Saudis use AI, drones and thousands of cameras to keep hajj pilgrims safe
Makkah, Saudi Arabia -- Working day and night in front of maps, screens and seemingly endless data, Saudi officials have...Geostrategy
Erdogan proposes new Putin-Zelensky-Trump meeting in Turkey, Trump ready to attend
Trump, who wants a swift end to the three-year war, is "open" to a three-way summit "if it comes to...Geostrategy
US urges UN court not to order Israel out of Palestinian lands
The International Court of Justice is holding a week of hearings after a request from the UN, with an unprecedented..."The court should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory," said Richard Visek, US State Department advisor.
"Any movement towards Israel withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza requires consideration of Israel's very real security needs," he argued
Europe’s gas demand at 10-year low, to peak in 2025: report
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia triggered a massive shift by European nations away from Russian natural gas delivered by...IEEFA said that European gas demand has declined by 20% since the start of the Russian invasion
IEEFA noted that rush to build LNG terminals was continuing despite imports holding steady
Iran oil minister blames Israel for gas pipeline sabotage
Tehran, Iran--Iran said Wednesday that Israel was behind twin sabotage attacks against gas pipelines that disrupted supplies in at least...The explosions on February 14 hit pipelines in the cities of Safashahr in the southern province of Fars and Borujen in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
The Islamic republic's oil minister Javad Owji told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran that "the explosion of the country's gas lines was the work of Israel"
London court rejects suspending arms exports to Israel
Britain's strategic licensing criteria states that weapons should not be exported when there is a clear risk they could be...A coalition of legal advocacy groups had asked the High Court in January to expedite a judicial review of UK government's decision to keep selling arms to Israel
But the court ruled against the measure, the lawyers said in a statement to AFP on Tuesday, adding that they would appeal the decision
Pentagon confirms Houthis shot down drone off Yemen
The downing of the drone came the same day that the Houthi rebels targeted two US-owned merchant vessels as they...A Pentagon official said the drone was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile
The Houthis that they had targeted "two American ships in the Gulf of Aden"
Dutch court upholds $50bn payment award in Yukos case
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - A Dutch court quashed an appeal by Russia in a record $50-billion case on Tuesday, paving the...The Amsterdam Appeals Court turned down a claim by Moscow that shareholders had "committed fraud" during the arbitration process.
In 2014 the international Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled in favor of shareholders,
WHO registers eighty percent rise in measles case
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000...At least 95 percent of children need to be fully vaccinated against the disease in a locality to prevent outbreaks, but global vaccination rates have slipped to 83 percent.
WHO official Crowcroft pointed out that 92 percent of all children who die from measles live among less than a quarter of the global population, mainly in very low-income countries
WHO shifts 32 patients out of ‘indescribable’ Gaza hospital
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had transferred 32 patients out of the besieged Nasser Hospital...After being denied access to the hospital on Friday and Saturday, the WHO said it led two life-saving missions to transfer 32 critical patients, including two children.
WHO staff said the scenes around the hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis were "indescribable", while calling the conditions inside ripe for the spread of disease.
UN pauses aid in Gaza after food convoy attacked and looted
The World Food Program (WFP) resumed deliveries on Sunday after a three-week halt but its convoy "faced complete chaos and...UN's World Food Program said it was forced to pause the deliveries "until conditions are in place that allow for safe distributions".
It added that it was not a decision taken lightly because it "means the situation there will deteriorate further and more people risk dying of hunger".
Global operation smashes ‘most harmful cyber crime group’
LONDON, UK - An international operation led by UK and US law enforcement has severely disrupted "the world's most harmful cybercrime...LockBit and its affiliates have targeted governments, major companies, schools and hospitals, causing billions of dollars of damage.
LockBit's website -- selling services that allow people to organize cyber attacks and hold data until a ransom is paid appears -- was taken over.
