Trump to close deal-making Gulf tour in UAE, announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways
US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely...Geostrategy
Ocalan: founder of the PKK who authored its end
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a...Geostrategy
Hundreds flee as Gaza’s main hospital evacuated
Hundreds of people fled after Israel's army ordered the evacuation of Gaza's main hospital where over 2,000 people were trapped...Israel has been pressing military operations inside the hospital, searching for the Hamas operations center it says lies under the sprawling complex.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas in response to the October 7 attacks which Israeli officials say killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians.
UAE receives first batch of patients from Gaza to undergo medical treatment
Dubai, UAE-- At least 15 patients from Gaza arrived in the UAE to receive medical treatment in the UAE's hospitals.The...The initiative is part of the UAE government's resolve to provide medical treatment for 1,000 children from the Gaza Strip who are in urgent need of medical care
The UAE has sent dozens of planes with 1,400 tonnes of food, medical, and relief supplies, to support endeavors aiming at providing relief in the Gaza Strip
Sudan asks UN to ‘immediately’ end political mission
The UN chief was informed about the decision by the country's ambassador to the UN, saying Sudan was terminating the...Sudan, however, said it would continue to work "constructively" with the UN
More than 10,000 people have died in the civil war, which started on April 15
Bahrain and Thailand seek to boost economic cooperation
Manama, Bahrain-- Bahrain and Thailand have held discussions to enhance economic cooperation in a meeting between top officials of the...The two officials took a review of the progress made in the political and economic cooperation between the two kingdoms
They underscored the resolve of the two countries to consolidate security and peace, and also support sustainable development goals
First fuel consignment enters Gaza as Israel bows to pressure
As UN warns of an increasingly desperate situation for 2.4m Palestinians and pleaded for a ceasefire, the first delivery of...Israel enforced a siege on the territory, allowing just a trickle of aid in from Egypt
More than half of Gaza's hospitals are no longer functional due to combat, damage or shortages
Palestinian issue has only two-state solution: Erdogan
Ahead of his trip to Germany, Erdogan ramped up his verbal attacks against Israel, calling it a "terror state" and...Erdogan was speaking about the recognition of the sovereignty of the states of Israel and Palestine, with the latter having East Jerusalem as its capital
Erdogan is on a highly controversial visit to staunch Israel defender Germany, made more tricky by his recent accusations directed at Israel
US chip curbs disturb Chinese firms AI projects
Shanghai, China - US restrictions on advanced computer chips are forcing China's tech giants to rethink their ambitious AI-powered projects, analysts...E-commerce titan Alibaba on Thursday became the latest Chinese firm to admit to feeling the bite of US sanctions
The curbs now target cloud computing to prevent Chinese companies from accessing powerful AI chips hosted elsewhere
Germany, Turkey leaders hold divergent views on Israel-Hamas war
BERLIN, GERMANY - Germany and Turkey's leaders traded barbs on Friday over Israel's war on Hamas, with Frank-Walter Steinmeier stressing the...Turkey’s President Erdogan is on a controversial visit to staunch Israel defender Germany, made more tricky by his accusations directed at Tel Aviv.
Erdogan has been increasingly critical of Israel's war against Hamas, triggered by the group's attack that Israel said killed around 1,200 people.
Blinken calls on Israel to stop settler violence in West Bank: Report
Israeli settler violence has increased significantly since the outbreak of the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza, rising from an...Blinken said there is urgent need for affirmative steps to de-escalate tensions in West Bank, which includes curbing settler violence
Blinken’s comments came as Israeli occupation forces carried out raids in the occupied West Bank and continued its raids of several of Gaza’s major hospitals
Gaza faces shortage of flour due to Israel-Hamas war
KHAN YUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - One of the last grain warehouses in the Gaza Strip has been damaged by Israeli strikes...Of the five flour mills in the densely populated Palestinian territory, at least two have been hit since the war began on October 7.
Humanitarian aid arriving via Egypt has done little to remedy the shortages, made worse by power cuts and a lack of fuel for generators.
