Behind closed doors and under tight security, negotiators will speak through mediators shuttling back and forth, only weeks after Israel...
The increase was less than many analysts expected, with the cartel seeking to avoid pressuring prices amid weak demand. OPEC+...
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels discussed "expanding confrontations and encircling" Israel in a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and other Palestinian...The two groups discussed "mechanisms to coordinate their actions of resistance" for the "next stage" of the war in Gaza.
They discussed the "complementary role of Ansar Allah (the Houthis) alongside Palestinian factions, especially in the event of an Israeli offensive on Rafah".
- Palestinian Territories - Displaced by Israeli bombardment, the Tabatibi family gathered in central Gaza to eat together during the first...
An air strike hit the building where they were staying as women prepared the pre-fasting meal, killing 36 members of the family, survivors said.
Because there were not enough body bags, some of the dead - including at least two children - were wrapped in white cloth stained with blood.
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party hit back at criticism by Hamas and other factions over his...Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed Mohammed Mustafa as prime minister and tasked him with forming a new government.
Mustafa replaces Mohammed Shtayyeh, who resigned less than three weeks ago citing the need for change after the Hamas attack of October 7.
- CAIRO, EGYPT – A major fire here destroyed one of the Arab world's most prestigious and oldest film production houses, founded...
Flames overtook the Al-Ahram Studio in Giza district, burning everything inside and spreading to three surrounding buildings.
Residents of the neighboring buildings were still sleeping on the ground in nearby streets at dawn on Saturday
A US charity said its team in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip had finished unloading the first maritime aid shipment to...The group is preparing a second boat of 240 tons of food to set sail from Cyprus, the starting point of a new maritime aid route across the eastern Mediterranean.
The humanitarian effort is intended to mitigate food shortages that have prompted famine warnings in Gaza from the UN and aid workers.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – A delegation comprising several entities from the Kingdom’s industry and mineral resources' system participated in PDAC...The Saudi delegation held meetings with teams from Canada, the Czech Republic and Ecuador.
These are part of the 85 meetings they will hold with officials of countries and global firms participating in the event.
Netanyahu "approved the plans for action in Rafah," his office said in a statement, without giving details or a timeline....The statement from Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the military was "prepared for the operational side and for the evacuation of the population."
Biden, who has supported Israel during the war, has said an Israeli invasion of Rafah would be a "red line" without credible civilian protection plans in place
- US Treasury sanctioned a number of alleged ISC subsidiaries and front companies based in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates,...
The sanctions relate to Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), the technology arm of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the Treasury Department said in a statement
Treasury's move freezes any US assets associated with the sanctioned individuals and entities, and generally prohibits Americans from doing business with them
- The war began October 7 when a surprise attack by Hamas resulted in about 1,160 deaths in Israel, mostly civilians,...
"Doctors are reporting that they no longer see normal-sized babies," Dominic Allen, UN official said after visiting hospitals still providing maternity services in north of Gaza
Allen said Israeli authorities had refused to allow in some UNFPA supply shipments, such as kits for midwives, or had removed supplies like flashlights and solar panels
The war between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has since April last year...Some five million Sudanese could face calamitous food insecurity in coming months as a nearly yearlong war between rival generals continues to tear the country apart, UN said
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths noted that nearly 730,000 Sudanese children - including more than 240,000 in Darfur - are thought to suffer from "severe" malnutrition
