40,000 and counting: the struggle to keep track of Gaza deaths
Palestinian Territories -- With Gaza largely in ruins after more than 10 months of war, the Hamas-run territory's health ministry...Geostrategy
Fitch lowers Israel’s credit rating amid economic strain from Gaza conflict
San Francisco, United States - US credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Israel a notch on Monday, warning that its ongoing conflict...Geostrategy
Erdogan and Putin likely to discuss Africa flour supply deal: Report
Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are likely to discuss a deal on..."Both leaders spoke earlier about plans to process Russian grain into flour in Turkey and sending it to the poor nations of Africa," a diplomatic source told TASS.
A spokesman for Turkey’s grain association said in turn that Turkish producers were ready to start implementing the project.
Schools shut in Makkah region after heavy storms and downpour
The meteorology center warned of further storms on Wednesday bringing rain, wind and thunder to the Mecca region and elsewhere...The storm brought gale force winds exceeding 80 kilometers (50 miles) per hour, Hussein al-Qahtani, spokesman for the National Centre for Meteorology.
The Makkah neighborhood of Al-Kakkiyah recorded 45 millimeters (1.8 inches) of rain within 24 hours, the meteorology center shared in a post on X.
Russia’s goal is to end war West unleashed in Ukraine: Putin
Johannesburg, South Africa -- Russia's special military operation pursues the goal of ending the war in Ukraine unleashed by a...Russia has decided to support the people who are fighting for their culture, for their traditions, for their language and for their future.
He said it was the wish of a number of Western countries to preserve their hegemony in the world that "has led to the grave crisis in Ukraine."
One fourth of all investors in state securities have left Russia: Minister
Moscow, Russia -- One fourth of all investors in state securities have been forced to leave the Russian market due...Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov the government will find ways to replace the investors to create funds required for development of the economy.
Moscow's incursion into Ukraine has made Russia the most sanctioned country in the world. Western nations have regularly increased the sanctions.
India first nation to land spacecraft near Moon’s south pole
The landing of the unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, comes days after a Russian probe crashed in the...The Chandrayaan-3 mission has captivated public attention since launching nearly six weeks ago in front of thousands of cheering spectators.
Chandrayaan-3 took much longer to reach the Moon than the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s, which arrived in a matter of days.
Wildfire briefly halts marine traffic on Turkish strait
The fire forced the evacuation of a local university and closure of a highway running through the blaze. The Turkish...The emergency response service said it had evacuated seven villages and was preparing to help people leave three more on Turkey's northwestern coast
The good news is that the winds seem to blowing away from the city centre of Canakkale, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said
Iran ready to boost military ties with Russia: General Heidari
Tehran, Iran-- Iran will boost military cooperation with Russia as the two countries look to strengthen strategic partnership.According to the...The Iranian army commander made the remark during a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army, General Oleg Salyukov, in Moscow
The two generals pledged to continue promoting mutual ties between the ground forces of the two countries in various fields in the coming months
Divided border village at heart of Israel-Lebanon tensions
The latest tit-for-tat exchange saw Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and the chief of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah,...According to municipal figures, the village is home to around 3,000 people, who took Israeli citizenship after Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria
Lebanese authorities consider the expansion of Ghajar, with its pastel-coloured homes spreading to the north in recent decades, as an infringement on their land
Two civilians dead in Russian strikes in northwest Syria: rescuers
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said the strikes near Ain Shib had targeted "military bases belonging...Two strikes ONTuesday near Ain Shib hit the facility where displaced Syrians had been living
Earlier Tuesday, Russian air strikes targeting a rebel base north of Idlib city killed three members of HTS
Peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel not imminent: White House advisor
Washington, United States - The US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said that the prospect of a peace...Asked if a deal would be announced soon, Sullivan said "There are still ways to travel... but peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia will be a big deal."
The White House's efforts to foster a reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Israel stem from its belief that such an outcome would be in US national security interests
