The United Kingdom has historically been a staunch supporter of Israel but has shifted position as Israel has intensified the...
US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping including on selling blockbuster app...
New Delhi, India - Dramatic drone footage showing Indian commandos hunting pirates after an attack in the Arabian Sea illustrates New...Defense Minister Rajnath Singh -- speaking at the launch of India's latest own-built warship, vowed shipping would be protected "from the sea to the heights of the sky"
India was taking "very proactive action" to ensure pirates "don't venture out into the India Ocean region", Admiral Hari Kumar, chief of naval staff said
- Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN aid agency OCHA's office in the occupied Palestinian territories, described how detailed coordination...
Lucia Elmi, special representative for the UN children's agency UNICEF in the Palestinian territories, also lamented that "we can't get sufficient aid in".
"Children in Gaza are running out of time, while most of the lifesaving humanitarian aid they desperately need remains stranded," said Elmi.
- Oil prices surged four percent after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels after attacks on ships...
Wall Street had ended flat on Thursday, while the dollar was closing the week with gains against the euro.
The Houthis have carried out a number of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea, a key international shipping route.
- "First of all, they are not proportional. All of these constitute disproportionate use of force," Erdogan told journalists after Friday...
Kuwait's Foreign Ministry expressed "great concern" about the strikes, echoing the view of Yemen's powerful neighbor Saudi Arabia
Oman condemned American and British strikes on targets in rebel-held Yemen on Friday, warning of the risk of escalating conflict in the region
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has cancelled the license of First Insurance Brokers Company...The sanction comes as a result of the CBUAE’s decision following the company’s non-compliance with the regulations.
The CBUAE works to ensure that all insurance companies and related professionals comply with laws and regulations.
- Beijing, China--China called Friday for all sides to prevent the Yemen conflict from expanding, after strikes by the United States and...
China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing is concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea
She called on "the relevant parties" to keep calm and exercise restraint in order to prevent the conflict from expanding
US President Joe Biden termed the the US and British strikes a "defensive action" after the Red Sea attacks, and...Houthis said their forces will continue targeting Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea
A Houthi spokesman said Western air strikes on Yemen killed five people and wounded six
GAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Bombed-out neighborhoods, mass graves dug in the sand, spreading hunger and disease -- as the bloodiest...Many thousands of strikes have rained down on the long-blockaded and densely populated Mediterranean coastal strip
Much of northern Gaza has been reduced to a dusty wasteland and largely depopulated as Israeli troops have launched ground invasion
- DUBAI, UAE - Rory McIlroy kicked off his year with a sparkling nine-under-par 62 to take a two-stroke lead after the...
The world number two is playing his first event since the DP World Tour Championship last November.
McIlroy made headlines earlier this week when he claimed a "world tour" was his "dream scenario" for golf.
NEOM, SAUDI ARABIA - The Board of Directors of NEOM has announced Aquellum, a luxury and experiential space embedded within...Aquellum is hidden within a breathtaking 450-meter-high mountain range.
The subterranean digitalized community creates vibrancy and interconnectivity.
