Seizure

Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo

Reuters — Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, Iranian state media reported. A US official and maritime security sources had said on Friday that Iranian forces intercepted the oil products tanker and diverted it into …

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Egypt Independent November 16, 2025

Israel approves largest West Bank land seizure in three decades, rights group says

CNN — Israel’s government has approved a large land seizure in the occupied West Bank – the biggest since the 1993 Oslo Accords set out a path for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, according to the Israeli rights group Peace Now. The Israeli military’s Civil Administration department, which manages civilian matters in the West Bank, issued the …

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Egypt Independent July 4, 2024