Iranians struggle with GPS disruption after Israel war
Tehran, Iran - The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption,...Geostrategy
Israeli strikes kill 40 Palestinians in Gaza, says civil defense agency
The latest deadly strike comes as Israeli military hinted at an approaching call to push civilians from Gaza City ahead...Geostrategy
Jordan and Lebanon call for international initiative to stop war on Gaza
Amman, Jordan-- Jordan and Lebanon have called for the speeding up of international efforts to stop the war on Gaza...Jordan called for the speeding up of international efforts to stop the war on Gaza in order to prevent a spillover of the conflict into the region
The Lebanese Prime Minister applauded Jordan’s efforts, led by the king, in defending Arab causes and working towards peace and stability
Jordan air force drops ‘vital medical supplies’ in Gaza
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, King Abdullah said that Jordan's air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to...Jordan announced the air drop as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken carried out a regional diplomatic tour
Gaza continued to be rocked by big explosions for the 30th day since Hamas fighters attacked Israel on October 7th
FGCC Chambers to hold GCC-Egyptian Business Forum in Saudi Arabia
AL-KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA - The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) is scheduled to host the first Gulf-Egyptian Business...The forum will address the most important economic and commercial issues.
Gulf and Egyptian officials and entrepreneurs are slated to attend the forum.
As Gaza death toll hits 9,770, Israel cuts internet and phone lines
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu was suspended from government meetings "until further notice" for advocating dropping a nuclear bomb on..."But it confirms the truth of the racist view Israelis hold against Palestinians. This is the true face of the occupation government," Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said.
Israel cut internet and phone lines in the Gaza Strip Sunday night, for the third time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, telecoms firm Paltel said.
Arab ministers meet in Jordan, seek resolution to Gaza conflict
AMMAN, JORDAN – Foreign ministers from key Arab nations – including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, and...The summit with Arab diplomats reinforced their collective call for an end to the aggression against Gaza.
It emphasized the international community's role in stopping military operations and the bloodshed of civilians.
UAE ministry issues guidebooks on Emiratization for employers, employees
DUBAI, UAE - The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) has launched awareness guidebooks for private sector companies and...The awareness guidebook for Emiratis working in the private sector covers 11 topics
The awareness guidebook for the private sector companies covers nine topics.
Blinken makes surprise West Bank visit as fierce fighting roils Gaza
Blinken arrived in Ramallah under tight security one day after meeting in Jordan with Arab foreign ministers angered by mounting...Blinken last week told a Senate hearing the Palestinian Authority should retake control of Gaza, even though it currently exercises only limited autonomy in parts of the West Bank.
Blinken faced a rising tide of anger in meetings with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan on Saturday, where he reaffirmed US support for "humanitarian pauses".
Israel forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank: ministry
Further south, a 22-year-old Palestinian was "killed by Israeli occupation bullets in Nuba, northwest of Hebron," the ministry said. Meanwhile,...Two men, aged 22 and 20, were killed "in an attack by Israeli occupation forces on Abu Dis", a suburb of annexed east Jerusalem
One of the two was fatally hit by a "bullet in chest" and "six others were wounded, three seriously", according to a statement
Hamas govt suspends evacuation of foreigners to Egypt
"No foreign passport holder will be able to leave the Gaza Strip until wounded people who need to be evacuated...An Egyptian security source said that "no wounded person or holder of a foreign passport arrived at the Egyptian terminal" of Rafah
He said the evacuation was suspended "after the bombing of ambulances transporting injured people on their way to the Egyptian terminal"
Poppy growth down 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN
The UNODC warned of potential "humanitarian consequences for many vulnerable rural communities" due to the sudden contraction of Afghanistan's opium...UNODC report found that poppy cultivation has collapsed by an estimated 95 percent -- from 233,000 hectares at the end of 2022 to 10,800 in 2023
Last year, poppy crops accounted for almost a third by value of total agricultural production in Afghanistan, the world's leading producer
