Israel PM says ‘intense’ phase of Gaza war winding down
Netanyahu said Israel would be able to "redeploy some forces to the north" on the border with Lebanon, where exchanges...Geostrategy
Israel says Lebanon offensive plan ‘approved’ as tensions surge
Palestinian Territories - The Israeli army on Tuesday said plans for an offensive in Lebanon were "approved and validated" amid...Geostrategy
Bahrain and Thailand seek to boost economic cooperation
Manama, Bahrain-- Bahrain and Thailand have held discussions to enhance economic cooperation in a meeting between top officials of the...The two officials took a review of the progress made in the political and economic cooperation between the two kingdoms
They underscored the resolve of the two countries to consolidate security and peace, and also support sustainable development goals
First fuel consignment enters Gaza as Israel bows to pressure
As UN warns of an increasingly desperate situation for 2.4m Palestinians and pleaded for a ceasefire, the first delivery of...Israel enforced a siege on the territory, allowing just a trickle of aid in from Egypt
More than half of Gaza's hospitals are no longer functional due to combat, damage or shortages
Palestinian issue has only two-state solution: Erdogan
Ahead of his trip to Germany, Erdogan ramped up his verbal attacks against Israel, calling it a "terror state" and...Erdogan was speaking about the recognition of the sovereignty of the states of Israel and Palestine, with the latter having East Jerusalem as its capital
Erdogan is on a highly controversial visit to staunch Israel defender Germany, made more tricky by his recent accusations directed at Israel
US chip curbs disturb Chinese firms AI projects
Shanghai, China - US restrictions on advanced computer chips are forcing China's tech giants to rethink their ambitious AI-powered projects, analysts...E-commerce titan Alibaba on Thursday became the latest Chinese firm to admit to feeling the bite of US sanctions
The curbs now target cloud computing to prevent Chinese companies from accessing powerful AI chips hosted elsewhere
Germany, Turkey leaders hold divergent views on Israel-Hamas war
BERLIN, GERMANY - Germany and Turkey's leaders traded barbs on Friday over Israel's war on Hamas, with Frank-Walter Steinmeier stressing the...Turkey’s President Erdogan is on a controversial visit to staunch Israel defender Germany, made more tricky by his accusations directed at Tel Aviv.
Erdogan has been increasingly critical of Israel's war against Hamas, triggered by the group's attack that Israel said killed around 1,200 people.
Blinken calls on Israel to stop settler violence in West Bank: Report
Israeli settler violence has increased significantly since the outbreak of the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza, rising from an...Blinken said there is urgent need for affirmative steps to de-escalate tensions in West Bank, which includes curbing settler violence
Blinken’s comments came as Israeli occupation forces carried out raids in the occupied West Bank and continued its raids of several of Gaza’s major hospitals
Gaza faces shortage of flour due to Israel-Hamas war
KHAN YUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - One of the last grain warehouses in the Gaza Strip has been damaged by Israeli strikes...Of the five flour mills in the densely populated Palestinian territory, at least two have been hit since the war began on October 7.
Humanitarian aid arriving via Egypt has done little to remedy the shortages, made worse by power cuts and a lack of fuel for generators.
24 die at Gaza hospital due to power outages caused by Israeli siege
The announcement came shortly after Israel agreed to a US request to allow two fuel trucks a day into Gaza,...The UNRWA earlier said its aid trucks were unable to enter Gaza from Egypt for a second straight day due to the lack of fuel and a near-total communications blackout.
More than half of Gaza's hospitals are no longer functional, and Israel's raid on Al-Shifa left extensive damage to the radiology, burns and dialysis units.
$5.8bn worth deals signed in first four days of Dubai Airshow 2023
DUBAI, UAE – Tawazun Council signed 16 deals, worth US$1.3 billion (AED 4.87 billion), with local and international companies on...The first day saw announcement of contracts worth US$1.2 billion and the second day US$1.8 billion
The total value of contracts announced on third day stood at US$1.3 billion
Sudan armed conflict expanding to other regions, warns UN
Despite the difficulties, some 4.1 million people have received humanitarian aid in the last seven months -- but that amounts...The deadly unrest in Sudan includes outbreaks of interethnic violence and attacks against women, according to the global body
UN assistant secretary-general for Africa expressed alarm over the deteriorating crisis in a Security Council meeting