Lebanese fishermen stay ashore after Israeli warning
The Israeli army warned late Monday that it would expand its operations against the Lebanese fighter group Hezbollah to Lebanon's...Geostrategy
October 7 anniversary: Hamas praises ‘glorious’ moment in its resistance, Netanyahu says ‘we will win’
Hamas called the Palestinian resistance a testament of resilience against Israeli aggression, while Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's commitment to crush Hamas...Geostrategy Uncategorized
Saudi Arabia pushed Yemen’s president to step down: report
Saudi Arabia pushed Yemen's president to step down earlier this month, and officials have confined him to his home and...Journal said that Riyadh's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave Hadi a written decree delegating his powers to the council
Some Saudi officials had threatened to publicize what they said was evidence of Hadi's corruption in their efforts to convince him to step down
Egypt bristles at Israel-run dance festivals in Sinai
Israeli-organized twin dance festivals in the Sinai have sparked outrage in Egypt as they come just days before the anniversary...The Nabia and Grounded festivals coincides with the Jewish Passover holiday, and also come as Muslims observe fasting in Ramadan
The festivals follow events in which more than 150 Palestinian worshippers were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli security forces
Yemen’s new leaders want years-long conflict to end
Yemen's new leaders are "ready for war" should the latest push for peace with Houthi rebels fail, but a senior..."Our first option is peace, but we are ready for war," Abdullah al-Alimi said late Saturday in his first interview since being named to an eight-member leadership council
The war has killed hundreds of thousands directly or indirectly, and triggered what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis
Dubai Logistics City Customs Centre clears goods worth $435m in Q1
Dubai Logistics City Customs Centre completed 48,000 transactions and cleared goods valued at AED 1.6 billion in the first quarter...The Centre facilitates processes and operations of companies and traders.
In particular, the Centre handles the shipments of the International Humanitarian City, the largest humanitarian logistics centre in the world.
Direct flights start between Tel Aviv and Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh
The first direct flight between the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv and Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh...Flight 5193, operated by El-Al subsidiary Sun d'Or, departed Ben Gurion International Airport at 0715 GMT, the carrier said in a statement.
Direct flights have long been in operation between Tel Aviv and Cairo, since Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab country to sign a peace accord with Israel.
10 Palestinians injured in Al-Aqsa mosque clashes
Clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police wounded ten protesters on Sunday morning in and around Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque...Early on Sunday morning, "hundreds" of Palestinian demonstrators started gathering piles of stones, shortly before the arrival of Jewish visitors to the site, the police said
Jews are allowed at certain times to visit -- but not to pray -- at the site, also known as Temple Mount, the holiest place in Judaism and third-holiest in Islam
Russians flee Putin regime to join Ukraine refugees in Israel
The wave of immigration from Ukraine and Russia over the past seven weeks is the largest Israel has seen since...Around 24,000 Ukrainians have taken refuge in Israel since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24
Israel's Law of Return grants citizenship to anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent; thousands in Russia and Ukraine meet this criterion
Saudi Arabia wants political solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, April 16, called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.Russian troops entered Ukraine on February 24 to conduct what President Vladimir Putin said was a ‘special operation’
Since then, Russia has pummeled targets across Ukraine, while suffering losses of its own, like the sinking of its flagship Moskva
Tunisia works to contain diesel spill after cargo ship sinks
The tanker XELO, carrying 750 tons of diesel from Egypt to Malta, sank in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia’s...Tunisia’s Environment Ministry has said barriers will be put up and a perimeter set to contain the diesel spill from the vessel
Divers are also expected to be mobilized to examine the extent of the spill and the infiltrated fuel will be pumped out
Russia hits Kyiv missile factory after flagship sunk
Russia pounded a Ukrainian rocket factory following the sinking of its Black Sea flagship, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said his...Russia said it had used sea-based long-range missiles to hit the plant, which Ukraine's state weapons manufacturer says produced Neptune cruise missiles
The Moskva had been leading Russia's naval effort in the seven-week conflict, and the fate of its crew of more than 500 was uncertain
