Israel’s army said on Tuesday it had detected Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and launched an operation to destroy them, a move likely to raise tensions with the Iran-backed group. The surprise announcement came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brussels over regional dangers, with both having repeatedly warned over the activities… Read more »
Restrictions imposed to ward off France-style protests ahead of the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising.17 hours ago An Egyptian prosecutor ordered the arrest of a lawyer after the publication of a picture of him wearing a yellow vest similar to those worn by protesters in France, a local rights activist said. The arrest came in the northern city of Alexandria as… Read more »
Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been devastated by a civil war for three years now. This ongoing conflict is between two factions: the then-incumbent Yemen government, led by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and the Houthi militia, with their supporters and allies at their aid. Both sides claim they are in control or should be in control of the… Read more »
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, the Maldives, Mauritania, Senegal, Djibouti, the Comoros, Jordan, Libya, and Yemen blocked off Qatar planes and ships. This is now known as the Gulf Crisis. The reason for the blockade was because Qatar has been accused of supporting terrorism. The Gulf Cooperation, also known as the GCC is an organization including the states within the Arabian Peninsula. They discusses economic,… Read more »
At least seven local government officials have been killed in a helicopter crash in Sudan’s eastern Gadarif state. The state’s governor and three security officials were among the dead, the country’s official news agency, SUNA, reported on Sunday. Governor Mirghani Salih was travelling from the city of Gadarif heading to Gallabat, Ashorooq TV reported. Both cities are in Gadarif. A number of… Read more »
The 39th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit has come to an end in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, without any major breakthroughs to resolve a diplomatic crisis that continues to grip the region. The Gulf crisis, being described by observers as the elephant in the room, was not brought up at the annual summit that concluded on Sunday. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)… Read more »
As many as 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their homeland in 2019 despite massive hurdles facing them, the United Nations refugee agency said. Some 5.6 million Syrian refugees remain in neighbouring countries, namely Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, Amin Awad, UNHCR director for the Middle East and North Africa, told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday. They include one million Syrian children born abroad whose… Read more »
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 has not prohibited Iran’s missile activities, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday. “I can make it clear as the foreign minister that the issue of missiles has never been subject to negotiations and nothing in Resolution 2231 prohibits Iran” from developing its missile program, Zarif… Read more »
With the influence that a winner of the nobel peace prize has, its great thing to see that they are using their influence for the better, to stop sexual violence. Sexual violence is a topic that is hard to end in any country because it’s in every country. One of the winners was a victim of sexual assault herself under… Read more »
Isis leaders who for years have found sanctuary in the vast “caliphate” that once stretched across Iraq and Syria are being captured and killed in increasing numbers, as the impending loss of the last of the group’s territory has left them with nowhere to run. At the height of its power Isis controlled an area roughly the same size as Britain… Read more »
