Rubio urges India, Pakistan to communicate to ‘avoid miscalculation’
Washington, United States - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged India and Pakistan to restore direct communication to "avoid...Geostrategy
US says new foundation to spearhead Gaza aid
Israel has imposed a blockade for two months on Gaza, leading UN agencies and other humanitarian groups to warn of...Geostrategy
Israel army orders evacuation of northern city after Lebanon clashes
KIRYAT SHMONA, ISRAEL - The Israeli military announced plans to evacuate the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, after days...Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions have traded cross-border fire with Israel for days.
Israeli authorities have been steadily evacuating communities near the Gaza border and along the country's northern frontier.
Israeli Arabs face arrests and sackings as Gaza war escalates
Abir Bakr, a lawyer for Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh who was arrested briefly four days ago, told AFP her...Israeli Arabs -- many of whom identify as Palestinian citizens of Israel -- have expressed solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel's aerial bombing
Students and workers inside Israel have been subject to dismissals and legal prosecution, Israel's left-leaning Haaretz newspaper wrote
Rockets fired at US army in Iraq, no casualty reported
Baghdad, Iraq - US troops stationed at two bases in Iraq have been targeted with rocket attacks that caused no casualties,...An Iraqi security official had earlier told AFP that three Katyusha rockets struck near a base of the international coalition .
On Thursday evening, another rocket attack targeted the Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq, where US forces are also stationed.
GCC and ASEAN denounce Gaza attack, urge permanent ceasefire
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also called for the release..."As we gather, we are saddened by the escalating violence that Gaza is witnessing today, the price of which is being paid by innocent civilians," said Mohammed bin Salman.
"The violence must stop, humanity must be the priority in this moment, and we must prevent things from getting worse," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said.
Biden requests $10bn package, including Ukraine and Israel funds
The package also includes $7 billion for countering China and strengthening allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and over $9 billion...In an impassioned Oval Office speech, Biden argued that the huge sums involved -- $61bn for Ukraine and $14bn for Israel -- would secure American interests for generations.
A growing number of Republicans -- and US voters in general -- oppose to adding to the $43.9 billion in security assistance that the United States has committed to Ukraine.
Thousands rally in support of Gaza across Egypt, says media
CAIRO, EGYPT – Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Egypt in support of war-torn Gaza on Friday, with large crowds...Several thousand packed into Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Media reports said rallies took place in other Egyptian cities on day 14 of Israel's bombardment of Gaza following Hamas's attack on October 7.
Mahmoud Abbas turns down call from Joe Biden: Israeli radio
Tel Aviv, Israel -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declined to take a telephone call from US President Joe Biden during...Representatives from the Biden administration tried to set up a phone conversation between the two leaders on October 18, but Abbas turned the request down.
state-run Kan Radio, however, clarified that the sides nevertheless remain in contact. Biden intended to hold phone conversations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-and Abbas.
No suspension for Mazraoui over Gaza post, says Bayern Munich
Berlin, Germany - Bayern Munich on Friday said defender Noussair Mazraoui would not be suspended, after a probe into the Moroccan...In the wake of the deadly attack on Israel by Hamas, Mazraoui had put up several pro-Palestinian posts.
The club's chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen said Mazraoui "credibly assured us he rejects terror and war" .
Air Arabia launches non-stop flights between UAE’s Sharjah, Egypt’s Giza
SHARJAH/ ABU DHABI, UAE - Air Arabia announced the launch of a new route operating between Sharjah and Giza city...The non-stop flights will connect Sharjah International Airport with Giza and will have a frequency of five weekly flights.
British Airways announced that it will launch daily flights from London to Abu Dhabi next year.
Egypt ‘clearing path for Gaza aid’: security source, witnesses
The UN has described the situation inside Gaza as "beyond catastrophic" as Israel pounds the enclave from the air in...Israel has refused to open its borders with Gaza but US President Joe Biden brokered a deal to allow aid in via the Rafah crossing with Egypt
The deal came with strict conditions from Israel, aid must only go to civilians and not fall into the hands of Hamas fighters
