Palestinian officials say 12 dead in Israel West Bank raids
Aqaba residents said Israeli troops arrived at dawn and surrounded the house of Amid Ghanam, leading to clashes between troops...Geostrategy
46,223 structures destroyed, 18,478 severely damaged in Gaza: UNOSAT
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has identified 46,223 destroyed structures, 18,478 severely damaged structures, 55,954 moderately...Geostrategy
UAE launches Joint Emirates Shield exercise to boost defense capabilities
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The UAE Ministry of Defense announced today the launch of the 'Joint Emirates Shield / 50'...The exercise is part of a series of operational drills slated for 2022 and aims to boost the combat readiness of the UAE Armed Forces' major units.
The organization of the "Joint Emirates Shield / 50" aim to consolidate the combat readiness of the UAE Armed Forces to defend the land, naval and air borders of the UAE
Saudi, UAE, US, UK welcome efforts to resolve Sudan crisis
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have welcomed the announcement that...The four countries hailed the UN Interim Transition Assistance Mission's facilitation of discussions.
The Quad said they look forward to this being a results-oriented process that will guide the country towards democratic elections.
Concern grows for Palestinian teenager held by Israel
Palestinian teenager Amal Nakhleh's first name means "hope" in Arabic, but his parents are in despair because he is chronically...Israeli authorities accuse Nakhleh Amal of throwing stones at soldiers and have held him for a year in administrative detention.
Administrative detention has been criticized by the Palestinians, human rights groups and foreign governments, who charge that Israel abuses it.
Iran allegedly smuggling weapons to Yemen: UN
The deputy information minister of Yemeni rebel group denied smuggling of weapons from Iran.UN found seized thousands of weapons in the Arabian Sea likely came from Iran
Teheran has dismissed the accusation saying that the weapons were not sold or transported to Yemen
Saudi coalition accuses Yemen rebels of militarizing sea ports
The coalition said the rebels are using two Red Sea ports for military purposes, after the Huthis seized an Emirati-flagged...The coalition has been fighting for nearly seven years in support of Yemen's internationally-backed government against the Huthis
The alliance has lately stepped up its accusations against the rebels and Iran, alongside an escalation in fighting
Turkey urges restraint before US-Russia talks to quell tension
Turkey Saturday warned against "provocative acts" ahead of talks between Russia and the United States next week to quell tensions...NATO, of which Turkey is a member, has warned of real risks that Russia will invade Ukraine after Moscow amassed tens of thousands of troops on the Ukrainian border
High-ranking American and Russian diplomats will meet on Monday in Geneva after Moscow laid down a list of demands for Washington and NATO
Violence marks Soleimani’s death anniversary in Iraq
Gunmen in Iraq on Saturday shot and wounded two protesters who disrupted an anniversary commemoration of the death of Iranian...He was killed along with his Iraqi lieutenant, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy leader of the pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi
Tehran and its Middle East allies have in recent days held a series of emotional commemorations to mark the second anniversary of the assassinations
Syrians look for loved ones missing in regime jails
More than 70 families gathered in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz on Friday to highlight the plight of loved...Around 105,000 have died in custody, while others have been released, but tens of thousands remain unaccounted for, according to Observatory figures
In 2013, a military defector known as "Caesar" smuggled more than 50,000 photographs out of Syria, many of them documenting the deaths of prisoners in detention centres
Iran says begins paying families over downed Ukraine jet
Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago,...In 2020, Iran offered to pay "$150,000 or the equivalent in euros" to each of the victims' families.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was shot down shortly after take-off from Tehran on Jan 8, 2020, killing all 176 people aboard, most of them Iranians and Canadians.
Eight Palestinians die in a crash between truck and van
Eight Palestinians died on Thursday when the van they rode in collided with a cement truck in the occupied West...The two vehicles slammed into each other at a junction on Route 90, which runs up the Jordan Valley and is under Israeli security control
The victims were not officially identified but local news outlets reported they were teenagers between 14 and 17 years old
