New Year's Eve revellers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest years on record, the stifling heat stoking wildfires in Europe, droughts in
By Maha El Dahan and Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Emirati forces from Yemen following a Saudi airstrike may help defuse a confrontation between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but the incident has exposed simmering distrust between two Gulf oil powers
The latest wave of protests is moving beyond markets and into universities, as Tehran trades warnings with Washington and Israel.
The IMA says 'a channel has been opened allowing patients from Gaza to be taken to neighboring countries,' not East Jerusalem or the West Bank. But there no evidence that such a channel exists. This means moral collapse
The escalating conflict in Yemen poses challenges to both the Saudi-backed government and the UAE’s position in the country, but may benefit the Houthis.
In response to protests across Iran over rising inflation, the government has signaled a shift towards dialogue with demonstrators. President Pezeshkian announced plans for a dialogue mechanism, amid the rial's record low value
Dec 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it has added 10 individuals and entities based in Iran and Venezuela to its sanctions list, citing their aggressive weapons program. The U.S. Treasury has designated Venezuela-based Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA and its
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened again and is of serious concern, Britain, Canada, France and others said in a joint statement on Tuesday that also called on Israel to take urgent action. The statement, published online by the British
ANKARA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Israel's decision to formally recognise of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland was an illegal and unacceptable step, adding that it was trying to drag the horn of Africa into destabilisation.
Amwaj Media reported that Israel signaled it is not seeking to strike Iran, and Iran replied 'in a conditional and non-binding manner.' The Kremlin publicly urged restraint after Trump said Washington would back another strike to halt Iran's weapons buildup
CAIRO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' defence ministry said on Monday it has ended the mission of its counterterrorism units in Yemen voluntarily, state news agency WAM reported. It said the decision came after a comprehensive assessment following recent
MADRID, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Spain has granted Airbus exceptional permission to produce aircraft and drones using Israeli technology at its Spanish plants even though it banned military and dual-use products from Israel two months ago over its war in Gaza. Approved last Tuesday
Yemen has been at war since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the government in 2014, triggering a Saudi-led military intervention, but a new internal conflict has been brewing in recent weeks. The face-off involves rival armed factions loosely grouped under the government but
Dec 30 (Reuters) - The United States and its partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 Islamic State operatives since it launched retaliatory strikes in Syria earlier this month, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. The U.S. carried out large-scale strikes against dozens of
Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syrian security forces imposed a curfew on Latakia city, a bastion of the country's Alawite minority, state media reported on Tuesday, days after four people were killed in protests that spiralled into violence. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of
Hamas conveys 'business as usual' despite losing most of its leadership and control of around half of Gaza. However, its narrative is seen as disconnected by a public in dire need of basic humanitarian aid and leaders who value life over 'resistance and liberation'
By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Iran's government said on Tuesday it would seek dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations in Tehran and other cities over a plunge in the currency's value that has accelerated inflation, with the central bank chief resigning.
At their meeting at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump heaped compliments on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but offered few concrete achievements.
By Yousef Saba DUBAI, Dec 30 - A Saudi airstrike on what it said was a UAE-linked weapons shipment in Yemen on Tuesday marked the most significant escalation between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to date. Once the twin pillars of regional security, the two Gulf heavyweights have seen
By Yomna Ehab, Nayera Abdallah and Maha El Dahan Dec 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its national security was a red line and backed a call for UAE forces to leave Yemen within 24 hours, hours after a Saudi-led coalition carried out an airstrike on the southern
Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president himself. According to Ilna, a news agency associated with Iran's labour movement,
Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president. According to Ilna, a news agency associated with Iran's labour movement, protests
Iran's president urged his government to listen to the "legitimate demands" of protesters, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over economic hardship. Monday's protest took place mainly in central Tehran's shopping districts. On
Iran's president urged his government to listen to the "legitimate demands" of protesters, state media reported Tuesday, after demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over economic hardship. Shopkeepers in the capital shut their stores on Monday, after Iran's embattled currency
The attack signals a new escalation in tensions between the kingdom and the separatist forces of the Southern Transitional Council, which is backed by the Emirates
By Yomna Ehab and Nayera Abdallah Dec 30 (Reuters) - The head of Yemen's presidential council called on Tuesday for all United Arab Emirates forces to leave the country within 24 hours, shortly after an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition at the southern port of Mukalla. The
By Timour Azhari QARDAHA, Syria, Dec 30 (Reuters) - He carried no weapons and helped keep government security forces alive, but Khairallah Dib still needed a promise of amnesty to come out of hiding. He had been lying low for weeks after Alawite fighters staged a March
ISTANBUL, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 110 suspects in an operation against Islamic State on Tuesday, a day after three police officers and six militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey, the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office said. Police conducted
Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumpand his top advisers asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuto change Israel's policies in the occupied West Bank during their meeting, Axios said on Monday. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. International pressure
A Saudi-led coalition said it targeted Tuesday a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles destined for separatist forces that were being offloaded from ships at a port in Yemen, coming from the UAE. Yemen has been fighting a crippling war, as armed factions loosely grouped
A Saudi-led coalition targeted a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles that were being offloaded in Yemen from ships coming from the UAE, the Saudi news agency reported Tuesday. The coalition had warned it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with
Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen as a threat to Riyadh's national security on Tuesday and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the conflict boiled over into an open dispute between the Gulf powers. The strongly worded foreign ministry
Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen a threat to the kingdom's national security on Tuesday and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the rivalry between the Gulf monarchies boiled over into an open dispute. The strongly worded foreign
Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen a threat to the kingdom's national security on Tuesday and called Abu Dhabi's actions "highly dangerous", as the rivalry between the Gulf monarchies boiled over into an open dispute. The strongly worded foreign
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Boeing was given an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program, the Pentagon said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida. "This contract provides for the
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Israel defended on Monday its formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, but several countries at the United Nations questioned whether the move aimed to relocate Palestinians from Gaza or to establish
US President Donald Trump will receive Israel's highest civilian honor in 2026, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that his country will break with decades of tradition to recognize a non-citizen. Speaking after a cordial Florida meet-up with Trump,