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On Saturday, thousands of Christians will gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the Holy Fire ceremony.

The lifting of restrictions comes in time for Orthodox Easter and the Holy Fire ceremony.

At the Western Wall, dozens of men and women were seen bowing their heads in prayer.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, closed for much of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, reopened with dawn prayer on Thursday, according to Jerusalem's Islamic Waqf.

Access had been prohibited or restricted to a few dozen faithful at a time at Christian, Jewish, and Muslim sites during the conflict.

Israel lifted restrictions on Jerusalem's holy sites on Thursday, allowing worshippers to pray again after nearly six weeks of war with Iran.

The outlook for the travel industry seems bleak.

Summer holidays face potential disruption due to the oil crisis.

The European Union has urged member states to encourage citizens to work from home and drive less to reduce demand.

The International Energy Agency released a 10-point action plan last month that could be implemented quickly by governments, businesses, and individuals.

Petrol and diesel prices are spiralling out of control.

Oil prices are up 24.4% over the past month.

Brent crude prices hit $108.6 (£82) on Monday.

Stiff competition from Asian buyers will likely continue to push up prices for European buyers.

A global oil deficit will pull Europe into competition with Asian countries like Japan and South Korea.

Europe receives less oil from the Gulf states due to the closure.

Western economies have so far avoided major shortages or talk of rationing.

People in Thailand have been told to cut down on air conditioning to reduce energy consumption.

Pakistan has implemented a mandatory four-day work week.

Asian economies that are more heavily reliant on oil imports are facing a more pressing challenge.

Washington feared that Iran was trying to lure them into a deadly trap.

A cryptic message from a downed pilot raised suspicions in the U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed in late March that he received intelligence that Russian satellites photographed US military bases in the Middle East for Iran.

Iranian and Chinese actors involved in this chemical trade are on US and EU sanctions lists, but the activity continues.

In April 2025, a severe explosion occurred in Bandar Abbas, Iran, killing at least 70 people, caused by sodium perchlorate according to an Iranian security source.

Iran now theoretically has enough raw material for approximately 785 more missiles.

China is selling sodium perchlorate, a substance used to produce missile fuel, to Iran.

Iran is desperately trying to replenish its missile fuel stocks due to involvement in direct conflict.

The shipment is enough to supply fuel for hundreds of ballistic missiles.

The ships are suspected to have transported sodium perchlorate.

In March, four ships arrived at Iranian ports from Gaolan port in Zhuhai, China, and a fifth is on its way.

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More than 1.1 million people in Lebanon have fled their homes due to fighting.

The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was killed while fighting in southern Lebanon.

The UN nuclear watchdog says no radiation leak was detected at the Bushehr nuclear facility.

The IAEA says Iran reported a strike near the Bushehr nuclear facility.

BBC Verify has confirmed a video from Friday showing what appears to be three armed individuals firing towards at least two Black Hawk helicopters.

Iran claimed that nomadic tribes living in the country's mountains shot two Black Hawk helicopters that were part of the US rescue mission.

US Central Command has not confirmed the details surrounding the downing of the F-15E.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that US President Donald Trump had been briefed on the incident.

The former Head of the British Army assessed the likelihood the missing pilot will be found, mentioning his fate could be 'tragic'.

The search for the weapon systems officer continues deep within hostile airspace.

The border crossing has been closed for both people and trade.

Hizbollah is preparing for 'the last battle'.

Hizbollah had been counted out by everyone.

Bulgaria has assured Tehran it is not involved in any military activity, with no combat flights over its airspace or refuelling on its territory.

The warning came after reports of U.S. military planes being spotted in the capital.

Authorities in Sofia have confirmed that Iran sent a diplomatic note last month warning Bulgaria against allowing U.S. military aircraft to use its airports for operations targeting Iran.