Israel arms exports to UAE, Bahrain, Morocco rise sharply after 2023
Sales to countries considered part of the Abraham Accords -- the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco who signed groundbreaking...Business Geostrategy
Saudi hosts urge pilgrims to stay indoors during hajj high point
Makkah, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours...Geostrategy
Tunisian president emphasizes need to bolster security in Arab societies
Tunis, Tunisia--Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday stressed the need to reach an approach that contributes to enhancing the security...The president spoke at the the 41st session of the Arab Interior Ministers Council launched in Tunis, calling for efforts to deal effectively with all security challenges
Saudi interior minister said the regularly scheduled council meetings "reflects the common awareness of the importance of coordination to confront all the challenges
Israel’s triple crisis: War, politics and economy
Israel grapples with escalating uncertainty as the Gaza conflict persists, stirring military, political, and economic turmoil alongside rising fears of...Israel grapples with escalating uncertainty as the Gaza conflict persists, stirring military, political, and economic turmoil alongside rising fears of financial instability.
Israel's vital high-tech sector risks losing international investments, while Moody's historic downgrade reflects heightened political risk and eroding state institutions.
Qatar says hopeful for Gaza truce before month of Ramadan
Doha, Qatar - Qatar is "hopeful" of a Gaza war ceasefire and is pushing for an agreement before Ramadan, its foreign...Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators met in Doha for talks also attended by Israeli and Hamas representatives.
Qatar has been a key mediator in negotiations involving the Palestinian fighters, Israel, the United States and Egypt.
Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank’s refugee camp
Tubas, Palestinian Territories - Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in an overnight raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West...The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said the three men were killed "by Israeli occupation bullets" during clashes in the Faraa refugee camp.
One of the three men killed was a fighter, a Palestinian official said, while the other two were civilians "in their homes and were killed by snipers deployed in the camp".
Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia to discuss war; meets Mohammed bin Salman
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his accompanying delegation arrived here on Tuesday.The Ukrainian President was...At the Royal Terminal in King Khalid International Airport, Zelenskyy was received by the Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region and other senior officials.
The 10th Saudi relief plane operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) reached a Polish airport, close to the Ukrainian border.
UAE announces US$2,722 penalty for late corporate tax registration
ABU DHABI, UAE – The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday announced the issuance of Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2024...A penalty of US$2,722 (AED10,000) will be imposed on businesses that do not submit their Corporate Tax registration applications on time.
The penalty was implemented to prompt taxpayer compliance with laws through timely corporate tax registration.
France says ‘nothing ruled out’ to thwart Russia in Ukraine
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told the RTL broadcaster that there was "no consensus" on any "official" deployment of ground...Speaking a day after President Emmanuel Macron said that sending Western ground troops was not excluded, prime minister Attal said that "you can't rule anything out in a war."
Macron, after hosting a meeting of two dozen European leaders to discuss Ukraine, on Monday painted a grim picture of a Russia whose positions he said were "hardening."
Hizbollah fires new barrage of rockets at Israeli air base
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanon's Hizbollah said it launched a salvo of rockets at an Israeli air control base on Tuesday in retaliation for...The Lebanese armed group said it targeted the "Meron air control base... with a large salvo of rockets from several launchers"
Hizbollah's rocket assault was sparked off after Israel struck Hizbollah targets near the city of Baalbek, killing two of its fighters
US welcomes Palestinian Authority reform after PM quits
The Palestinian leadership has been divided since 2007, with the Palestinian Authority exercising limited power in the West Bank. Blinken..."We do welcome steps for the PA to reform and revitalize itself," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, using the Palestinian Authority's initials
State Department spokesman declined to comment directly on the resignation of prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, saying it was an internal matter for Palestinians
US targets Houthi vessels, missiles in latest attack
Yemen's Houthis have been targeting shipping for months and their attacks have persisted despite repeated US and British strikes aimed...US forces destroyed surface vessels, anti-ship cruise missiles, and an aerial vehicle
Over the weekend, US and British forces carried out strikes against 18 Houthi targets
