Iran-Israel war opens ‘new road’ for Mideast: US envoy to Turkey
The Iran-Israel war has opened the way to a "new road" for the Middle East in which Turkey will have...Geostrategy
Israeli forces kill 37 Gazans, including nine children, some of them waiting for food aid
Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said 35 people were killed in seven Israeli drone and air strikes in various locations,...Geostrategy
Attack on Gaza’s Rafah inevitable, says Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send ground forces into Gaza's southern Rafah city. The right-wing premier, whose security...Israel has repeatedly threatened to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah.
US has said it cannot support a Rafah operation without a "credible, achievable, executable plan" to shelter civilians.
Passports officers to ease travel for Ramadan at Dammam airport and causeway
DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA – With the increase in passenger traffic during Ramadan, the General Directorate of Passports is ramping up...The directorate's officers in Dammam are utilizing modern technology to expedite procedures and ensure smooth and efficient traveler traffic.
The directorate's officers at both locations are working tirelessly, welcoming travelers and providing services professionally.
WHO calls on Israel to halt planned assault on Rafah
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the military's "plans for action in Rafah", according to a statement Friday, which gave...WHO chief wrote on X that he wa gravely concerned about reports of an Israeli plan to go into Rafah
He said an evacuation planned by the Israeli army before its assault was not a practical solution
Afghanistan bus-oil tanker collision kills 21, injures 38
Kabul, Afghanistan--Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an...The provincial information department said the accident took place on the Herat-Kandahar highway in Grishk district of Helmand province
Images shared by the department on social media showed charred, twisted metal scattered across the highway and the crushed cabin of the tanker
Trump hails election as ‘most important date’ in US history
Earlier this month Trump and Biden each won enough delegates to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race,...Days after securing his position as the presumptive Republican nominee, the former president also warned of a "bloodbath" if he is not elected
As Trump's comment gained traction on social media, Biden's campaign released a statement calling the Republican a "loser" at the ballot box in 2020
Ground operations in Ukraine possible at some point, says Macron
Last month French president refused to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine, which prompted a stern response...French President Emmanuel Macron met his German and Polish counterparts in Berlin on Friday
Macron said the three countries were "united" in their aim to "never let Russia win"
Israel cabinet to meet on Sunday on Doha truce talks
Jerusalem--Israel's security cabinet is set to meet Sunday to discuss the "mandate" of a delegation due to travel to Doha...A statement said the security cabinet will meet Sunday to "decide on the mandate of the delegation in charge of the negotiations before its departure for Doha
Israel's prime minister faces domestic political pressure to secure the release of hostages seized in Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel
Israeli attack on Ramadan Friday kills 36 relatives in Gaza
Israel's military campaign against Gaza has killed at least 31,553 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's...An Israeli air strike hit the building where the Tabatibi family were staying
The Israeli military said it targeted two so-called "terror operatives" in Nuseirat
Israeli fighter jets bomb Syria weapons depot
Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on targets in Syria since civil war broke out in 2011, mainly targeting...Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said "Israeli missiles" targeted a weapons depot
Another site near an army battalion in the same area was also targeted
Second aid ship prepares to leave for Gaza from Cyprus
According to Cyprus foreign ministry spokesperson, the ship will depart for Gaza today even as US charity World Central Kitchen...The maritime aid corridor from Cyprus is meant to partly address shortages in Gaza
World Central Kitchen built a makeshift jetty southwest of Gaza City to receive aid
