Bahrain has submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that would allow countries to use “all necessary means” to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomats said that the draft text is backed by other Gulf Arab states and the United States, although it is unlikely to More
The Afghan Embassy in Saudi Arabia has announced that the process of transferring passport information for Afghans living in the country will begin next Monday. According to reports, the “information transfer” process generally refers to an administrative procedure in which a person’s personal details are recorded and transferred from one document, such as a passport, More
The President of the European Commission has called for the start of negotiations with Iran and a de-escalation of tensions to end the war. According to Tasnim News Agency, Ursula von der Leyen said that now is the time for the parties to return to the negotiating table and end hostilities. She added that the More
At least 64 people, including 13 children, have been killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In a social media post on Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that multiple patients, along with two female nurses and one male doctor, were among those killed More
Qatar’s Ministry of Defense has announced that search and rescue operations are underway after a helicopter crashed in the country’s territorial waters. According to Gulf News, citing the Ministry of Defense, the helicopter suffered a technical malfunction during a routine mission and went down in the sea. The Ministry of Interior also confirmed that specialized More
Iran has launched new missile strikes on southern Israel, injuring over 100 people in the cities of Arad and Dimona, according to media reports. Al Jazeera reported that the attacks occurred Saturday night in retaliation for strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facilities. Sources said Israel’s air defense system failed to intercept at least two of More
Pakistani forces once again opened fire on civilians in the eastern Kunar and southeastern Paktika on Sunday, martyring one person and injuring a woman. Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for Taliban, said in a post on X that Pakistani forces fired mortar rounds at around 9:30 a.m. on the Shanpat area of Naray district in More
Afghanistan’s national Buzkashi team secured third place in the international Buzkashi competition after defeating Russia’s national team. The third-place match in the Buzkashi-style competition was held today (Saturday) between the national teams of Afghanistan and Russia, where Afghan riders defeated the Russian team 6-0. In this tournament, Afghanistan achieved third place among nine participating countries. More
A federal judge in the United States has blocked the implementation of a policy introduced under Donald Trump’s administration that restricted journalists’ access to the Pentagon. According to Al Jazeera, the ruling—issued on Friday—favored The New York Times and found key provisions of the policy to be unlawful. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, based in More
US President Donald Trump, while announcing the deployment of additional forces to the region, stated that Washington is considering a “gradual reduction” of military operations in Iran. According to Al Jazeera, Trump said the US is “close to achieving its objectives” while also assessing the possibility of scaling back its military actions. These remarks come More
