Middle East
World reacts to US bombing of Venezuela, ‘capture’ of Maduro
International leaders reacted swiftly on Saturday morning as President Trump confirmed U.S. military strikes in Venezuela and announced the capture of the country’s leader, ...Yemen separatists launch two-year independence transition as strikes kill 20
By Saeed Al-Batati AFP Yemen’s UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence Friday despite reporting 20 deaths in airstrikes from a ...Israel to suspend operations of several aid groups in Gaza as countries warn of renewed ...
Israel plans to ban 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza from Thursday unless they hand over detailed information on their Palestinian ...New Year celebrated across world
As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the New ...Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists
By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United ...Trump warns Iran not to rebuild nuclear program, says it will be ‘horrible’ for Hamas ...
By Jim Watson with Danny Kemp in Washington AFP US President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would ...Saudi-led coalition warns of intervention against Yemen separatists
By Haitham El-Tabei AFP The Saudi-led coalition warned Saturday it would back Yemen’s government in any military confrontation with separatist forces, as ...Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after Aleppo violence
The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that came as Turkey’s top ...Lebanon claims first phase of Hezbollah’s disarmament close to complete
Lebanon is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday, as ...US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria
By W.G. DUNLOP with Nader DURGHAM in Beirut AP US forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on ...














