Earlier this week, Israeli troops apprehended two suspects riding a motorcycle toward an Israeli military post in the security zone in southern Syria, and shot and killed another suspect who attempted to enter an Israeli military post in the region
The co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai jet last week had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's international airport, the United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor said on Friday. In the aftermath of the incident, people on board -- the majority of whom were
The alleged surveillance, carried out in July and August 2025, also targeted an individual described by a judge as being 'of intelligence interest' to Iran. The two men were remanded in custody ahead of an April trial
By Yasmine Ghania, Enas Alashray and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/CAIRO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - An Omani flydubai co-pilot had intended to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on September 30 in a suicide attack before he was thwarted
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A friend of the suspected thief of a massive cache of personal data from the FBI says he begged the teenager not to do it. Adem El Adeb, 19, told Reuters that he tried to convince Saifal-Din Khader last month that breaking into
UAE public prosecutors believe the plan was inspired by the 9/11 attacks. An investigation launched on October 1 found that the suspect had used two previous flights to Tel Aviv to 'familiarize himself with the flight route and the airport'
LISBON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro argued on Friday the US use of the Lajes Air Base during the Iran conflict was fully legal and urged the judiciary not to make politicaljudgments, after prosecutors opened an inquiry last week into the
A Houthi spokesperson rejected claims that Saudi-backed forces had retaken territory along the Bab el Mandeb Strait, as fighting escalated with new attacks on the Riyadh airport.
Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first
By Gianluca Lo Nostro Oct 9 (Reuters) - Europe's EASA aviation safety body said on Friday it had expanded the area of Saudi Arabian airspace where it recommended airlines not to operate,after Yemen's Iran-alignedHouthis attacked Riyadh airport. In an update to a conflict zone
Syrian authorities are working to restore cultural landmarks and ancient sites that had been damaged or destroyed during the civil war.
Saudi authorities confirmed Friday that Thursday’s first attack struck airport facilities and the second hit a Saudia aircraft.
By Tuvan Gumrukcu EDIRNE, Turkey, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Turkey is moving further away from its objective of joining the European Union because of its recent efforts to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community and limit media freedoms, the EU commissioner for enlargement said on Friday.
LUBAN AL-SHARQIYA, West Bank, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance of a streetside Palestinian cafe in the occupied West Bank, obscuring it from one side in what its owner described as a blatant act of intimidation. The coffee
The United States urged Americans in the Middle East to 'exercise heightened vigilance' as Yemen's Houthis escalated their missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and sought to shut down its airspace
GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The UN human rights chief said on Friday that NaviPillay's Nobel Prize was a collective win for human rights and for all those seeking justice and accountability, including through the International Criminal Court. Volker Turk,who worked closely with
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Almost all of Gaza's population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, withthe El Niño weather phenomenon expected to bring heavier rainfall, while supplies remain scarce due to Israeli restrictions, the UN migration
By Feras Dalatey DUBAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Thomas Barrack, a top US diplomat in the Middle East, advocated for a firm run by his business partner to take part in the development of an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, three people said, activities which appear to violate federal
By John Irish PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly until September 2027, because of worsening conditions throughout the Palestinian
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize on Friday, has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court. Here are some facts about this
GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the news of Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize win, acknowledging her longstanding advocacy for human rights. "It is amazing news, we need more dedication and commitment to human rights," Shabia
OSLO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Pillay held states and national leaders accountable and brought hope to
By Timour Azhari and Tala Ramadan RIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to shut down its airspace in an escalating
By Gwladys Fouche, Nora Buli and Christine Uyanik OSLO/NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh's international airport the day before, after Yemen's Houthis claimed a series of attacks targeting the facility. The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's Saudi-backed
The Israeli military also arrested nine Palestinians in Hebron, including the director of the Tomb of the Patriarchs' Ibrahimi Mosque, the Palestine News Agency reported
By Kate Abnett and Sudarshan Varadhan BRUSSELS/SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The decision was expected to take minutes. But after nearly three years of debate, members of the world’s leading authority on climate change still can’t agree on a timeline to publish its next review
Standing behind the counter of his fish-and-chip shop near the Etihad Stadium, Sailish Parekh says the transformation of east Manchester over the past two decades has been remarkable. Manchester City "has not only just been a football club for the area. It's a bit of a
President Donald Trump ruled out Thursday attacking Iran before the US midterms on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran. Trump's announcement on his Truth Social platform followed a surge in oil prices driven by media reports
Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming people against their will. On a recent day, his target was the family of an Israeli filmmaker whose documentary "NAZA", which won plaudits at the Venice Film
OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations -- from Russia and Iran -- that used ChatGPT to push fake journalist personas and run a "think-tank" to covertly peddle anti-Ukraine propaganda. OpenAI's report is the latest illustration of how state actors can