Author: Steven Sahiounie

The first 30 children will fly from Egypt where they sought refuge and medical assistance after escaping the Israeli bombardment

CAIRO: America’s new ambassador to Egypt has praised the decades of “courage” shown by Cairo in fighting for peace and stability in the Middle East.

Qatar, where several Hamas political leaders are based, has served as the main mediator between the movement that governs Gaza and Israeli officials in the conflict

Giants Brigades said that the Houthis launched an attack from three fronts from neighboring Al-Bayda province on their positions outside the town of Bayhan

The war in Gaza has been spreading- with US forces hitting Houthi targets who have launched attacks on ships in the Red Sea

One missile missed its target and a US Navy destroyer shot down the other two, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said

GAZA/JERUSALEM: A UN training center sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people was hit on Wednesday, causing “mass casualties” as buildings blazed, a senior UN relief official said as Israeli forces advanced through southern Gaza’s main city.

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji participated in the UN Security Council’s open debate, “The Situation in the Middle East,” in New York, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. In his speech, Elkhereiji said that the situation in Gaza is worsening due to indiscriminate bombing by the Israeli army, leading to an increasing number of casualties. He called for immediate, concrete action to halt the killing of unarmed civilians in Gaza, emphasizing the international community’s shared responsibility in taking measures to bring the conflict to an end. He also highlighted that Saudi Arabia had warned about the danger of the…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Ankara and Tehran should strengthen their cooperation in order to promote development and stability in the region. “We have not terminated and will not terminate our economic and trade relations with our neighbor Iran due to sanctions,” Erdogan said at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi shortly after their meeting and the signing of 10 agreements. Erdogan stressed that improving bilateral relations would not only benefit the two countries, but the entire region. Türkiye is “determined to reach the $30 billion trade target with Iran,” he asserted.…

Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior adviser to the Iranian foreign minister, and Alexander Lavrentiev, Russia’s special envoy for Syria, held a meeting in Kazakhstan to weigh plans for Syria peace . The representatives of Iran and Russia, two of the three guarantor states of the Astana Process for Syria peace , held a meeting on the sidelines of the 21st meeting of the Astana Format in Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning. Khaji and Lavrentiev discussed the ways for cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in the settlement of crisis in Syria and establishment of Syria peace and security in the Arab country.…