Sun 04 May 2025: Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh says Tehran will strike back if the US or Israel attack his country. “If this war is initiated by the US or the Zionist regime [Israel], Iran will target their interests, bases and forces – wherever they may be and whenever deemed necessary,” Nasirzadeh told Iranian […]
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Sun 04 May 2025: Anti-Houthi forces have lobbied for US support to fight the group. Will they be getting it? Anti-Houthi factions in Yemen could be vying for US support to attack the movement’s territory, analysts and experts told Al Jazeera, following intensified air strikes on Houthi targets by the United States. The war in […]
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Sun 04 May 2025: The Foreign Press Association Saturday called on Israel to allow news media “unrestricted” access to Gaza, off-limits to outside journalists operating independently since the war there began in October 2023. “We call on Israel to stop the never-ending delays, uphold the fundamental principles of press freedom and allow unrestricted entry for […]
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Sun 04 May 2025: In a special report published on Thursday, May 1, 2025, Reuters unveiled confidential documents obtained from the Iranian regime’s embassy in Damascus. These documents expose the extent of Khamenei’s ambitious plans to rebuild Syria’s economy and turn the country into a regional hub for Tehran’s influence. The revelations highlight Tehran’s failed expansionist ambitions […]
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Sat 03 May 2025: As the world marks World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists in Gaza continue to carry out their professional and humanitarian duties in reporting on the genocidal war by Israel since Oct. 7, 2023, despite being targeted with bombings, sniper fire, and arrests. It is taking place amid a deafening silence from […]
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Sat 03 May 2025: The death of six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, a Palestinian American, has shone a light on instances of anti-Arab hate. A United States man has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a six-year-old Palestinian American boy, after being found guilty of hate crime charges and murder. Judge […]
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Sat 03 May 2025: The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city Neom launched a “comprehensive review” of the kingdom’s mega-project, signifying more belt-tightening to come with falling energy prices. One person familiar with the review told The Financial Times on Monday that the scope of several projects surrounding Neom was being reviewed due to “an […]
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Fri 02 May 2025: The Israeli military is preparing for a large-scale mobilisation of reserve troops in order to expand its ground operations in Gaza amid a growing crisis in troop numbers and escalating public tensions over the fate of Israeli captives held in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to […]
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Fri 02 May 2025: A humanitarian aid ship bound for Gaza with 16 people on board left crippled by a drone attack was rescued by Maltese forces, said local media on Friday. Citing a government statement, public broadcaster TVM announced that a tugboat with firefighting equipment provided the Freedom Flotilla ship with assistance after it […]
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Fri 02 May 2025: Israeli fighter jets struck targets near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, in a provocative escalation that followed an important agreement between the Syrian government and Druze leaders in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana to restore security and disarm local groups. The strikes—Israel’s second in Syria this week—hit close to the People’s […]
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