إسرائيل
The UAE embassy in Beijing meets Wang Weizhong, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China Guangdong Provincial Committee.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات
Vietnam.vn reports that the withdrawal of United Nations forces from Lebanon could create what it calls a “security vacuum.”
أخبار جوجل – لبنان
Haaretz argues that Israeli politicians are shifting responsibility for oversight of the military’s use of force to the IDF.
Haaretz
Haaretz publishes an opinion article discussing the role of the IDF in Israeli democracy.
Google News – Israel
The UAE announces higher oil exports after leaving OPEC, despite reported effects of the Iran war.
أخبار جوجل – الإمارات · أخبار جوجل – إيران
A Yemen Monitor report discusses petroleum products as a source of revenue for Ansar Allah, alongside complaints about gasoline described as contaminated and airstrikes.
أخبار جوجل – اليمن الحوثي
Asharq Al-Awsat characterizes Saudi Arabia as seeking to protect Yemeni lives.
أخبار جوجل – السعودية
An Asharq Al-Awsat headline frames Iran between what it calls the “Samson option” and diplomacy associated with the Mecca Agreement.
أخبار جوجل – إيران
A report focuses on Libya’s central bank and armed convoys.
أخبار جوجل – ليبيا
A Britannica overview titled “2026 Iran war” covers oil, the United States, Israel and the Strait of Hormuz.
Google News – Israel
SBS reports from Beirut on Lebanon-Syria relations and concerns about a renewed war.
أخبار جوجل – سوريا · أخبار جوجل – لبنان
Hezbollah says it opposes negotiations with Israel.
Google News – Lebanon
The Jerusalem Post’s live updates follow Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu in the race to reach 61 Knesset seats in Israel’s 2026 election.
Google News – Israel
Elnashra publishes an article asking what Syria seeks from Lebanon and what Lebanon can achieve.
أخبار جوجل – لبنان