Mon 28 April 2025: An explosion that rocked the Shahid Rajaee Port in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday may have been caused by the ignition of solid missile fuel, the New York Times reported. The paper quoted informed sources as saying that sodium perchlorate, a key component of solid missile fuel, was the substance […]
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Mon 28 April 2025: Egyptian authorities have demolished the historic Mahmoud Pasha al-Falaky Mosque and are accelerating the destruction of Old Cairo’s cemeteries under the banner of urban development—sparking outrage among heritage advocates and locals. According to Mada Masr, in the early hours last Wednesday, bulldozers flattened the mosque’s dome and minaret, part of the 19th-century funerary complex […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: The UAE’s first major Iron Age cemetery has been unearthed in Al-Ain, shedding new light on a lost chapter of the country’s ancient heritage. The 3,000-year-old necropolis, discovered by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), contains more than a hundred tombs and a wealth of […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: The deal could be announced during US President Donald Trump’s planned trip to the Middle East next month. The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth more than $100bn, the Reuters news agency reports, citing six sources familiar with the matter. The deal is reportedly in the works […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: More than 90% of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced, citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as Israel’s ongoing war on the enclave plunges civilians deeper into humanitarian catastrophe. “With nowhere safe to go, families […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Spain has canceled a €6.6m deal to purchase millions of bullets from an Israeli firm after junior coalition partners labeled it a “clear violation” of the agreement supporting Spain’s efforts to hold Israel accountable for its actions in Gaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a vocal critic of Israel’s conduct in the […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran can pursue a civilian nuclear program if it agrees to abandon uranium enrichment. “If Iran wants a civil nuclear program, they can have one just like many other countries in the world have one, and that is they import enriched material,” […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: The overwhelming majority of ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredi) in Israel still refuse to serve in the occupation army, the Knesset has revealed, according to Anadolu. In a statement issued yesterday, the Knesset said: “Out of 18,915 Haredi men issued conscription orders during the current enlistment cycle, only 232 have joined the army, 57 […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: Jordan outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most vocal opposition group, on Wednesday and confiscated its assets, after members of the group were found to be linked to a sabotage plot, Interior Minister, Mazen Fraya, said. There was no immediate comment from the movement, which has operated legally in Jordan for […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: The Israeli army estimates that it will need an additional 10 billion shekels ($2.6 billion) to expand its war on the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. “The renewal of the war in Gaza over a month ago, after the ceasefire, and the plan to expand it with […]
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