Israel PM threatens to seize parts of Gaza over fate of hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Wednesday to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas did not release hostages, while the militant...Geostrategy
Russia, Ukraine agree to halt Black Sea strikes in US-brokered talks in Saudi Arabia
With President Donald Trump pushing for a rapid end to the war that has killed tens of thousands of people,...Geostrategy
Algeria recalls envoy from France in fresh outbreak of tensions
Tensions between Algeria and France have spiked again after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday decided to recall his country's...According to a statement released by Algeria, it has protested against the "clandestine and illegal exfiltration of an Algerian citizen" via Tunisia to France
Ties between the two countries had been frosty since autumn 2021, but warmed when French President Emmanuel Macron visited Algiers last August
Syria’s White Helmets rescuers urge international quake help
First responders from the group that was formed a decade ago to save the lives of civilians during Syria's civil...Their volunteers include 3,300 young men and women, including 1,600 dedicated to search and rescue operations.
AFP correspondents across the war-ravaged country said rescue workers and residents have had to sift through the rubble with their bare hands.
Iran unveils an underground air force base. IRNA says
Last week, Iran claimed Israel launched a drone strike on a military plant in the central city of Isfahan.Last week, Iran claimed Israel launched a drone strike on a military plant in the central city of Isfahan
Western powers accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons, something that Tehran has always denied
US to work with partners to support Syria with aid but not Assad
Washington, United States--The United States said Tuesday it was working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but would stand...The US has refused normalization of relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or any direct reconstruction aid
Stephen Allen, who is leading the response on the ground for the US Agency for International Development, said that most of the damage was in areas not under Assad's control
UN states spar over Syria chemical attack report
Damascus denies the use of chemical weapons and insists it has handed over its stockpiles under a 2013 agreement, prompted...The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) blamed Damascus for the strike on the rebel-held town of Douma, which killed 43 people
The OPCW report said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that at least one Syrian air force helicopter had dropped two cylinders on the town
Qatari, Bahraini foreign ministers discuss talks to resolve issues
Earlier in the last week of January, Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's emir spoke by telephone. in a sign that...Earlier in the last week of January, Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's emir spoke by telephone. in a sign that the two Gulf countries are making effort to improve ties
In June 2017, the four countries - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt - severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting militant groups, which it denied
Aleppo buries its dead as rescuers look for survivors in rubble
Soldiers, rescuers and residents of Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood used pickaxes and shovels to free survivors trapped under the debris...The region's worst earthquake in over a century has killed more than 6,200 people, at least 1,712 of them in Syria
Aleppo, with at least 290 fatalities, has accounted for more than a quarter of all deaths in government-held areas, Syrian state media said
Morocco hands migrants more jail time over Melilla tragedy
Rabat, Morocco--A Moroccan appeals court has increased the prison sentences of eight migrants over a deadly attempted crossing into the...A court increased the sentences of three migrants to four years in prison, and three years for five others".
The charges against them include illegal entry to Morocco, "disobedience" and "damaging public property".
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank raid: Ministry
Nablus, Palestinian Territories---Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, the Palestinian health...The ministry said Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar, 17, was "killed by a bullet in the face fired by the occupation (Israeli) soldiers during the aggression on Nablus".
There has been a mounting death toll from a spate of Israeli raids in West Bank towns and cities in recent months.
World rushes to offer humanitarian aid to Turkey, Syria
The European Union has mobilized 10 search and rescue teams for Turkey after the stricken country requested EU assistance, EU foreign policy...US national security spokesman said his country was sending two search-and-rescue teams of 79 people each, while Pentagon and USAID were coordinating with their Turkish counterpart
United Arab Emirates pledged humanitarian assistance worth around $13.6 million to Syria, including search and rescue teams, urgent relief supplies and emergency aid
