Sudanese Army Retakes Key Sites in Khartoum

Sudanese Army Retakes Key Sites in Khartoum

The Sudanese army announced on Saturday the recapture of strategic locations in Khartoum, including the Central Bank and General Intelligence Headquarters. Military sources told Anadolu Agency that the army also regained control of the Tuti Bridge's northern entrance and prominent sites like Al-...

Sudanese Army Recapture of Presidential Palace in Khartoum

Sudanese Army Recapture of Presidential Palace in Khartoum

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced on Friday that it had retaken control of the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti). Army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah stated that the SAF had also secured several ministries and key locatio...

US approves $100 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi conflict

US approves $100 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi conflict

The U.S. State Department has approved what would be the first sale of advanced precision kill weapon systems to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $100 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The potential sale comes as the U.S. continues a wave of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen which beg...

Israel Resumes War on Gaza, Over 250 Killed in Occupation Airstrikes

Israel Resumes War on Gaza, Over 250 Killed in Occupation Airstrikes

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday morning, March 18, 2025, that over 250 Palestinians were killed and approximately 200 injured, mostly women and children, in the renewed Israeli bombardment on the Strip.  The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced ...

'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry

'Where's the gold?': How the Assads sucked Syria dry

Many of the bases of the elite Fourth Division formerly run by toppled president Bashar al-Assad's feared younger brother Maher now lie looted. But papers left strewn behind reveal how the man they called "The Master" and his cronies wallowed in immense wealth while some of their ...

Egypt, Saudi Arabia Condemn Israel's Halt to Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

Egypt, Saudi Arabia Condemn Israel's Halt to Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, Egypt and Saudi Arabia strongly condemned Israel's decision to stop humanitarian aid entry into Gaza, only hours after the first phase of the ceasefire agreement ended. Saudi Arabia decried Israel's actions as "a blatant violation of international law and a di...

Lebanese Finance Ministry Seizes $2.5 Million Linked to Hezbollah

Lebanese Finance Ministry Seizes $2.5 Million Linked to Hezbollah

On February 28, 2025, the Lebanese Ministry of Finance confiscated $2.5 million from a traveler arriving from Turkey at Beirut International Airport. According to a ministry statement on X, cited by Barran Press, Lebanese Customs seized the funds, and the detainee and money were transferred to the...

Sudanese Military Plane Crash Claims 46 Lives, Including Top Officer

Sudanese Military Plane Crash Claims 46 Lives, Including Top Officer

A Sudanese army plane crashed into a residential area of Omdurman on February 26, 2025, killing 46 people, among them a senior military officer, and injuring 10 others, according to the Khartoum state media office. The aircraft, which had just taken off from Wadi Seidna airport west of Khartoum, w...

Reuters: U.S. Aid Suspension Puts Millions of Yemeni Lives at Risk

Reuters: U.S. Aid Suspension Puts Millions of Yemeni Lives at Risk

Reuters reported that the suspension of U.S. aid jeopardizes millions of Yemenis, deepening the humanitarian crisis in one of the Arab world’s poorest nations. Yemeni government sources and relief officials told Reuters that the USAID halt poses a severe threat to lives.   On January...

Sisi Urges Gaza Reconstruction, Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

Sisi Urges Gaza Reconstruction, Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

MADRID –  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called on the international community on February 19, 2025, to develop a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that does not involve the displacement of Palestinians.  He made the remarks during a joint press conference with the Spani...

Russian Delegation Arrives in Riyadh for Ukraine Talks with US Officials

Russian Delegation Arrives in Riyadh for Ukraine Talks with US Officials

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and senior Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov arrived in Riyadh on Monday to lay the groundwork for potential negotiations on Ukraine. The Kremlin confirmed that Saudi Arabia is an appropriate venue for high-level discussions between Russia and the United States. ...

Arab League Postpones Cairo Summit, Announces Quintet Meeting in Riyadh

Arab League Postpones Cairo Summit, Announces Quintet Meeting in Riyadh

  The Arab League summit on Palestine, originally planned for February in Cairo, has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts among participating leaders, according to Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki. In lieu of the summit, a quintet meeting will take place in Riyadh on Februa...

Saudi Arabia to Host Potential Trump-Putin Summit on Ukraine War

Saudi Arabia to Host Potential Trump-Putin Summit on Ukraine War

Saudi Arabia has announced its readiness to host a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The ministry welcomed the opportunity to facilitate the high-level tal...

Saudi Arabia Rejects Netanyahu's Remarks, Defends Palestinian Rights

Saudi Arabia Rejects Netanyahu's Remarks, Defends Palestinian Rights

Saudi Arabia has dismissed comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement via the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), accusing Netanyahu of trying to divert attention from Israel...

Lebanon Forms New Government Following Weeks of Political Negotiations

Lebanon Forms New Government Following Weeks of Political Negotiations

Lebanon's presidency announced the formation of a new 24-minister government on February 8th, headed by Nawaf Salam. This development follows weeks of consultations in the wake of the diminished political influence of Hezbollah after its devastating war with Israel. President Joseph Aoun si...

ICC 'Condemns' US Sanctions, Vows To 'Continue Providing Justice'

ICC 'Condemns' US Sanctions, Vows To 'Continue Providing Justice'

 The International Criminal Court on Friday hit back after US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the institution, vowing it would continue to provide "justice and hope" around the world. "The ICC condemns the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to impose ...