International condemnation has poured in following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, on Wednesday. Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran, in an attack that Hamas blamed on Israel. Qatar: Qatar, where Haniyeh (62) had been residing, expressed "str...
A high-level US delegation, led by President Biden's Senior Advisor for Middle Eastern Affairs, Brett McGurk, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, to discuss the situation in Yemen and bolster stability in the Red Sea, according to the US news website Axios. The delegation inc...
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, was assassinated in a targeted Israeli airstrike on his residence in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Palestinian resistance movement. Hamas mourned Haniyeh, calling him a "martyred leader" an...
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has labelled the security pact between Russia and North Korea as destabilizing and a "threat to the world," according to a statement released by the Australian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Wong made the remarks to journalists in th...
The filing period for Tunisia's upcoming presidential election, scheduled for October, officially began on Monday with the submission of a candidacy by daily laborer Fathi Krimi, according to local media reports. The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) received Krimi's appli...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized a second oil tanker in the Gulf in less than a week, detaining its crew of nine on charges of fuel smuggling, the IRGC's news website, Sepah News, reported on Friday. The IRGC said the tanker, named "Pearl J" and flying the T...
Two Arab fencers have secured the first medal for the Arab world at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with Egyptian Ziad El-Sisi and Tunisian Farès Ferjani both advancing to the semi-finals of the men's foil competition. El-Sisi, the world's number-one ranked fencer, defeated German...
Dozens of Palestinian civilians, including children, were killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school sheltering displaced families in the western part of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Saturday, July 27th, 2024. Gaza health officials reported that at least 30 people wer...
Four people were killed on Friday after a horrifying 13-car collision on a highway in Saudi Arabia, caused by a dust storm that severely reduced visibility. Local newspaper "Okaz" reported that the accident occurred on the Rein-Bisha highway. فيديو.. بسبب الغبار تصادم ...
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that governs the Gaza Strip, has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the US Congress, calling for his arrest as a war criminal instead of allowing him to "polish his image" on the world stage. In a statement releas...
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, approved a $2.8 billion military sales package to Saudi Arabia, citing the need to enhance the kingdom's ability to deter threats. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which oversees arms sales to foreign governments within the...
A British maritime security firm, "Ambrey," reported on Monday, July 21, 2024, that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard intercepted a Togo-flagged tanker, managed by the United Arab Emirates, carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil. According to Reuters, Ambrey stated that the tanker, ...
With President Joe Biden's announcement on Sunday, July 21, 2024, that he would not seek re-election and would instead endorse his Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the spotlight has shifted to the woman who aspires to be the first female president of the United States. ...
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday, July 21, 2024, that he will not seek re-election in the 2024 presidential election. He stated that he will "focus on fulfilling the duties of the presidency for the remainder of my term." In a statement posted on his X account, Biden said...
Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), revealed on Saturday, July 20, 2024, that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most followed political leader on the platform. "Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being the most followed lead...
A software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has been identified as the culprit behind a major global tech outage that crippled airports, banks, and telecommunications companies worldwide. The incident, described as the largest global IT disruption in history by NBC News, was not a cyberatt...
A software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has been identified as the culprit behind a major global tech outage that crippled airports, banks, and telecommunications companies worldwide. The incident, described as the largest global IT disruption in history by NBC News, was not a cy...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Friday, July 19, 2024, that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and the settlements built upon them are illegal, demanding their immediate cessation. While the advisory opinion issued by the ICJ judges, the highest court of the Un...
A widespread technical glitch (It outage) struck dozens of companies and government institutions across the globe on Friday, July 19, 2024, affecting airlines, hospitals, media outlets, and financial institutions from Asia to America. Several airlines in the United States, Europe, Australia, an...
The Sudanese army has rejected a new Iranian proposal for a permanent naval presence in the Red Sea, specifically off the coast of Port Sudan, in exchange for continued military assistance in the ongoing conflict with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudanese sources revealed on Thursday, July 18, ...