World May 17 Trucks arrive at newly built U.S. pier in Gaza but challenges over enough aid persist Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food…
World May 06 UN nuclear watchdog leader visits Iran over stifled monitoring and rising Mideast tensions Tensions have grown between Iran and the IAEA since then-President Donald Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdraw America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Since then, Iran has abandoned all limits the deal put on its program and enriches uranium…
Politics Apr 29 U.S. Navy, Army ships building floating pier for Gaza aid. Pentagon estimates cost at $320 million Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters the cost is a rough estimate for the project and includes the transportation of the equipment and pier sections from the U.S. to the Gaza coast, as well as the construction and aid delivery…
World Apr 29 Suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets Malta-flagged ship in the Red Sea The private security firm Ambrey said a salvo of three missiles targeted a Malta-flagged container ship traveling from Djibouti onward to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
World Apr 28 Qatar urges Israel and Hamas to do more to reach cease-fire deal, calls both sides ‘entrenched’ A senior Qatari official has urged Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media, as pressure builds to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in…
World Apr 19 Apparent Israeli attack drones near Iranian base and nuclear site activates air defenses The strike came just days after Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel.
World Apr 18 United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall, massive flooding, hits desert nation Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, allowed global carriers on Thursday morning to again fly into Terminal 1 at the airfield.
World Apr 17 UAE deluged after historic storm dumps record rain across the desert nation The state-run WAM news agency called the rain "a historic weather event" that surpassed "anything documented since the start of data collection in 1949."…
World Apr 13 Iran fires drones and ballistic missiles at Israel in massive retaliatory attack Booms and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem early Sunday after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East ever closer to a regionwide war.
World Apr 13 As tensions with Israel rise, Iranian forces seize a container ship near Strait of Hormuz Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday in the latest attack between the two countries.