US forces ‘destroy’ Houthi anti-ship missiles and drones in Yemen
Dubai, United Arab Emirates--The US military said Thursday it had destroyed nine anti-ship ballistic missiles and two drones in Yemen after...Geostrategy
US sanctions five Israeli entities including three settlers in West Bank
Washington, US - The United States sanctioned three Israeli settlers and two farming outposts on Thursday, accusing them of being involved...Geostrategy
US stresses support for Morocco over W. Sahara
"We continue to view Morocco's autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said..."We continue to view Morocco's autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a visit to the US ally
Sherman voiced support for Staffan de Mistura, the UN's Western Sahara envoy, who is working to revive a peace process that has been stalled since 2019
France says ‘worried’ about ‘delays’ to Iran nuclear deal
France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran, with the West...“We are very close to a deal,” but Paris is “very worried about risks that further delays could weigh on the chances,” a foreign ministry spokeswoman told reporters
Moscow is a direct party — along with Britain, China, France and Germany — to the ongoing talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal
Two Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli Syria strike: Iran
Both Iran and Russia have provided financial and military support to President Bashar al-Assad's regime since Syria's conflict began in...Both Iran and Russia have provided financial and military support to President Bashar al-Assad's regime since Syria's conflict began in 2011
On Monday a war monitor, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Israeli strikes killed two pro-Iran militiamen and wounded six others
Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
The United States led a Western assault on Moscow's economic lifeline Tuesday, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled...Britain said it would phase out Russian oil by year's end while oil giants BP and Shell announced an immediate halt to Russian oil and gas
The latest Western strike at Russia's economy came as the United Nations said more than two million civilians have flooded across Ukraine's borders
Homes of Palestinians accused of killing a settler demolished
The homes of brothers Omar and Ghaith Jaradat and Mohammed Jaradat were demolished with explosives in Silat al-Harithiya village, near...Israel accused them for killing Yehuda Dimentman on December 16, when gunmen sprayed a car with around a dozen bullets as it drove out of the wildcat settlement outpost of Homesh.
Around 475,000 Jewish settlers live in the West Bank, alongside some 2.9 million Palestinians, in communities widely regarded as illegal under international law.
Jordan and Morocco keen to boost bilateral cooperation, regional development
Jordan Senate President Faisal Fayez Monday held talks with Moroccan officials in Rabat on bolstering Jordan-Morocco cooperation and the regional...Jordan's Senate President Faisal Fayez held the discussions with his Moroccan counterpart Naam Miyara in Rabat.
Fayez hailed the role of King Abdulla II and that of Morocco's Mohammed VI in strengthening the bilateral ties.
Israel gives financial guarantees for its flights to Russia
Israel was poised Tuesday to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as...The $2 billion guarantee had been set to expire on March 9
A misunderstanding over Israel's continued flights into Russia caused a diplomatic flap
Tunisia releases ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri from house arrest
A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released Tuesday but...The 63-year-old Bhiri, who suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition, had been on a hunger strike since he was detained.
He is a senior figure in Ennahdha Party, which has played a central role in Tunisian politics since the revolution that overthrew dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos to stay in UAE: Royal family
Spain's former king Juan Carlos said he will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial...The family said Carlos will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial dealings that led to his self-imposed exile in the UAE in 2020.
The end of the investigations against Juan Carlos had potentially paved the way for the former monarch to return to Spain.
Iran launches military satellite into orbit for reconnaissance
Iran announced Tuesday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal...The Revolutionary Guards described the Nour-2 as a "reconnaissance satellite" in a statement on their Sepah News website
The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran's ballistic missile technology
