Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to make rare West Bank visit
Prince Faisal will head a delegation to Ramallah, the first such trip since Israel first occupied the Palestinian territory in...Geostrategy
Generative AI’s most prominent skeptic doubles down
Vancouver, Canada -- Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains...Technology Geostrategy Social Tech & Media
Race against time after deadly Japan quake
The 7.5-magnitude quake, which hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, triggered tsunami waves more than a meter...USGS said the quake had a magnitude of 7.5. Japan's meteorological agency measured it at 7.6 and said it was one of more than 150 to shake Noto peninsula
Almost 33,000 households were without power in the region, which saw temperatures touch freezing overnight, the local energy provider said
More strikes on Gaza after Israel warns war will last through 2024
Nearly three months of conflict have claimed almost 22,000 lives in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and devastated...On Monday night into Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses reported missiles fired towards the city of Rafah in the south and shelling around the Jabalia refugee camp
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, meanwhile, said residents of some towns and villages near the Gaza border, "will soon be able to return home"
Child among 8 killed in Syria clashes: monitor
The fighting pitted the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group led by Al-Qaeda's...War monitor said an elderly man, a woman and her young daughter were killed
Syrian army retaliated by bombing residential areas of Darat Izza town in Aleppo
Israel rejects Hamas’ new proposal for release of Gaza hostages: report
Washington, United States - Israel has rejected a new proposal from Hamas through Qatari and Egyptian mediators for a deal...Each phase, according to the proposal, would include a pause in fighting for more than a month in exchange for the release of hostages
The implementation of the third phase of the deal, which provided for the release of prisoners of war, implied the end of the conflict
US aircraft carrier to return to base from Mediterranean
According to the Navy, the carrier will redeploy to its home port "as scheduled to prepare for future deployments." The...US sent warships to "contribute to our regional deterrence and defense posture"
The warships were dispatched to the region after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7
Israeli settlers ‘most violent’ in West Bank 2023, says watchdog
Jerusalem - Israeli settlers killed at least 10 Palestinians and torched dozens of homes in the occupied West Bank in...The human rights group said Israeli settlers were involved in multiple attacks on Palestinians in West Bank, which further spiked after October 7.
It added that settlers killed 10 Palestinians while they set fire to dozens of homes and vehicles during 2023
Iranian warship enters Red Sea, reports media
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, Tasnim news agency reported...The news agency did not give specific reasons for its deployment, but noted that Iranian military vessels had operated in the area since 2009.
According to the International Chamber of Shipping, 12 percent of global trade passes through the Red Sea
Israel’s Gaza assault to continue throughout 2024, says army
The Israeli military spokesman said the army was currently "planning the management of the forces operating in the field" in...A military spokesman said Israeli army "must plan ahead, understanding that we will be required for additional tasks and warfare throughout this year"
He added the army was currently "planning the management of the forces operating in the field" in the months ahead
Massive rally in Istanbul against ‘murderer’ Israel’s war in Gaza
The rally, called by a foundation which counts Bilal Erdogan, the son of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, among its members...Protesters waving Turkish and Palestinian flags rallied to the Galata Bridge on the Bosphorus chanting: "Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine" and "Allahu Akbar".
Turkey's President Recep Erdogan has accused Israel of "state terrorism" and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "no different" from Adolf Hitler.
Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run
A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Japan's weather...Sakhalin island and Vladivostok in Russia's far east were on "alert" due to a possible tsunami risk after the quakes in Japan, officials said.
The JMA said the Noto region experienced a rapid succession of quakes, with another 6.2 tremor hitting soon after the initial swarm, the USGS said.
