At least 10 people have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike near a school in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Tuesday. Reuters reported that the attack occurred near the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. Eyewitnesses said clashes had earlier taken place between local residents and members of an More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is all set to vote today (Tuesday) on a Bahrain-drafted resolution regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a media report said. The 15-member body will vote on the draft at 11:00am New York time, Bloomberg reported. It said the resolution would allow countries to “respond” to any More
US-based satellite imaging firm Planet Labs has announced it will indefinitely restrict access to imagery of Iran and other conflict-affected areas in the Middle East, following a request from the administration of President Donald Trump. The company confirmed in an email to customers on Saturday that the US government had asked satellite imagery providers to More
A fire has erupted at an oil complex and power facilities in Kuwait following a drone attack attributed to Iran, media reports said Sunday. According to Reuters, the incident occurred at the Shuwaikh oil complex, which houses the Oil Ministry and the headquarters of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, after a drone strike on Saturday. The report More
US federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of the late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, according to the State Department. Hamida Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were arrested on Friday, according to Al Jazeera, which cited a State Department statement. They More
Thirteen US service members have been killed and 365 others wounded so far in the ongoing conflict with Iran, the Pentagon reported. CBS News, citing the Pentagon, said six troops were killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait, while one service member later succumbed to injuries sustained in Saudi Arabia. An additional six US service More
Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Iran and the United States have reached a “deadlock,” with Tehran officially informing mediators that it is unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days, describing Washington’s demands as unacceptable. Reports indicate that the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia met in Islamabad More
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have discussed the negative impacts of the ongoing Middle East conflict, particularly on the energy sector. The two leaders held a telephone conversation on Friday, the Kremlin reported. “A deep exchange of views was held regarding the continuing escalation of military and political tensions More
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on certain patented medicines if pharmaceutical companies fail to reach agreements with his administration in the coming months. Under Thursday’s order, companies that sign a “most favoured nation” pricing agreement and are actively investing in and building More
At least 13 people have been killed and 57 others injured in an explosion at a military base in Bujumbura, Burundi’s largest city, media reports said. The blasts occurred late Tuesday at the main ammunition depot of the Burundi National Defence Force (FDNB) in the Musaga area, reportedly caused by an electrical short circuit, Al More
