"We regard this step as a new symbol of the strategic relations between our two close allies," he said after...
- Lagos, Nigeria -- Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery, already the largest in Africa, aims to become the biggest in the world...
At the start of Israel's war with Hamas in October, Donald Trump loudly presented himself as the key US ally's...In an exchange with Israeli media, Trump warned that videos "of bombs being dropped into buildings in Gaza" offer "a very bad picture for the world."
Despite allusions to his concerns, Trump has not explicitly mentioned the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where experts warn a famine is looming.
TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran and Iraq will launch the first maritime passenger transport line within the next two months, an...Given the readiness of Iran’s Abadan and Khorramshahr ports for the transportation of passengers to the destination of Wasliya and Basra ports in Iraq..
the officials of the two sides have expressed their readiness for the initiation of the transportation of passengers via sea, Ali Akbar Safaei emphasized.
CAIRO, Egypt – Air Arabia Egypt on Sunday commenced its first non-stop flight from Cairo International Airport to Sabiha Gökçen...Upon arrival at Istanbul, the flight was greeted with a water cannon salute and a welcome ceremony.
The newly added route will connect both cities with a frequency of three weekly flights.
STRASBOURG, FRANCE – Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of...In a sign of the importance of the issue, the cases have all been treated as priority by the Grand Chamber of the ECHR.
All three cases accuse European governments of inaction or insufficient action in their measures against global warming.
- The British government on Friday called for "utmost transparency" and a "wholly independent review" into the killing of seven aid...
Sunak said the children of Gaza needed a "humanitarian pause immediately, leading to a long-term sustainable ceasefire"
The British government, meanwhile, said a Royal Navy ship would be deployed to help get more aid into Gaza
- Organizers said about 100,000 people converged at a Tel Aviv crossroads renamed "Democracy Square" since mass protests against controversial judicial...
Rallies were also held in other cities, with Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid taking part in one in Kfar Saba ahead of his departure for talks in Washington
Israeli media said clashes had broken out between protesters and police at the Tel Aviv rally and police said one protester had been arrested
- Israel and Hizbollah have exchanged near-daily cross-border fire since the Palestinian group Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern...
Israeli strikes targeted two areas in the Bekaa Valley, Janta and Sifri, the source told AFP in the Baalbek region in Lebanon's east
Janta is an arid, mountainous region close to the border with Syria, while Sifri is in the centre of the Bekaa Valley
- Damascus, Syria - Seven children were killed in southern Syria's Daraa province on Saturday when an "explosive device" detonated, state media...
The Britain-based monitor said militias were accused of planting the device in order to target an unidentified person in the area.
Syria's war, which escalated into a deadly conflict that pulled in gunmen and foreign armies, has killed more than 507,000 people.
- United Nations - Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity", the United Nations' humanitarian...
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths called for a "collective determination that there be a reckoning for this betrayal of humanity".
"Each day, this war claims more civilian victims," said Griffiths, who will leave his post at the end of June due to health reasons.
- "The demands ... are complete ceasefire, withdrawal of the occupation forces from Gaza, the return of the displaced to their...
"Hamas confirms its adherence to the position it presented on March 14 ... and we will not back down from this position," it said in a statement.
Negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to strike a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.
