Israel says Gaza-bound activist boat carrying Greta Thunberg redirected
The Madleen departed from Italy on June 1 to bring awareness to food shortages in Gaza, which the United Nations...Geostrategy
Activist aid ship nears Gaza after reaching Egypt coast: organisers
Cairo, Egypt - An aid ship with 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is nearing Gaza,...Geostrategy
Spanish president wants parliament to recognize Palestine state by July
"We have to think seriously about doing it this semester," Sanchez told a group of Spanish journalists accompanying him on...Sanchez, who after Jordan will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar, wants to "try to convince Arab countries that have not yet recognized Israel to do so".
He has repeatedly said the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the recognition of two states, Israel and Palestine.
Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s President for third successive term
In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with...In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote against three relative unknowns
For the past two years, his administration has struggled to contain the fallout of a punishing economic crisis that has seen the currency lose two-thirds of its value
Israeli PM vows to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts
Netanyahu was quick to single out Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera, with which his government has a long-running feud that predates...The law, passed on Monday by 70 votes to 10, grants top ministers the power to ban broadcasts by foreign channels deemed a national security threat and to shut their offices
The Committee to Protect Journalists said the law contributes to a climate of self-censorship and hostility toward the press, a trend that has escalated since Israel-Gaza war began
Iran calls for ‘international community response’ after Israel’s Syria attack
In a statement, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani "strongly condemned" the attack and said that Iran "reserves the right...Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian described the Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate as a violation of all international obligations and conventions
In a night-time rally held in Palestine Square in central Tehran on Monday, hundreds of demonstrators, waving flags of Iran and Palestine, called for "revenge" and chanted slogans
Israeli attack kills several aid workers in Gaza
According to the health ministry in Gaza, the bodies of four foreign aid workers and their Palestinian driver were brought...World Central Kitchen, a US based organization, called the incident a "tragedy"
Australian prime minister confirmed one of his country's citizens was among those killed
Hizbollah vows revenge for Israeli missile strike in Syria
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbollah group warned Tuesday that Israel will pay for killing high-level Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in a strike...The Lebanese resistance group has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since the Gaza war erupted in October.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 11 people were killed in the strikes, including eight Iranians, two Syrians and one Lebanese, all of them fighters.
Blinken in Paris for talks on Ukraine and Gaza
After Paris, Blinken will head to Brussels for NATO foreign ministers' talks ahead of the alliance's 75th anniversary summit in...Paris has also advocated for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
The United States recently let pass a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a truce
Israel, US hold virtual meeting on Rafah offensive plans
The White House said in a statement that the two sides had a "constructive engagement on Rafah" during two hours...The Israeli side agreed to take the concerns into account and to have follow up discussions
The statement said that follow-up discussions will include in-person meetings next week
Israeli troops leave behind trail of destruction at Gaza hospital
Palestinian Territories - Israeli forces on Monday pulled out of Gaza's largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week military operation,...The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said that "the scale of the destruction inside the complex and the buildings around it is very large".
Israel said it had battled Palestinian fighters hiding inside Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, killed at least 200 enemy fighters
New shipping service in Saudi Arabia launched
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the addition of the new shipping service 'NRS' by...The NRS shipping service will link Jeddah Islamic Port to Yanbu Commercial Port, Neom Port, Aqaba Port in Jordan, and Sokhna Port in Egypt.
This will further establish the Kingdom's position as a global logistics hub that bridges three continents,
