Category: Middle East

Netanyahu described drone attack on his residence as ‘a bitter mistake’

“The proxies of Iran who tried to assassinate me and my wife made a bitter mistake,” Mr. Netanyahu said.

Israel bombs more than 40,000 sites in Gaza in a year

During the past year, Israel’s war on Gaza has escalated dramatically, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carrying out extensive attacks that have included bombing more than 40,000 targets, uncovering 4,700 tunnel shafts, and destroying 1,000 rocket launcher sites.

Oil prices set to rise amid mounting tension in Mideast

The price of oil has jumped 5% after US President Joe Biden said the US was discussing possible strikes by Israel on Iran’s oil industry.

Israeli fighter jets bomb downtown Beirut overnight

At least 5 people have been killed and 8 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said.

Nasrallah’s killing by Israel puts Mideast on the edge

KABUL (SW) – Lebanon has announced three days of mourning after a huge Israeli air strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs the previous day killed the

US sends more troops to the Middle East amid rising conflict

Israel’s military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities said had killed 492 people and sent tens of thousands fleeing for safety in the country’s deadliest day in decades.

American warplanes arrive in the Middle East

MONITORING (SW) – Advanced American F-22 stealth warplanes arrived in the Middle East on Thursday, the United States military said, as Washington boosts its forces in the region ahead of an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel.

Israeli air strike kills at least 500 Palestinians in Gaza

MONITORING (SW) – An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed at least 500 Palestinians at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City crammed with patients and

UAE imposes restrictions on exiled Afghan leaders

KABUL (SW) – The UAE authorities have imposed restrictions on exiled Afghan leaders over there in terms political activities, said an official of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.

Grief of father’s death, joblessness during migration

KABUL (SW) – As the young and only breadwinner for an extended family, Lateef thought by migrating from Afghanistan to the UAE his troubles would end.

Turkey plans to host Afghan peace talks in April

Turkey plans to host Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul in April, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, and Ankara will appoint an Afghanistan special envoy.