UK’s Starmer to meet Palestinian leader Abbas
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to meet Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas Monday, as the UK government edges towards...Geostrategy
Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over hostages amid new proposal for ceasefire deal
"The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about...Geostrategy
Qatar ‘appalled’ at alleged criticism by Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister accused Qatar of financing Hamas at a meeting this week with the families of hostages held in...Qatar was one of the mediators of a truce deal in November that led to the release of 105 hostages
Its foreign ministry spokesman said his country was "appalled by the alleged remarks"
US to discuss troop withdrawal with Iraq soon: report
New York, United States - The United States will begin talks with Iraq on the withdrawal of US troops from...The report said that Washington wants the troop schedule to reflect the current situation in Iraq and the stability of its government and law enforcement agencies
But the Iraqi leadership believes that the timeframe of the withdrawal should not be affected by any circumstances
Israeli shelling on UN shelter in Gaza kills nine Palestinians
Palestinian Territories - Tank shelling on a UN shelter on Wednesday killed nine people in Gaza's main southern city of..."Two tank rounds hit building that shelters 800 people - reports now 9 dead and 75 injured," Thomas White, UNRWA's Gaza director, said on X.
Teams from UNRWA and the World Health Organization were trying to reach the shelter, which has been blocked for two days, White said.
Yemen-based Houthis fire missiles at ships in Red Sea, says US
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired three missiles at two merchant ships in the Red Sea in their latest attack in...One missile missed its target and a US Navy destroyer shot down the other two, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
The continuing Houthi action "means we're obviously still going to have to do what we have to do to protect that shipping," he said.
UAE MoD ink deals worth $517m in first two days of UMEX and SimTEX 2024
ABU DHABI, UAE - On the second day of the sixth edition of UMEX and SimTEX 2024, the accumulated value...The second day of the event witnessed announcement of five deals signed by the Tawazun Council.
The total number of local contracts on the second day of UMEX and SimTEX 2024 reached five contracts.
NATO kicks off biggest military exercise since Cold War
The Western military alliance has said some 90,000 troops will take part in the months-long Steadfast Defender 24 exercise designed...The exercise -- the biggest since the 1988 Reforger drill during the Cold War -- comes as NATO has overhauled its defenses since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022
The alliance has dispatched thousands of troops to its eastern flank and drawn up most extensive plans since collapse of the Soviet Union to protect itself from a Russian attack
EU plans measures to protect sensitive technology from China
The European Union unveiled plans to strengthen the bloc's economic security including measures to protect sensitive technology from falling into...The fallout from the war in Ukraine hit Europe particularly hard, forcing the bloc to find alternative energy sources.
Now, it wants to avoid a similar over-reliance on China, which dominates in green technology production and critical raw materials.
Israel destroys Palestinian home in occupied West Bank
Basil Shehadeh was arrested on suspicion of helping two other Palestinians carry out the deadly shooting at a petrol station..."The family were evacuated from the three-storey building, then the second floor of the building was blown up," village council secretary Adel al-Amer told AFP
"This demolition followed the destruction of the residences belonging to other terrorists involved in the same attack," the army told AFP in a statement
Thousands trapped as Israeli troops surround hospitals in Khan Yunis
"Heavy fighting is reported in proximity to hospitals in Khan Yunis, including Al-Aqsa, Nasser and Al-Amal, with reports of Palestinians...In Gaza City, people displaced by the war said they were stuck in a new conflict zone without provisions.
"They besieged us in the camp and brought us here, and even here, the shelling continued," Umm Dahud al-Kafarna, originally from Beit Hanun, told AFPTV.
QatarEnergy says Red Sea attacks ‘may impact’ gas shipments
The state-owned giant confirmed in a statement that "Qatar's LNG production continues uninterrupted, and our commitment to ensuring the reliable...Earlier this month, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said LNG shipments would be affected, like other merchant shipping, by the Houthi strikes.
His intervention came amid reports of at least five LNG vessels operated by Qatar stopping en route to the Red Sea.
