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 ...
Two months after the tragic incident, Iran has officially attributed the helicopter crash that killed former President Ebrahim Raisi in May to adverse weather conditions. According to the semi-official Fars news agency, a source close to the investigation revealed that the final report conclude...
A recent video circulating on social media platforms shows Russian President Vladimir Putin presenting a gold-encrusted copy of the Quran to the Nabi Isa Mosque in Chechnya. The footage captures Putin kissing the Quran before gifting it to the newly constructed mosque in Grozny, the Chechen capita...
Washington D.C. - The New York Times reported on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, that President Joe Biden approved a highly classified nuclear strategy plan in March that, for the first time, reorients the US deterrence strategy towards China's efforts to expand its nuclear arsenal. The Amer...
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Chicago on Monday, where the Democratic National Convention is taking place, in a march calling for an end to the "genocide in Gaza" and a halt to US aid to Israel, according to Anadolu Agency. The US presidential election is rapi...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday that the Israeli government has accepted the American proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, urging Hamas to reciprocate. During his current visit to Tel Aviv, Blinken told reporters that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had con...
Dubai Ports World (DP World), a global port operator, has announced a 60% drop in its first-half profits, partially attributed to attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who are designated as a terrorist group by several countries. The attacks have significantly impacted shipping through the Red...
A potential ceasefire agreement for the ongoing conflict in Gaza has hit a snag, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's key demands proving to be major sticking points. According to the Times of Israel, the proposed agreement does not include Netanyahu's calls for a continued ...