Saudi top diplomat says ‘at vanguard’ of efforts to rebuild Syria after 14 years of civil war
On a visit to Riyadh earlier this month, US President Donald Trump said he would lift US sanctions on Syria,...Geostrategy
UAE orders all companies to monitor emissions in new climate law
Under the new law, companies are required to report and reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gases that are responsible...Geostrategy Climate Change
Iranian President Raisi to discuss Gaza war during Turkey visit
Raisi will meet Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital Ankara, making a visit that was postponed twice --...Raisi will meet Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, making a visit that was postponed twice -- once in November and once earlier this month
The visit comes amid growing fears about the regional repercussion of the war in Gaza, which Israel launched in reprisal for October 7 attacks
NATO to buy ammunitions worth $1.2 billion amid Ukraine war
The latest deals -- signed with French firm Nexter and Germany's Junghans Microtec -- are estimated by officials to cover...The ammunition stocks of NATO have drained after sending large-scale shipments to Ukraine as it battles Russia
"It is important that our allies refill their own stocks as we continue to support Ukraine," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said
Gaza facing catastrophic situation, famine looming: WFP
A study conducted between November 24 and December 7 found that all 2.2 million people living in the Palestinian territory...Etefa said that around 70 percent of requests to deliver food to northern Gaza were rejected by the Israeli authorities.
The last deliveries to the north were around January 11 and 13, carrying 200 tons of food for 15,000 people.
US, Britain launch new joint strikes on Yemen’s Houthis
American and British forces carried out a first wave of strikes against the rebel group earlier this month, and the...The latest US-UK strikes were against "eight Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the Houthis' continued attacks against international and commercial shipping in the Red Sea
There were no concerns about civilian casualties at the sites that were hit, while Houthi losses are unknown at this time, the official told journalists
Israel firing in Lebanon kills over 200 since start of Gaza war
Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange...Monday saw air strikes and artillery shelling targeting Lebanese border villages
More than 83,000 Lebanese have been forced to flee their homes since hostilities began
Up to 15,000 dead in Sudan’s Darfur town, UN experts say
The conflict has claimed more than 13,000 lives, according to a conservative estimate by the ACLED analysis group, on which...Fighting has raged since last spring between army and rebel paramilitary RSF
The experts said paramilitaries and their allies "violated international humanitarian law"
Israel says 21 soldiers killed in deadliest day of ground war
"We worked to find the victims until the last hours," military spokesman Daniel Hagari said, indicating the difficulty in extracting...Most of the soldiers were killed when rocket-propelled grenade fire hit a tank and a building they were trying to blow up
Israel's blistering offensive against Hamas in Gaza has killed 25,295 people,, according to the health ministry of the Hamas-run territory
Gaza activists urge voters to write ‘ceasefire’ on US primary ballots
A separate campaign is urging supporters to write Biden's name on the ballot in exactly the same manner that "Vote...The group "Vote Ceasefire" says the effort allows Americans to give voice to their anger at the Democratic president over the mounting toll of civilian deaths in Gaza
"Vote Ceasefire" organizers have not indicated what kind of turnout would constitute a success for the campaign and it is unclear how much affect it will have
Israel proposes pause in Gaza fighting to secure hostage deal
The US news site Axios reported, citing unnamed Israeli officials, that the deal would take place in multiple stages, the...The deal would also see the release of a number of Palestinian captives
The proposal does not include promises to end the war in the Gaza Strip
Israeli strikes kills 200 in Lebanon since Gaza war began
Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange...Monday saw air strikes and artillery shelling targeting Lebanese border villages, with a high school damaged in Taybeh near the Israeli border.
More than 83,000 Lebanese have been forced to flee their homes since hostilities began, according to the International Organization for Migration.
