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  1. May 2026

  2. Citizen Digital

    … The UAE became the first Gulf country, alongside Bahrain, to recognise Israel in 2020 under the US-mediated Abraham Accords. …

    How the Mideast war brought UAE, Israel closer together

  3. The Standard

    … Among the nations that closed their airspaces are United Arab Emirates, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.US President Donald Trump after the launch of the joint attacks said that they decided to attack Iran over its stance on nuclear negotiations and missile programs …

    KQ resumes flights to and from Dubai after two months

  4. Citizen Digital

    … Economics, politics and regional diplomatic rivalries are likely to get in the way, however , experts told AFP. - New pipelines difficult -While Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain have no coastline outside the Gulf and no alternative to the strait for seabound oil and gas, Saudi Arabia an …

    Gulf countries' plans to bypass Hormuz still far off, experts warn
Sport

Kenya cricket captain hopes bilateral series aids World Cup push

The News

Kenya national cricket team captain Dhiren Gondaria said the Men's T20 International and 50-over Bilateral Series against Bahrain, which concluded at Nairobi Gymkhana, was a golden opportunity to return the country to world cricket after an 18-month gap without international fixtures. Gondaria said the series has motivated the team ahead of the forthcoming Challenge League in Qatar and the T20 World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in 2028.

6 August 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 6 August

  1. Kenya cricket captain hopes bilateral series aids World Cup push

    Kenya national cricket team captain Dhiren Gondaria said the Men's T20 International and 50-over Bilateral Series against Bahrain, which concluded at Nairobi Gymkhana, was a golden opportunity to return the country to world cricket after an 18-month gap without international fixtures. Gondaria said the series has motivated the team ahead of the forthcoming Challenge League in Qatar and the T20 World Cup in New Zealand and Australia in 2028.

    6 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 5 August

  1. Kenya cricket captain hopeful after Bahrain bilateral series

    Kenya national cricket team captain Dhiren Gondaria says the Men's T20 International and 50 Overs Bilateral Series against Bahrain at the Nairobi Gymkhana was a valuable opportunity after 18 months without international matches of that caliber, and the team has identified batting as an area needing improvement ahead of the Challenge League in Qatar and the 2028 T20 World Cup.

    5 August 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 4 August

  1. Cricket Kenya chief calls for stakeholder support to revive sport

    Cricket Kenya Chairperson Bhavesh Gohil has appealed to stakeholders and fans to support efforts to restore the sport to its former glory, saying revival requires collective effort from Kenyans and emphasizing the need to return the team to the global stage.

    4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 2 August

  1. Kenya wins second T20I match by one wicket against Bahrain

    Kenya bounced back from a first-match draw to beat Bahrain by one wicket in the second T20 International match of a 2-match series at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground. Bahrain's Fiaz Ahmed scored 88 and 65 runs across the matches, but Kenya's chase succeeded despite falling short in the opening encounter.

    2 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 30 July

  1. F1 season to finish in Europe if Gulf races cancelled

    Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali said the season will finish in Europe if planned races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are cancelled due to the Middle East war. F1 will decide by mid-September whether to proceed with the races in Qatar (November 29) and Abu Dhabi (December 6), after the Bahrain Grand Prix was scrapped and rescheduled to Malaysia on October 4 earlier in the season.

    30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 29 July

  1. Netanyahu meets Trump at White House over Iran war

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Tuesday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began in late February. The closed-door meeting, described by the White House as "positive and productive," lasted about an hour and a half and was dominated by discussion of the conflict, which is currently paused as Washington seeks to give negotiations a chance.

    29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 28 July

  1. Netanyahu meets Trump at White House amid Iran war disagreement

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the Iran war began in late February, with the war expected to dominate discussions despite public disagreements between the two leaders.

    28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 25 July

  1. Malaysia explores hosting F1 Grand Prix as Middle East races threatened

    Malaysia's government is conducting a feasibility study to host a Formula One Grand Prix later in 2026, potentially at Sepang, as a replacement for races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia cancelled due to ongoing Middle East conflict. The youth and sports minister said they were "actively conducting discussions and assessing the proposal."

    25 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 24 July

  1. Israel calls Saudi normalization historic step toward Mideast peace

    Netanyahu's office stated that Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords would represent a historic advancement for Middle East peace, following a US-Saudi nuclear deal that President Trump said would be conditional on Saudi normalization with Israel.

    24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 23 July

  1. Developer launches Sh2 billion serviced apartments in Gigiri

    Kenyan entrepreneur Mohamed Bishar has launched the Silva Gigiri project, a Sh2 billion serviced apartments development along UN Crescent targeting UN personnel, expatriates, diplomats and professionals, expected to take 30–36 months to completion. The developer has partnered with Bahrain-based Gulf Hotels Group to manage hospitality operations once construction is complete.

    23 July 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Trump warns of imminent US strikes on Iran nuclear site

    President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US is far from finished with Iran and warned the next military target could be Pickaxe Mountain, a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz where Western intelligence suspects Iran is building an undeclared enrichment facility. Trump estimated it would take Iran more than 20 years to rebuild from current damage.

    22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Iran attacks US military assets amid widening Middle East conflict

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf on Tuesday and warned of "more decisive and powerful" attacks to come, as Houthi rebels in Yemen blockaded Saudi ports and the conflict threatened to widen. The strikes followed US attacks on Iranian military positions and deaths of at least three US soldiers in recent days.

    21 July 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 19 July

  1. US completes eighth night of strikes on Iran

    The U.S. carried out an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another went missing following an Iranian attack. The strikes, directed by President Donald Trump, targeted Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

    19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. US carries out strikes on Iran after military deaths

    The US carried out airstrikes on Sunday aimed to "punish" Iran over the first US military deaths since renewed hostilities, with the Iranian army announcing it targeted two US bases in Kuwait in response. A preliminary deal aimed at ending the war has collapsed as the two sides fight over the Strait of Hormuz, with 16 confirmed US military fatalities since strikes began on February 28.

    19 July 2026 · The Standard →

  3. Iran strikes power, water plants in Kuwait and Bahrain

    Iran attacked a power and water plant in Kuwait on Sunday, causing a fire, marking the third attack on such facilities in as many days and the second in two days, according to Kuwaiti authorities. Bahrain also reported Iranian attacks on civilian sites, with tensions between Iran and the US escalating over the Strait of Hormuz.

    19 July 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 18 July

  1. US and Iran escalate strikes despite recent peace accord

    The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, with Tehran claiming it targeted American assets across the region and accusing US forces of hitting civilian infrastructure including an airport, railway station, and bridges; Iranian state media reported at least eight dead and 20 wounded. This represents the biggest escalation since the two countries returned to outright war a month after agreeing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their conflict.

    18 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. US and Iran escalate military strikes for seventh night

    Bombing intensified in the Middle East for the seventh consecutive night, with Iran threatening a "full-scale offensive" and hitting several US military sites in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain in response to American strikes. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz and said they "stopped" four ships transiting the waterway, though the US military denied the tanker claims.

    18 July 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 16 July

  1. US, Iran trade military strikes over Gulf waters

    The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday amid renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz, a month after a preliminary peace deal was signed to end the conflict that broke out in late February.

    16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. US launches strikes on Iran after reimposing naval blockade

    The United States launched a wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade, resuming fighting nearly a month after both sides had signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending Middle East conflict. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, while US President Donald Trump threatened to expand strikes next week to hit power plants and bridges unless Tehran returns to negotiations.

    16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 14 July

  1. US launches third night of strikes on Iran

    The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran, hitting targets including Bushehr and Bandar Abbas, as President Trump planned to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on Strait of Hormuz cargo. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded by firing missiles and drones at Bahrain, targeting a US forces residential building and other facilities.

    14 July 2026 · The Standard →

  2. US launches third round of strikes on Iran

    The United States launched a third round of strikes on Iran, hitting port cities including Bushehr (home to Iran's only civilian nuclear power plant), Abadan, Mahshahr, and Bandar Abbas, as President Trump reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports. Netanyahu vowed Israel would strike decisively if Iran attacked again.

    14 July 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 13 July

  1. US and Iran escalate strikes in Strait of Hormuz conflict

    The US and Iran exchanged strikes over the weekend, with the US conducting more than 140 strikes across Iran in response to Iranian attacks on a ship. Iran claimed to have closed the Strait of Hormuz and launched wide-ranging attacks on US bases and allies including Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, marking an escalation in hostilities.

    13 July 2026 · Capital News →

  2. US strikes Iran amid escalating Strait of Hormuz dispute

    The United States struck Iran for a second consecutive day, prompting Iranian Revolutionary Guards to announce new attacks on Gulf nations including Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait. The escalation centres on competing claims over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran announcing a closure of the strategic waterway and the US asserting it remains open to maritime traffic.

    13 July 2026 · The Standard →

  3. Middle East escalation threatens Iran-US ceasefire agreement

    The Middle East has experienced US and Iranian attacks of unprecedented scale since an April ceasefire, with fighting over the Strait of Hormuz jeopardizing peace efforts. Iran's foreign ministry said it would stop complying with a June framework agreement if Washington failed to meet its commitments, though Tehran said it was continuing talks with mediators from Qatar, Pakistan and Oman.

    13 July 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 12 July

  1. Iran and US dispute control of vital Hormuz Strait

    Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Sunday while the US insisted it remained open, following another Iranian attack on a commercial ship and renewed exchanges of fire between the two countries over the waterway essential to global oil and gas supplies.

    12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Iran launches missiles, drones at Gulf neighbours after US strikes

    Iran announced closure of the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles and drones at Gulf neighbours on Sunday in retaliation for US strikes, following an Iranian attack on a merchant vessel. Explosions and sirens were reported in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, escalating tensions in the Middle East conflict.

    12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  3. Iran launches missiles, drones at Gulf neighbours after US strikes

    Tehran announced closure of the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles and drones at Gulf neighbours in retaliation for US strikes following an Iranian attack on a merchant vessel. Sirens and explosions were reported across Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and other regional locations, marking the latest escalation in the Middle East conflict.

    12 July 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 9 July

  1. US and Iran resume fighting ahead of Khamenei burial

    New fighting erupted between the United States and Iran hours before the burial of longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday, with Tehran targeting US allies in the region and American strikes hitting the perimeter of an Iranian nuclear power plant. The renewed hostilities, triggered by tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, sparked concerns of a return to full-scale war after an April ceasefire and a June US-Iran accord ended five weeks of conflict.

    9 July 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 8 July

  1. Trump declares Iran ceasefire over amid fresh military clashes

    US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was "over" on Wednesday after fighting flared between the countries sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides reported striking dozens of targets, straining an interim deal to end their war and pushing oil prices to their highest level in two weeks.

    8 July 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 7 July

  1. Kenya, Saudi Arabia sign labour recruitment agreement

    Kenya and Saudi Arabia have signed a Labour Recruitment and Employment Agreement aimed at strengthening protections for Kenyan migrant workers, including safeguards on ethical recruitment, worker protection, and improved working conditions. The agreement comes amid years of complaints from Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia reporting physical abuse, unpaid wages, document confiscation, and sexual harassment.

    7 July 2026 · The Standard →

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