Israel army says shelling Syria after projectiles launched
The Israeli military said it was shelling targets in Syria on Tuesday in response to a pair of projectile launches,...Geostrategy
UN chief calls for probe into deaths near Gaza aid site
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 people and wounded 176 near the aid distribution site...Geostrategy
Saudi Arabia’s Madinah, KAEC, Al-Ahsa join UNESCO global network of learning cities
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has announced that the cities of Madinah, King...Saudi Arabia now boasts five cities enlisted in the UNESCO GNLC, contributing to the goal of equipping globally competitive citizens.
Previously, Yanbu Industrial City was designated as a UNESCO Learning City in 2022 and Jubail Industrial City earned the Learning City status in 2020.
Six crew members missing after cargo ship sinks in Marmara sea
The transport ministry said an empty life boat was found during the search. "The rescue operation continues to find six...The Batuhan A, which was bringing dry cargo from Balıkesir's Marmara Island to Bursa, sank off Imrali island, south of Istanbul
Bursa governor Mahmut Demirtas said authorities received an "emergency" signal from the vessel but then lost contact
India PM inaugurates grand temple in Abu Dhabi
According to the UAE authorities, the grand temple carved from pink stone spreads over an area of 55,000 square metres...The temple is in Abu Mureikha, near the motorway to the neighbouring emirate of Dubai
Modi met UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday
Putin says prefers more ‘predictable’ Biden over Trump
Asked by a journalist who Russia would like to see win in the likely contest between the Democratic incumbent and...Putin batted away questions about Biden's age and health, with the president set to turn 82 just weeks after the election
Trump reacted to Putin's comments at a rally in South Carolina on Wednesday evening, praising them as "a great compliment."
Two children among four Lebanese killed in Israeli strikes
"A woman was killed along with her child and her stepchild in a strike that targeted Sawwaneh," while a fourth...The Israeli military said Wednesday its fighter jets "began a series of strikes in Lebanon", raising fears of a war between the two countries after months of cross-border violence.
The strikes came hours after unclaimed rocket fire from Lebanon wounded seven people in northern Israel, five of them in the town of Safed, medics said.
Erdogan’s Egypt visit aimed at rapprochement with al-Sisi
Turkey and Egypt cut ties in 2013 after Sisi, then Egypt's defense minister, ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, an ally...Erdogan will discuss with Egyptian president "every effort" to stop the "bloodshed" in Gaza
He has emerged as one of the Muslim world's harshest critics of Israel's war against Gaza
Saboteurs hit Iran pipelines disrupting gas supply: state media
The saboteurs hit pipelines in the cities of Borujen in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and Safashahr in...State media reported that the sabotage had disrupted gas supplies in at least three provinces -- North Khorasan in the northeast, Lorestan in the west and Zanjan in the northwest
No group claimed responsibility for the attacks and Iran did not immediately apportion blame, although Iran has generally blamed Israel for similar acts of sabotage in the past
Hamas heads to Cairo truce talks as Rafah braces for Israeli assault
CIA Director William Burns had joined Tuesday's talks with David Barnea, head of Israel's Mossad intelligence service, which Egyptian media...A Hamas source told AFP that a delegation was headed to the Egyptian capital to meet Egyptian and Qatari mediators, after Israeli negotiators held talks with the mediators Tuesday
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Israel's conduct of the Gaza war, was also due in Cairo Wednesday for talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Israeli delegation departs Cairo after truce talks: media
The UN and many governments across the world have expressed alarm about the possible civilian toll of an Israeli assault...An official in Israeli PM's office said the Israeli delegation was on its way back from Cairo
An Egyptian official told media that the talks will continue for another three days
AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes
The idea comes as big tech companies are under considerable pressure over fears that AI-powered applications could be misused in...Currently under negotiation by the companies, this so-called "accord" on deepfakes and other dangerous content is set to be announced during the Munich Security conference
According to the Washington Post, the companies will agree to develop ways to identify, label and control AI-generated images, videos and audio that aim to deceive voters
