Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel says
Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the…
Iran’s Araghchi Accuses Europe of Fueling Tensions Instead of Preventing War
Several countries are presently attempting to avert the eruption of all-out war in our region. None of them are European. Europe is instead busy fanning the flames. After pursuing ‘snapback’…
World Food Program terminates all staff contracts in Houthi-held Yemen
The World Food Program is ending the contracts of all 365 staff in Houthi-controlled Yemen, a UN official told on Thursday, effectively ending operations in a zone gravely afflicted by…
Foreign Ministers Condemn Israeli Demolition of UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem
We, the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom strongly condemn the demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the United…
Moscow ready to act as mediator between Iran, US
The Middle East is on the brink of war as experts say the United States may launch an attack on Iran, one of the largest countries in the region. –…
Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks
Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new U.S.-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza. – Islamist group Hamas retains control of just under half of Gaza following…
Israel allows ‘limited reopening’ of Rafah Crossing to Gaza pedestrians only
Israel said Monday it would only allow pedestrians to travel through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as part of its “limited reopening” once it has recovered the remains…
Lebanon files UN complaint against Israel’s daily ceasefire violations
Lebanon has filed a complaint with the United Nations about repeated Israeli violations of a November 2024 ceasefire, calling on the Security Council to push Israel to end its attacks…
Lebanon PM Salam says international force needed after UNIFIL withdraws
Lebanon will need some sort of international force after the withdrawal of the United Nations’s UNIFIL mission scheduled for 2027, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said. – Some 10,800 UN peacekeepers…
Trump says US ‘armada’ headed toward Gulf
Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared…