Activist aid ship nears Gaza after reaching Egypt coast: organisers
Cairo, Egypt - An aid ship with 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is nearing Gaza,...Geostrategy
Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, killing 5
The Ukrainian air force said Russia had fired 206 drones and nine missiles and added that "the air attack was...Geostrategy
Israel military signals extended operation at Gaza hospital
Jerusalem--A top Israeli commander has said troops will continue their operation at Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa until the last Hamas...The operation in and around Al-Shifa hospital was launched by Israeli forces on Monday, saying senior Hamas operatives were based in the compound
Days of heavy fighting have followed, with the military reporting about 170 Palestinian fighters killed and hundreds more arrested or questioned
‘UAE strengthens Gaza support with humanitarian aid’
“The activation of the maritime corridor is crucial. It will serve as an essential lifeline for the people of Gaza,...UAE reaffirms solidarity with Gaza, launching significant humanitarian initiatives under Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's leadership.
UAE's comprehensive humanitarian mission includes over 25,000 tons of aid, medical treatment for wounded children and cancer patients.
Hamas official speaks of big gaps with Israel in truce talks
An official from the Palestinian resistance group with knowledge of the talks said that there is a deep divergence in...The talks over a ceasefire and possible exchange of hostages and prisoners resumed in Doha this week
Israel believes about 130 hostages remain in the Gaza Strip, including 33 who are presumed dead
End war’s ‘nightmare’, UN chief says at gates of Gaza
Rafah, Egypt - UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza, on Saturday said the world has..."I carry the voices of the vast majority of the world who have seen enough," Guterres said, deploring "generations wiped out"
Guterres appealed to Israel for "total, unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza"
Gaza health ministry says Israel kills 9 people waiting for aid
Palestinian Territories - The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli fire on Saturday killed nine people and wounded dozens..."At least nine martyrs and dozens injured by Israeli occupation army tank fire and shells," said Gaza's health ministry.
Just over a week ago Gaza's health ministry blamed Israeli fire for the death of 20 people seeking aid at the Kuwait roundabout.
Israeli minister calls UN ‘anti-Israeli’ as Guterres visits Gaza border
JERUSALEM - Israel's foreign minister said on Saturday the United Nations had become an "anti-Israeli body" under Antonio Guterres, after..."Under his (Guterres's) leadership, the UN has become an anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli body that shelters and emboldens terror," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said.
Katz's government has accused staff at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees of involvement in Hamas's October 7 attack that triggered the war.
Putin vows retribution on Moscow concert hall attacks, as toll rises
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed...It is the deadliest attack on Russia in almost two decades and the deadliest in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State.
Russian officials expect the death toll to rise further, with more than 100 injured in hospital.
OPEC Fund provides US$50m loan to support agriculture in quake-hit Türkiye
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is extending a US$50 million loan to Türkiye to...The Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye (TKYB) will on-lend the funds to small and medium-sized enterprises.
This will help efforts to overcome the calamity’s impact and to promote a more resilient and sustainable agriculture sector.
US military says struck 3 Houthi underground storage sites in Yemen
The Houthis began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in November, a campaign they say...US forces "conducted self-defense strikes against three Houthi underground storage facilities in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen," CENTCOM said
US forces had also "successfully engaged and destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles" in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen throughout Friday
UN Security Council vote on new Gaza ceasefire text postponed to Monday
Eight of the council's 10 non-permanent members have been working on the draft, which also calls for the "immediate and...The new, tougher draft resolution, seen by AFP, "demands an immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads "to a permanent sustainable ceasefire"
Eight of the council's 10 non-permanent members have been working on the draft, which also calls for the "immediate and unconditional" release of hostages seized by Hamas
