The risk of further escalation after the United States and Britain launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed rebel group’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea may be limited, a former U.S. diplomat says. Frank Lowenstein, who served as the U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace during the … Read more
The United States and Britain conducted a series of airstrikes on Houthi military positions in Yemen Thursday night in a massive “direct response” to escalating attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed. The move marks a dramatic escalation of a simmering regional conflict in the Middle East sparked by Hamas’ … Read more
Saudi Arabia nearly doubled the estimate for the value of its mineral resources and is seeing lucrative deals signed during its Future Minerals Forum held in Riyadh this week, ministers told CNBC. Estimates for the kingdom’s untapped mineral reserves have jumped from $1.3 trillion in a 2016 forecast to $2.5 trillion, according to Saudi Mineral Resources … Read more
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks to the media after a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base on April 21, 2023 in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images White House officials on Monday reinforced their support for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is under fire for failing to … Read more
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for two suicide bombings targeting a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades as the wider Middle East remains on edge. Experts who follow the group confirmed that the statement, circulated online among jihadists, … Read more
Israel, the United States and Hamas have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to free dozens of women and children being held hostage in Gaza. The release would be on the basis of a five day pause in fighting in the territory, the Washington Post reported on Saturday citing people familiar with the deal. However a … Read more
When Rami Mahmoud left his family’s home in northern Gaza to buy food, his wife Elham Maged stayed behind to pray. When he made his way back through the narrow, tightly packed nearby streets of the Jabalya Refugee Camp, he returned to a scene of complete chaos. An Israeli airstrike had smashed into the centre … Read more
Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Wednesday announced senior management changes to align with the recent regional restructuring by parent company Toyota Motor Corporation integrating India into its ‘Middle East, East Asia & Oceania Region’ operations and slotting the country to act as the hub of the new geography. As part of the changes, Tadashi Asazuma, currently … Read more
The leader of Hamas says a truce agreement with Israel is close and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes for good news soon about hostages — the most optimistic signals so far of a deal to pause fighting and free captives. It comes as the war in Gaza nears day 50, with at … Read more
The armed wing of Hamas said it had decided to delay a scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel committed to allowing aid trucks to enter northern Gaza. Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades said the hostage releases would be delayed if Israel did not adhere to the agreed terms for the release of Palestinian prisoners. There … Read more
