Syrian officials said late Thursday the country had captured an IS-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus earlier this week. Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab said that "the cell responsible for the terrorist
With the Israeli parliament set to dissolve in the coming days, just four months before national elections, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a series of bills, drawing fierce criticism from opposition. The veteran prime minister, who has
While a U.S. official says the first pilot zone in Lebanon will launch within days, Defense Minister Israel Katz says the IDF will remain in 'security zones' across Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Washington Princess Reema bint Bandar on Thursday, the State Department told Al Arabiya English.The meeting between Rubio and Princess Reema was initially scheduled to take place at the White House, according
Earlier on Thursday, CNN reported that Qatar and Pakistan are working to reignite the negotiations between Iran and the United States. Israeli sources told Haaretz that Iran is unlikely to rush to target Israel, but the IDF remains on high alert
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. lawmakers is urging fellow Democrats to block military spending legislation until the Senate debates proposals to deepen ties with Israel, highlighting growing unease within the party over support for Prime
For West Bank Palestinians, traveling abroad through the only international border crossing available to them involves hours of waiting and overcrowding. During busy periods, many are forced to turn back, pay brokers or cancel trips altogether
Canada wants closer ties with Saudi Arabia and will not lecture about rights "from afar," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday during the first visit to the kingdom by a Canadian premier in 25 years. Carney's office said the prime minister and crown prince will finalize a
Several explosions were heard in southern parts of Iran including Bushehr, where one of Iran’s nuclear plants is located, Konarak and Choghadak, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported on Thursday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Andy Burnham, who is expected to be named as Britain's new prime minister later this month, wants to exert more pressure on the Israeli government over its actions in Gaza, the Guardian reported on Thursday. In an interview with the newspaper, Burnham
July 9 (Reuters) - Preliminary investigations into the cell responsible for Tuesday's bombings in Damascus have shown it was affiliated with Islamic State, a senior Syrian security official said on Thursday. • "We were able to track down one member of the cell responsible for
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - As they prepared for this week's NATO summit in Ankara, the leaders of America's allies wondered which Donald Trump would join them - the friendly U.S. president who has praised the dedication of NATO allies or the
July 9 (Reuters) - Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said the cell responsible for what he called "terrorist" bombings that targeted Damascus on Tuesday was now in custody, Syrian TV reported on Thursday. Khattab said authorities would reveal the identities of the cell's
A senior political adviser to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Thursday there is broad agreement in Lebanon on the need to disarm Hezbollah, while urging Washington to press Israel to fully withdraw from Lebanese territory.“Everyone agrees on the necessity to address
A US official said Thursday that Lebanon and Israel have entered the implementation phase of a US-brokered agreement aimed at disarming Hezbollah.“The first pilot zone will launch in a matter of days, and further pilot zones are being mapped out and planned,” the official said,
The United States and Iran are escalating their tit-for-tat strikes, posing the biggest threat yet to their framework deal.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held an official meeting at al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, where they discussed regional and international developments.The talks covered bilateral relations, areas of cooperation and opportunities to
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said his country was prepared to resume its military campaign against Iran if needed, vowing to do so “with even greater force.”The latest remarks came as new fighting erupted between the United States and Iran, raising fears of
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes. The southern Omani route, used in past
Calling for revenge and rejecting any compromise with the West, Iranians loyal to the Islamic republic massed on Thursday late into the night for the burial of supreme leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad. "We are here with our red flags to call for the revenge of our
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday condemned Iran’s “repeated heinous” attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.“Any attack on a GCC country is a direct attack on all GCC states,” the council said in a statement, adding that Iran must “fully commit” to the Memorandum of
Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed the United States’ announcement that it has begun the process of rescinding Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.“The Kingdom reaffirms its support for all positive steps taken by the Syrian government that enhance the country’s
Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland and Jubaland states reportedly declined to join the talks, as Ankara is ramping up efforts to shore up support for Somalia’s federal institutions.
The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US forecasters said Thursday. In its latest update, the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said there is
Following the loss, no Arab or African teams remain in the tournament.
A US missile strike on the railway bridge linking Iran to Central and East Asia suggests the White House is once again flirting with politically coercive tactics after the June agreement failed to halt Iran's attacks on Hormuz shipping.
The former supreme leader is being laid to rest in Mashhad, with mourners yelling to 'Kill Trump,' after a week of nationwide ceremonies. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained absent from public view
Is NATO stronger than ever, or more divided than it appears?On this episode of Counterpoints, Melinda Nucifora examines whether tensions over President Donald Trump, defense spending, Ukraine and Russia are reshaping the alliance. As NATO leaders gather in Ankara, we ask
Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned Iran’s latest attacks on Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.“The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation in the strongest terms of the criminal Iranian attacks on the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the
On Global News Today, Tom Burges Watson examines the latest escalation between the United States and Iran after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran "hard," saying the US-Iran ceasefire was effectively "over."Trump also intensified his rhetoric against Iran's
On tonight's W News Extra, Leigh-Ann Gerrans is joined by Broadcaster and Presenter Jono Hayes and The Spectator Deputy Editor and The Americana Podcast host Freddy Gray to examine President Donald Trump's declaration that the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is "over" and
On tonight's W News with Leigh-Ann Gerrans, we examined President Donald Trump's declaration that the memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war with Iran is "over," with analysis from Republican Strategist Gabe Groisman and Professor Scott Lucas of the Clinton
Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party has now bypassed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud in the polls, cementing his status as Netanyahu’s main opponent.
The railway bridge also links Tehran and other southern cities to Mashhad, where large crowds are gathering for the burial ceremony on Thursday of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state media said, after dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.Hours after the fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory around noon (0400 GMT), there
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Gazans turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to a senior Palestinian member of Egypt's main aid organisation who set up World Cup screenings in the shattered enclave and was killed by an Israeli air strike on a taxi he
The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a "significant change in circumstances" since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and "concrete steps" to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances. The new Syrian government has "committed to
Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing war crimes in Lebanon by wiping out entire families and killing children.
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Thursday setting legislative elections for November 28, which if they take place, would mark the first such vote in two decades.The last legislative elections in the Palestinian territories were held in 2006, when Hamas
The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday, despite previous doubts over a planned deployment.“On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that
AMSTERDAM, July 9 (Reuters) - Member states handed back Syria's voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday, following what they described as "a significant change in circumstances" since the fall of the Assad regime. Syria was stripped of its rights at
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the U.S. renewed airstrikes on Iran, triggering retaliation by Tehran in the Gulf.
BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Germany will purchase Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States and station them on German soil, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, in a shift from planned U.S. deployments to Germany's own long-range strike capability. Merz told
By Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, July 9 (Reuters) - The family of Faisal Jatoi, the Pakistani co-pilot missing with four others after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, faced an agonising wait for news on Thursday, as rescuers continued their search. Jatoi was
Russia said on Thursday the United States was wrong to believe deep Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory could help bring about an end to more than four years of war, and warned that they could prolong it.Speaking at a NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday, US Secretary of
MADRID, July 9 (Reuters) - Belgium's prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday's NATO summit in Turkey to find that he had a handgun and ammunition in his luggage. After NATO leaders gathered for Wednesday's fractious summit in Ankara, their
According to reports in Iranian media, the U.S. also hit the Aq Taqeh Khan railway bridge, a trade link to Tehran's strategic partners China and Russia located in northern Iran's Golestan province
The United States targeted the perimeter of Iran’s only civilian nuclear plant with a strike on Thursday, Iranian state media reported, citing the deputy governor of Bushehr province.“Several areas in Bushehr province were targeted today, including the perimeter of the nuclear
By Feras Dalatey DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics hub up and running in one of two berths at the naval base it leases in the Syrian port of Tartous, while keeping a military presence at the other, Syrian officials told Reuters.
By Nayera Abdallah, Tala Ramadan and Ahmed Elimam DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in neighbouring Gulf states on Thursday following U.S. strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, putting further