Paris, France -- No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the...
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE Cyber Security Council has cautioned that social engineering remains the most common tool used...
Antonio Guterres addressed a Cairo summit and pleaded for a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the war between Israel and Hamas fighters...Arab diplomats attending Summit for Peace in Egypt's capital described it as fruitless
The UN chief said Palestinians need a continuous delivery of aid "at the scale that is needed"
Jerusalem - Casualties were reported along the Israel-Lebanon border on Saturday as the army traded fire with Iran-backed group Hezbollah...In Lebanon, Hezbollah said one of its fighters had been killed while in Israel, two Thai farm workers were wounded, emergency services said.
In southern Lebanon, at least 23 people have been killed. Most have been combatants, but at least four civilians have also been killed.
- Washington, US - The United States on Saturday welcomed the arrival of aid trucks from Egypt in the war-torn Gaza Strip,...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged all parties to keep the Rafah crossing open to enable the movement of aid that is required for people of Gaza.
The opening of the supply route came after days of intense negotiations and an agreement reached by US President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister
- RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israeli troops on Saturday raided the West Bank home of a senior Hamas leader and detained members...
Saleh al-Aruri is the deputy to Hamas' overall leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of the founders of the Islamist group's military wing.
Troops entered Aruri's home in Arura village, some 20 kilometers north of Ramallah and arrested more than 20 people.
The first aid trucks arrived in the war-torn Gaza Strip from Egypt, AFP journalists said, bringing desperately needed humanitarian relief...The lorries had been waiting for days on the Egyptian side after Israel agreed to allow aid to enter following a request from its top ally the United States.
Israel had launched a military campaign and cut food, water, electricity and fuel supplies to the densely populated territory.
- Israel urged its citizens to immediately leave Egypt and Jordan, the national security council said on Saturday as regional tensions...
The notice comes just days after Israel recalled its diplomats from Turkey as a security precaution following an earlier request for its citizens to leave as well
The war ignited after Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip, taking more than 200 hostages and killing at least 1,400 people
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh have explored opportunities to...
They looked at ways to boost ties to serve mutual interests and realise the aspirations for further development and prosperity
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the joint summit between the GCC and ASEAN, which commenced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Geneva, Switzerland - At least 30% of the housing sector in the Gaza Strip has been either destroyed or rendered...
"Hospitals are on the brink and overcrowded with patients, many awaiting treatment," the OCHA said
Hundreds of people including children have been trapped beneath the rubble amid airstrikes in Gaza
- Speaking at a campaign fundraiser, US president said the Saudis wanted to recognize Israel and unite the Middle east, and...
After the attack, Saudi officials said the kingdom had suspended talks with Israel on normalization of relations
The kingdom's crown prince saw progress in talks with Israel but insisted on movement on the Palestinian cause
- Tel Aviv, Israel - Gaza's Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in brutal October...
No details were given on their condition, but US President Joe Biden said he was "overjoyed" at the news
Hamas said it was working with Qatar and Egypt to free its "civilian" hostages, in a sign that more releases could follow
