An Israeli company has sold cyber-espionage tech to Saudi Arabia in order to hack smartphones of dissidents and opponents of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) and spy on their communications, Haaretz reports. The Israeli newspaper, citing sources and documents, reported on Tuesday that Quadream, led by a former Israeli …
Read More »Massive blaze contained at Iranian steel plant in Kerman’s Zarand
Firefighters have managed to control a blaze at Zarand Iranian Steel Company in the southeastern Kerman province. The fire broke out with a loud noise early Sunday, but there was no report of casualties. کارخانهٔ فولاد #زرند – کرمان #Zarand Steel Factory – Kerman. Iran pic.twitter.com/3KkCYu5nds — AJ News Club …
Read More »Yemen launches retaliatory drone strike on airbase in southern Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s army troops and their allies have carried out a fresh drone strike on a major airbase in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern province of Asir in retaliation for the ongoing military aggression and blockade against the country. They hit sensitive targets inside the King Khalid Airbase near the Saudi city of …
Read More »Iran | Charged up and preemptive, candidates face off in first presidential debate
The candidates in Iran’s 2021 presidential election have held the first debate on live television, clashing over policy — and credentials — and offering roughly two divergent visions on how the country should be run. The debate, the first of three and intended to focus on the economy, was held …
Read More »Explosion in Yemeni city of Marib kills at least 14 – medical source
An explosion near a petrol station in the Yemeni city of Marib killed at least 14 people on Saturday, a medical source said. The source said that dozens of people, many of them badly burned, had been taken to Marib General Hospital and 14 of them had died of their …
Read More »FP: Yemen won war; Saudis, US in no position to dictate terms to victors
A leading American magazine says Yemen’s popular Ansaruallh movement won the US-sponsored war waged by Saudi Arabia, stressing that the losers are now in no position to dictate terms to the victors. In an article, the Foreign Policy analyzed the situation in Yemen, where the army and Popular Committees defeated …
Read More »Huge plume of black smoke towers over Tehran as major blaze breaks out at Iranian refinery
A serious fire erupted at a refinery in the southern part of Tehran on Wednesday, with eyewitnesses sharing dramatic footage of huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the skies and red flames at the base of the blaze. “The fire has started at the liquefied gas line of Tehran’s …
Read More »Giant Iranian navy ship sinks after catching fireplace
Iran’s army confirmed crew safely evacuated after the vessel caught fire under unclear circumstances. One of Iran’s largest navy ships has sunk after catching fire near the Strait of Hormuz under unclear circumstances. The Kharg, named after an island nearby that serves as a key oil terminal, caught fire in …
Read More »Lebanon’s economic crisis among world’s worst in more than 150 years: World Bank
The World Bank says Lebanon’s economic collapse is likely to rank among the world’s worst financial crises since the mid-19th century. According to a report published by the World Bank on Tuesday, the economic and financial crisis in Lebanon is likely to be among the top 10 or possibly the …
Read More »Iraq ranks sixth as happiest country in the Middle East during 2021!
Iraq ranked sixth as the happiest country in the Middle East during 2021, according to Global Finance magazine. As to the report, people living in Middle Eastern countries tend to be either very happy or very unhappy. The 2021 World Happiness Report paints a picture of extremes in the Middle …
Read More »Syrian President Bashar Assad wins re-election with 95.1% of votes
President Bashar Assad has been reelected to a fourth term with over 95% of the votes cast, defeating two challengers – including a former senior official of a rebel coalition, Syrian authorities have announced. Turnout in Wednesday’s election was 78%, with Assad winning over 13 million votes, according to Hammouda …
Read More »Death, destruction in Gaza as Israel defies truce call
Israeli fighter jets continue to bomb Gaza, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several more as Benjamin Netanyahu defies world calls for a de-escalation. Israeli fighter jets continued to pound the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several more as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Read More »Ceasefire elusive as Israel continues to pound Gaza
Israeli jets bomb residential buildings, killing four Palestinians as diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire remain stalled. Israeli fighter jets continued to pummel the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Wednesday, flattening residential buildings and killing at least four Palestinians, including a journalist. The latest raids came as Palestinian groups …
Read More »Israel closes Gaza border crossing again, halting aid deliveries
Israel says its soldier was injured in a mortar attack while aid trucks were crossing the Kerem Shalom border into Gaza. A convoy of international aid trucks that started rolling into Gaza through Karem Abu Salem, (Kerem Shalom), a border crossing with Israel, was stopped on Tuesday when Israel closed …
Read More »Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urges global support for Palestinians against Israeli aggression
Iraq’s supreme religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has reiterated support for the spirited and firm resistance of Palestinians against the Israeli regime’s occupation, calling on freedom-loving nations worldwide to support the people in the face of Tel Aviv’s violent crackdown in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds and bloody airstrikes on the …
Read More »Explosion Reported On Board Oil Tanker Off Syria
The blast reportedly occurred during maintenance operations aboard the oil tanker. An explosion occurred aboard an empty oil tanker off the coast of the Syrian city of Baniyas, local radio station Sham FM reported. There were no reports on possible casualties or the scale of the damage done to the …
Read More »France warns Lebanon’s leaders against ‘collective suicide’
French FM slams Lebanese politicians for failing to pull the country out of its economic meltdown or form a government. France’s top diplomat has threatened Lebanon with more sanctions to prevent what he described as a “collective suicide” organised by members of the country’s ruling political class. Lebanon’s leaders had …
Read More »Pakistani Prime Minister Khan visits Saudi Arabia to reset ties
Imran Khan’s visit to Riyadh is a significant move to rebuild relations between the historic allies following recent setbacks, say, analysts. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has started a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia in an effort to reset relations after tensions between the longtime allies in recent years. Khan’s …
Read More »Kushner: US will not approve Israeli annexations for ‘some time’
The United States will not consent to Israeli annexations in the occupied West Bank for “some time”, preferring to focus on the Israel-UAE normalization deal and wider regional peace efforts, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Monday. The United Arab Emirates has said its move to formalize relations …
Read More »Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protesters on anniversary of power-sharing deal
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who gathered on Monday, some burning car tyres, to mark the anniversary of a transitional power-sharing deal with demands for quicker political reform. The agreement set up a precarious alliance of civilian technocrats and military officials following the April …
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