Hamas urges US pressure on Israel over Gaza truce
Palestinian Territories - Hamas called on the United States Thursday to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a Gaza...Geostrategy
Yemen’s Houthis blew up stranded oil tanker: video
Rebel chief Abdul Malik al-Houthi on Thursday said his forces had "stormed" the tanker earlier this week. He added in...Geostrategy
Three firefighters die in Turkey helicopter crash
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Turkish divers searched on Sunday for the bodies of three firefighters who died when their helicopter crashed into...Turkey has funnelled resources into its emergency response efforts after being gripped by devastating fires in 2021.
Global warming is changing weather patterns and contributing to a years-long drought across swathes of Turkey.
Egypt coalition says it will shun presidential election
The coalition's potential presidential candidate, Hisham Kassem, was Saturday sentenced to six months in jail. The presidential election, expected to...The only candidate campaigning so far, Ahmed al-Tantawi, has denounced repeated harassment by the security forces against his teams and supporters.
Kassem's Free Current coalition, formed in June by opposition parties, advocates economic liberalization and calls for an end to the army's stranglehold on Egypt's economy.
WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new...WHO chief said he had already written to China asking "to give us information " and for the organization to send a team "if they allow us to do so".
He said WHO would not abandon its investigation and has called on China for transparency in sharing data and carrying out investigations.
Saudi Arabia participates in global meet to bridge digital divide
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom’s Governor of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi participated...The meeting aims to enhance the contribution of the communications, space and technology sectors for attaining sustainable development objectives.
The meeting also aims to propose policies and recommendations to bridge the digital divide and promote and develop the digital economy.
Jordan’s interconnection projects to serve as hub for energy exchange
AMMAN, JORDAN -The Kingdom’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has emphasized the significance of current and upcoming electrical interconnection...Jordanian authorities are working on a project to connect the Kingdom’s Risha electrical station to Iraq's Rutba station.
The interconnection line will allow the Iraqis to power the Rutba area's loads, using the Jordanian grid.
Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee
A million people have crossed Sudan's borders since April, fleeing the devastating war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary...Since the authorities inaugurated a new passport office in the eastern city of Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day
Sudan was already one of the world's poorest countries even before the war broke out, but now it has plunged into a horrific humanitarian crisis
Water-starved Saudi Arabia confronts desalination’s heavy toll
The Jazlah plant in Jubail city applies the latest technological advances in a country that first turned to desalination more...Lacking lakes, rivers and regular rainfall, Saudi Arabia relies instead on dozens of facilities that transform water from the Red Sea into something potable
The national Saline Water Conversion Corporation reports production capacity of 11.5 million cubic meters per day at 30 facilities
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
News site G1 said the plane was an 18-passenger EMB-110, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer. It was...Twelve passengers and two crew were killed in the accident, Governor Wilson Lima wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter
Media said the passengers were Brazilians traveling to the region for sport fishing, citing state security secretary Vinicius Almeida
Aid pours into flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll touches 11,300
According to a United Nations report released on Sunday, the toll from Derna alone has risen to 11,300. Citing the...At least 40,000 people have been displaced across northeastern Libya due to flood
International aid is arriving from all over the world, offering some relief to the survivors
IAEA denounces Iran over latest inspector exclusion
Iran's foreign ministry said that the move to withdraw accreditation from several of the UN's nuclear watchdog inspectors was in...Grossi condemned Iran's "disproportionate and unprecedented unilateral measure" which affects verification activities
He added that Iran has effectively removed about one third of the core group of the IAEA's most experienced inspectors
