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                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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            <title>Container ship sinks after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz &#40;VIDEOS&#41;</title>
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            <title>Flydubai scare revives Israel’s hijacking trauma</title>
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            <title>Has Iran lost its grip on Gulf oil exports?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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            <title>Saudi Arabia Has Restored Key Pipeline to Half Its Capacity</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            
            
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