Hottub Newsmap
Middle East, Monday 28 September 2026
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Top stories
- Secret Abu Dhabi meeting | Report: Netanyahu's unusual request from UAE President
AP reports Netanyahu secretly met UAE President bin Zayed to seek a denial of claims he had warned Israel of an impending Hamas attack before October 7.
israelnationalnews.com · 9 outlets · 11 reports · all reports - Eight US marines injured in recent Iranian attack near Strait of Hormuz: Report
Eight US marines have reportedly been injured in a recent Iranian attack on American forces in the Strait of Hormuz amid Washington's ongoing war of aggression against the country.
presstv.ir · 8 outlets · 10 reports · all reports - Israel expels Dutch diplomats, issues travel warning
The actions are in response to stringent Dutch sanctions making imports from Jewish settlements over the Green Line a criminal offense.
globes.co.il · 8 outlets · 9 reports · all reports - Netanyahu asked UAE leader to publicly deny 7 October 2023 warning to Israel: Report
Netanyahu asked UAE leader to publicly deny 7 October 2023 warning to Israel: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 09/28/2026 - 17:13 Israeli prime minister travelled to UAE on Sunday in a bid to discredit reports he…
middleeasteye.net · 7 outlets · 11 reports · all reports - British Police Releases on Bail Five Men Arrested Over Possible Terror Plot
British counterterrorism police said they would release all five men who were arrested on Sunday for a possible terror plot at R.A.F. Fairford, a base used by the United States in its war against Iran.
nytimes.com · 7 outlets · 8 reports · all reports - UK bomb plot suspects released on bail
“We are considering this from every possible angle, including that this may be actively committed by proxies or individuals either knowingly or unknowingly working on behalf of a foreign state,” the U.K.’s head of…
jns.org · 6 outlets · 6 reports · all reports - Starship, world's most powerful spacecraft, to launch in attempt to orbit Earth for first time
In its 14th test flight, Starship will launch from South Texas in SpaceX's first attempt to put the world's largest and most powerful spacecraft into orbit around Earth.
abc13.com · 5 outlets · 6 reports · all reports - Trump rejects Iran's proposal - now oil prices rise againTrump lehnt Irans Vorschlag ab – jetzt zieht der Ölpreis wieder an
Kurzzeitig schien Entspannung am Persischen Golf möglich. Doch nach einer Entscheidung Donald Trumps dreht der Ölpreis wieder nach oben.
kreiszeitung.de · 5 outlets · 5 reports · all reports - Trump: We’re going to win this war very soon
Trump tells Fox News the US will win the war with Iran soon as Washington and Tehran remain divided over nuclear concessions, Hormuz and a potential deal.
israelnationalnews.com · 5 outlets · 5 reports · all reports - Iraqi Airways resumes flights between Najaf and Iranian airports
Iraqi Airways resumes flights between Najaf and Iranian airports Iraqi Airways has resumed flights between Iraq's holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports, Iraq's state news agency reported on Monday. Iraq had halted…
middleeasteye.net · 5 outlets · 5 reports · all reports
Where the reports came from
| Country | Reports | Share | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 561 | 22.2% | |
| Israel | 545 | 21.5% | |
| Egypt | 541 | 21.4% | |
| Lebanon | 234 | 9.2% | |
| Palestine | 163 | 6.4% | |
| Iran | 150 | 5.9% | |
| Qatar | 149 | 5.9% | |
| Saudi Arabia | 50 | 2.0% | |
| Jordan | 41 | 1.6% | |
| Kuwait | 37 | 1.5% | |
| Oman | 37 | 1.5% | |
| Syria | 16 | 0.6% | |
| Yemen | 6 | 0.2% |
About this map
Hottub News counted 2,530 reports from outlets in 13 countries for 28 Sep 2026. The UAE, Israel and Egypt published the most (561 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 81% of the total.
The most widely covered stories were: “Secret Abu Dhabi meeting | Report: Netanyahu's unusual request from UAE President” (9 outlets, mostly Israel and Qatar); “Eight US marines injured in recent Iranian attack near Strait of Hormuz: Report” (8 outlets, mostly Israel and Iran); “Israel expels Dutch diplomats, issues travel warning” (8 outlets, mostly Israel and the UAE).
Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages. Paid placements are never included.