Israeli defence minister declares 48-hour state of emergency
"The declaration on the state of emergency enables the IDF (Israeli military) to issue instructions to the citizens of Israel,...Geostrategy
Iran probe finds Raisi helicopter crash caused by weather: media
Iran's army in May similarly said it had found no evidence of criminal activity in the crash that also killed...Geostrategy
‘Hitler did it to Jews’: Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing "genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and compared...They were among the strongest comments yet on the Israel-Hamas conflict from the Brazilian President.
Brazil currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20.
Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian march in London as police arrest 12
London, United Kingdom--Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London on Saturday, with police making 12 arrests for alleged offences...Holding banners that said "ceasefire now", the demonstrators chanted "free Palestine" as they gathered at Park Lane
The city's Metropolitan Police said 12 people had been arrested, including two for displaying anti-Semitic placards
US threatens to block new UN Security Council vote on Gaza
Algeria has requested a UN Security Council vote on Tuesday, but Washington signaled it is likely to veto the measure....Algeria worked on a new draft after the ICJ ruled that Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza war
Security Council has adopted just two resolutions on Gaza since October 7
Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha
The UN has extended an invitation to the Taliban authorities to participate in the Doha convention, following their exclusion from...The two-day meeting will discuss increasing engagement with Afghanistan and a more coordinated response to the Central Asian nation
UN's Working Group on Women, Peace and Security said the meeting IS an opportunity to reaffirm the rights of Afghan women are not negotiable
Prospects for Gaza truce ebb as Israel prepares to storm Rafah
Truce efforts intensified this week as Qatar and fellow mediators Egypt and the US scrambled to secure a ceasefire before...Qatari PM said efforts for a truce were complicated by the insistence it involve releases of hostages
More people are still fleeing into Rafah, despite the risk of an imminent invasion
GCC and Sweden look to ramp up cooperation in ‘several areas’
Munich, Germany-- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Sweden have discussed ways to ramp up cooperation in several areas, besides...The talks between the two leaders took place on the sidelines of the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich
The two discussed cooperation mechanism between the GCC and Sweden on a bilateral level, and with the EU too
Not entering Rafah means losing war, says Netanyahu
Speaking at a televised news conference, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that critics exhorting Israel not to lauch offensive...Israel closest ally the US has implored it to hold off sending troops into Rafah
Negotiations have been going on in Cairo to try to broker a pause in the fighting
Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Roadmap, a high-level plan outlining global recommendations to bolster Environmental Education (EE) and...
Lebanon judge charges Nissan employees for allegedly stealing Ghosn documents
BEIRUT, LEBANON - A Lebanese judge has charged four Nissan employees with the theft of documents and devices from the Beirut...A lawyer for the company said that the legal action was "unlawful" and that they would seek to have the charges thrown out.
The Beirut judge has decided to prosecute "four senior Nissan officials" of Japanese, Spanish, French and British nationalities.
Iran unveils air defense systems amid rise in Middle East tensions
Tehran, Iran - Iran unveiled two new air defense systems on Saturday, state media reported, with tensions high in the Middle..."The Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, built by the ministry of defense, were unveiled this morning," local reports said.
The unveiling of the new weapons comes at a time of heightened regional tensions with the war between Israel and Tehran-backed Hamas raging into a fifth month.