Lebanon device blasts: what we know about deadly attacks
Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in unprecedented attacks this week, killing 37 people and...Geostrategy
Israel PM adds war goal of allowing northern residents to return home
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expanded the country's goals for the war in Gaza, vowing to allow Israelis...Geostrategy
World’s biggest sustainable farm in Saudi enters Guinness Records
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – A farm in Saudi Arabia has entered the Guinness World Records as the world's largest sustainable...The farm is one of the extension farms of the rejuvenated water farming research unit of the Bin Heshbal Valley in the Asir Region.
The total area of the farm is 3.2 million square meters, divided into two sections, each with a concrete tank with a capacity of 500 cubic meters.
Gazans must ‘remain on their land’: Egypt’s Sisi
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza is the only passage in and out of the coastal enclave not...Egypt is committed to ensuring the delivery "of aid, both medical and humanitarian at this difficult time", Egyptian president said
Egypt, historically a key intermediary between Hamas and Israel, has called for donors to send humanitarian aid bound for Gaza to El Arish airport
Blinken seeks Arab pressure on Hamas as Israel readies Gaza move
Qatar, where Blinken will head immediately after Jordan, has longstanding ties with Hamas and has been seen as an intermediary...Blinken will meet Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Amman and will then visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE
The top US diplomat spent Thursday in Tel Aviv where he promised unwavering solidarity to US ally Israel after the surprise October 7 offensive by Hamas
UN urges Israel to call off northern Gaza evacuation order
Israel's army said it has called for all Gaza City residents to evacuate their homes and head south of the...Stephane Dujarric said the army's evacuation order applies to all UN staff and those sheltering in UN facilities - including schools, health centers and clinics
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is sheltering more than 60 percent of the 423,000 people displaced in recent days in the Gaza Strip
UN calls for $294m for ‘urgent needs’ in Gaza, occupied West Bank
Nearly 60 percent of households in Gaza were considered food insecure before the start of the new hostilities. As of...The funds would be used to help more than 1.2 million people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said
UN has previously estimated it would need $502 to fund operations to aid 2.1 million Palestinians in 2023, a goal that is less than 50-percent financed
Gulf Common Market aims for economic unity by 2025
The bloc's initiative aims for a customs union by 2024, fostering competition and ensuring the smooth flow of goods between...The bloc's initiative aims for a customs union by 2024, fostering competition and ensuring the smooth flow of goods between Gulf countries through joint economic action
Additionally, the Gulf Common Market will also contribute to regional political stability, bolstering military cooperation and enhance tourism and investments in the region
A ‘new front’ in Hamas war depends on Israel’s actions, says Iran
Speaking from Beirut's airport, the top diplomat said that Iran's regional allies, known as the "axis of resistance", could respond...Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant that the country had no involvement in the Hamas attack
Nevertheless, the United States fears the opening of a second front on Israel's northern border with Lebanon if Hezbollah were to intervene
Egypt receives humanitarian aid bound for Gaza
Cairo, Egypt- The first shipment of humanitarian aid arrived in Egypt's Sinai on Thursday from Jordan, state-affiliated media reported, to be...El-Arish airport, 30 miles away from the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, "has been designated by Egyptian authorities to receive international humanitarian aid.
It was not immediately clear when the aid would arrive in Gaza, after three Israeli air strikes on the Rafah border crossing resulted in its closure.
Israel-Hamas war a ‘new cloud’ over world economy, says IMF
Marrakesh, Morocco-- The war between Israel and Hamas has cast a shadow over the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Morocco, with...IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the International Monetary Fund was "very closely monitoring how the situation evolves" and how it is affecting oil markets
She said it was "too early" to assess the impact of the conflict, but "this is a new cloud on not the sunniest horizon for the world economy -- new cloud, darkening this horizon
Countries evacuate citizens as Israel-Hamas war rages
Thousands of foreigners are stuck in Israel and across the Palestinian territories, where a full-blown war has erupted since Hamas...Argentina, the Latin American country with the largest Jewish population, on Tuesday started evacuating over 1,200 of its citizens from Israel.
"Around 4,500 German citizens" have registered on a list seeking help to return, a foreign ministry source said.
