First Palestinian ambassador to Spain submits credentials
The head of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the traditional ceremony for newly...Geostrategy
North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on Friday,...Geostrategy
Turks to vote in local polls as Erdogan seeks to avenge defeat
Erdogan has entrusted his former environment minister Murat Kurum to run for mayor of Istanbul in the March 31 polls...Erdogan is leading the AKP campaign and his rallies are broadcast daily on television
The government's failure to get inflation of 67% under control could hurt his Kurum's chances
Israel military signals extended operation at Gaza hospital
Jerusalem--A top Israeli commander has said troops will continue their operation at Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa until the last Hamas...The operation in and around Al-Shifa hospital was launched by Israeli forces on Monday, saying senior Hamas operatives were based in the compound
Days of heavy fighting have followed, with the military reporting about 170 Palestinian fighters killed and hundreds more arrested or questioned
‘UAE strengthens Gaza support with humanitarian aid’
“The activation of the maritime corridor is crucial. It will serve as an essential lifeline for the people of Gaza,...UAE reaffirms solidarity with Gaza, launching significant humanitarian initiatives under Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's leadership.
UAE's comprehensive humanitarian mission includes over 25,000 tons of aid, medical treatment for wounded children and cancer patients.
Hamas official speaks of big gaps with Israel in truce talks
An official from the Palestinian resistance group with knowledge of the talks said that there is a deep divergence in...The talks over a ceasefire and possible exchange of hostages and prisoners resumed in Doha this week
Israel believes about 130 hostages remain in the Gaza Strip, including 33 who are presumed dead
End war’s ‘nightmare’, UN chief says at gates of Gaza
Rafah, Egypt - UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza, on Saturday said the world has..."I carry the voices of the vast majority of the world who have seen enough," Guterres said, deploring "generations wiped out"
Guterres appealed to Israel for "total, unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza"
Gaza health ministry says Israel kills 9 people waiting for aid
Palestinian Territories - The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli fire on Saturday killed nine people and wounded dozens..."At least nine martyrs and dozens injured by Israeli occupation army tank fire and shells," said Gaza's health ministry.
Just over a week ago Gaza's health ministry blamed Israeli fire for the death of 20 people seeking aid at the Kuwait roundabout.
Israeli minister calls UN ‘anti-Israeli’ as Guterres visits Gaza border
JERUSALEM - Israel's foreign minister said on Saturday the United Nations had become an "anti-Israeli body" under Antonio Guterres, after..."Under his (Guterres's) leadership, the UN has become an anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli body that shelters and emboldens terror," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said.
Katz's government has accused staff at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees of involvement in Hamas's October 7 attack that triggered the war.
Putin vows retribution on Moscow concert hall attacks, as toll rises
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish those behind a "barbaric terrorist attack" on a Moscow concert hall that killed...It is the deadliest attack on Russia in almost two decades and the deadliest in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State.
Russian officials expect the death toll to rise further, with more than 100 injured in hospital.
OPEC Fund provides US$50m loan to support agriculture in quake-hit Türkiye
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is extending a US$50 million loan to Türkiye to...The Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye (TKYB) will on-lend the funds to small and medium-sized enterprises.
This will help efforts to overcome the calamity’s impact and to promote a more resilient and sustainable agriculture sector.
US military says struck 3 Houthi underground storage sites in Yemen
The Houthis began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in November, a campaign they say...US forces "conducted self-defense strikes against three Houthi underground storage facilities in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen," CENTCOM said
US forces had also "successfully engaged and destroyed four unmanned aerial vehicles" in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen throughout Friday