Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, Lebanon's health ministry said, marking...Geostrategy
Lebanon Under Attack: Israel murders 35 kids, death toll rises to 492 including 58 women
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said the death toll in Israeli strikes Monday rose to 492, including 35 children, the...Geostrategy
For Turkish city named after founder, centenary holds special significance
General Mustafa Kemal, hero of the Dardanelles war against the Allies, in 1919 began confronting the Westerners who occupied the...Ataturk rewarded the loyalty of the town, nestled between the mountains and the sources of the Euphrates, by giving it his name ahead of creating the Turkish republic
Kemaliye has been home to many celebrations including concerts, football tournaments and banquets on every October 29 since the birth of the republic in 1923
Premises of two Gaza hospitals shelled by Israel: report
Cairo, Israel - The areas near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and Al-Quds Hospital in the western part of the...Earlier in a blast on al-Ahli Arab Hospital, which each side blamed on the other, around 500 Palestinian were reported to have lost their lives
Tensions flared up again in the region on October 7 when militants from the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas staged a surprise incursion into Israeli territory
Russia FM to visit Iran amid tensions in Middle East
Iran and Russia have bolstered ties in many fields over the last few years and Moscow has turned to Tehran...Iran has invited foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia for the talks
The talks come amid tensions in the Middle East as Israel ramps up its war on the Gaza Strip
DP World, TPA ink pact
DP World will operate Dar Es Salaam Port in Tanzania.The main aim is of optimizing the port’s operations to improve transport and logistics services throughout Tanzania and its hinterland.
The port will connect to the hinterland of sub-Saharan Africa through a network of roads, highways, railways and dedicated freight corridors.
UAE to expand relations with Singapore in vital sectors: Sheikh Zayed
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Sunday...Sheikh Zayed noted that the UAE is Singapore’s top trading partner in the Middle East and North Africa.
The two leaders reviewed cooperation and opportunities to develop relations, especially in the fields of economy, investment, education and tourism.
US troops enhance presence in Middle East due to ‘escalations’
The United States warned against any "escalation" in the Middle East in the wake of Israel's war with Hamas, Defense...US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the activation of air defense systems and notified additional forces that they may be deployed soon.
The Pentagon's moves came after what Austin had earlier described in a statement as "detailed discussions" with President Joe Biden.
Fresh aid, including fuel, enters Gaza as Israel steps up strikes
A rare delivery of fuel enters the Palestinian territory; Netanyahu says Hezbollah will make "mistake of its life" if its...The United Nations has estimated about 100 trucks per day are needed to meet the needs of 2.4 million Gazans given the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation.
Sunday's aid delivery through the Rafah crossing was the second such operation in two days after 20 trucks arrived on Saturday.
US private universities face donor pressure to support Israel
Several wealthy Americans have threatened to withdraw their financial support from prestigious private schools like the Ivy League's Harvard University...The Wexner Foundation, which works to prepare young Jewish leaders in North America and Israel, went a step further: ending its partnership with Harvard's Kennedy School.
Harvard, which has an enormous endowment of close to $51 billion, says it derives some 8 percent of its operating revenue from gifts.
Israel steps up Gaza strikes ahead of ground invasion
"Gaza was a desperate humanitarian situation before the most recent hostilities," five UN agencies said. "It is now catastrophic." At...The summit ended without a joint statement however, as Western officials demanded a clear condemnation of Hamas, and Arab attendees issued statements criticizing world leaders.
The scale of the bombing has left basic systems unable to function, with unidentified bodies were buried in a mass grave in Gaza City because cold storage has run out.
Israeli strikes knock out Damascus, Aleppo airports: Syria state media
While Israeli strikes have repeatedly caused the grounding of flights at the government-controlled airports in the capital Damascus and the...The military source said the "simultaneous" strikes came "from the direction of the Mediterranean west of Latakia and from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan"
Last weekend, Israeli strikes targeted Aleppo airport, wounding five people, a war monitor reported, also putting it out of service, according to the authorities
