On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the United States accused Russia of engaging in discussions with the Iran-backed Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization, to supply weapons as the group continues to launch attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Tim Lenderking, the US spe...
Beirut, Lebanon – In a grim update, Lebanon has reported that 274 people, including 21 children and 39 women, were killed on September 23, 2024, in what are described as the most severe Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese territory since October 2023. Lebanese Health Minister Firas Al-Aby...
Beirut, Lebanon - The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Friday, September 20th, 2024, that they had killed Ibrahim Aqil, the acting head of Hezbollah's elite "Radwan" unit and the group's second-in-command, in a targeted airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The...
A series of explosions targeting radio communication devices, including walkie-talkies, rocked Lebanon on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, just a day after a massive attack on Hezbollah members via pager devices. While initial reports suggested pager devices were the target, the explosions were l...
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Lebanese Minister of Health, Firas Al-Abyad, reported that hundreds were injured across various regions in Lebanon due to simultaneous explosions of communication devices. International media outlets quoted the minister confirming that the blasts were linked to &...
King Abdullah II of Jordan tasked Jaafar Hassan with forming a new government on Sunday, September 15, 2024, replacing the government of Bisher Al-Khasawneh, whose resignation was accepted, according to the Royal Court of Jordan. Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh submitted t...
On Sunday, September 8, 2024, Algeria's National Election Authority announced that Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won a second term in the presidential election. According to a statement released by the National Election Authority and reported by the Algerian News Agency, Tebboune received 94.65%...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, September 7, 2024, called for the formation of an Islamic alliance to counter what he described as the growing expansionist threat posed by Israel. Speaking at an event for the Islamic Schools Association near Istanbul, Erdogan stated, "I...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, for a historic visit marking a significant step towards mending strained relations between the two countries after 12 years of tension. This is Sisi's first visit to Turkey since 2012, following a ...
The US Navy has relieved the captain of a destroyer tasked with protecting the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt in the Middle East. The decision comes after a photo surfaced showing the captain, Cmdr. Cameron Yeast, holding a rifle with the scope mounted backwards. The photo, which was posted on ...
A new review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found no evidence to support a link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. The review, published Tuesday, analyzed available global evidence on the potential connection between mobile phone use and bra...
Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Ayachi Zamaal on Monday, September 2, 2024, just hours before the electoral commission was set to announce the final list of candidates for the upcoming election scheduled for October 6. Reuters reported that a member of Zama...
Russian authorities revealed on Saturday, August 31, 2024, that a helicopter carrying a crew of three and 19 passengers has gone missing over the Kamchatka Peninsula in the country's far east. According to the Interfax news agency, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow repo...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warned on Thursday, August 29, 2024, of the "extreme danger" posed by the current Israeli military escalation in the occupied West Bank to the region. Sisi's warning came during a meeting in Cairo with a delegation from several US Congressio...
Pavel Durov, the Russian tech entrepreneur behind the popular messaging app Telegram, is facing a series of serious accusations in France, including terrorism, incitement to crime, and drug trafficking. Durov, known for his strong stance on privacy and freedom of expression, has become a contro...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday, August 26, that it is closely monitoring the case of its citizen Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, who was detained in France. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a press release that it is "closely following t...
Former Egyptian Foreign Minister and former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Al-Arabi, passed away on Monday, August 26, at the age of 89. Al-Arabi was born on March 15, 1935, in Cairo. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in 1955 and went on to earn a Master's degree i...
A tense exchange between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and families of hostages held in Gaza, captured on audio and reported by Israeli media on Monday, August 26th, 2024, reveals Netanyahu's reluctance to prioritize their release. According to the Times of Israel, the recording...
Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested by French authorities at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on Saturday, August 24th, according to international media reports. French television channel TF1 reported that Durov, the CEO and founder of Telegram, was apprehended ...
A retired Israeli general issued a stark warning on Thursday, August 22, claiming that Israel "will collapse within a year" if the ongoing attrition war against Hamas, which began last October, continues. In an article published by Haaretz, translated into Arabic by Al-Hurra, retired ...