Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
Seville, Spain -- Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on...Business Geostrategy Climate Change
Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims
His comments lifted hope for a new ceasefire in the devastating conflict in the Palestinian territory, after US President Donald...Geostrategy
Chinese-owned tanker hit by Houthi missile in Red Sea
The Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated Huang Pu issued a distress call but did not request assistance, US Central Command said....CENTCOM said Houthi rebels had launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles in the Red Sea
It added that, after the attack, US forces engaged six drones launched by the Houthis
UAE and Egypt presidents hold discussions in Cairo to boost ties
Cairo, Egypt-- UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his counterpart from Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met in...The two presidents explored opportunities for further collaboration within the framework of the strategic partnership that unites the two countries
The two leaders also reviewed the ongoing efforts to address the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and alleviate the suffering of its people
Three wounded in Israeli strikes in east Lebanon
Israel has been launching air strikes deeper into Lebanese territory for several weeks against Hizbollah positions, heightening the threat of...The Israeli military said in a statement fighter jets "struck a Hizbollah manufacturing site"
At least 323 people have been killed in Lebanon, most of them Hizbollah fighters
Turks to vote in local polls as Erdogan seeks to avenge defeat
Erdogan has entrusted his former environment minister Murat Kurum to run for mayor of Istanbul in the March 31 polls...Erdogan is leading the AKP campaign and his rallies are broadcast daily on television
The government's failure to get inflation of 67% under control could hurt his Kurum's chances
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.
