US, UK air strikes hit several sites in Yemen
The British defence ministry said in a statement that its planes launched strikes in "a joint operation with US forces...Geostrategy
Gaza civil defense says new Israel strike kills 21 in West Rafah camp
Israel launched its controversial assault on Rafah earlier this month, dismissing concerns for the safety of the 1.4 million Palestinian...Geostrategy
Israel confirms striking Lebanon first time since April 2022
Tensions have soared between Israel and Palestinians during what is both the Jewish Passover and the Muslim holy month of...The strikes were launched around 4 am (0100 GMT), hitting both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, an Israeli army statement said
The latest flare-up of violence comes after Israeli police clashed Wednesday with Palestinians inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque
Classified US-NATO Ukraine war plans wind up on social media
Senior officials from the Biden administration have confirmed the authenticity of the documents, which have been posted on Twitter and...The leaked documents could provide valuable information to Russian war planners
The Pentagon is currently investigating who may have been behind the leak
Kais Saied denounces IMF bailout conditions as ‘foreign diktats’
The IMF was originally expected to approve a bailout deal on December 19, but that was delayed pending a Tunisian...Saied said that the foreign diktats of IMF will lead to more poverty which is unacceptable.
Saied's government reached an agreement in principle in mid-October for a nearly $2 billion package from the IMF.
Iran and Saudi Arabia: From proxy wars to partnership
The two regional powers have cut ties twice since the 1987 crackdown on protesting Iranian pilgrims in Makkah. They have...From 2011 on, Iran and Saudi back opposing sides in Syria's civil war and in the Yemen conflict.
In October 2017, Saudi Arabia backed US President Donald Trump after he walks out on Iran nuclear deal.
Rockets from Lebanon target Israel after Al-Aqsa clashes
A barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon targeted Israel, a day after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's...Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "receiving continuous updates about the security situation.
Warning sirens sounded in the town of Shlomi and in Moshav Betzet and the Galilee in northern Israel, the army said.
‘Global growth to fall below 3 percent in 2023’
A continued slowdown in almost all the world's advanced economies is expected to drag global growth below three percent this...Global growth almost halved last year to 3.4 percent as the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine rippled through the world economy.
Asia's emerging markets are expected to see substantial increases in economic output with India and China to account for half of all growth.
UN chief to Taliban: Revoke ban on world body’s women staff
The Taliban authorities ordered all NGOs in December to stop employing Afghan women after receiving "serious complaints" that women employees...UN announced it had instructed all its Afghan staff, men and women, not to report to the office after the ban on its women staff was confirmed
The Taliban authorities have imposed restrictions on Afghan women, including banning them from higher education and many government jobs
French, EU leaders to push China for active role in Ukraine peace process
Beijing, China--French and EU leaders will on Thursday seek to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the conflict in...The visiting French President Emmanuel Macron said that China had a "major role" to play in finding a path to peace in Ukraine
In a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Macron highlighted the importance of dialogue between China and France
Iran, KSA agree to resume flights and bilateral visits
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan have pledged to reopen diplomatic representations within...Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed steps towards reopening the embassies and consulates
On March 10, Tehran and Riyadh announced the agreement to restore relations severed seven years ago when protesters in Iran attacked Saudi diplomatic missions
Turkey denounces storming of Al-Aqsa, terming it ‘our red line’
Condemning the storming of Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli forces and the beating of worshippers inside, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...Turkey's foreign minister said the attacks have "exceeded the limit" and normalization with Israel cannot be at the expense of Palestinian cause
Israeli police stormed into the mosque's prayer hall before dawn and forcibly removed worshippers who were engaged in prayer
