BERLIN: Germany said on Saturday it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, which has been disrupted for months due to Houthi attacks.
How African countries became casualties of war in Sudan, Red Sea shipping disruption ABIDJAN Cote d’Ivoire: Already plagued by complex internal problems, the economies of East Africa have perhaps been the most affected among regional states by the unfolding crisis in Sudan and the attacks on trade passing through the Red Sea. The conflict in Sudan … Read more
LONDON: The US, UK, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, and Australia will not lift their suspension of funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees pending the evaluation of two forthcoming reports, UK Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell has said. In contrast, Sweden, Canada, and the European Commission have all decided … Read more
Russia and China clash with US and UK at UN over attacks on Yemen rebels for strikes on Red Sea ships UNITED NATIONS: Russia and China on Wednesday accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday rebuked Israel for demolishing the home of a Palestinian activist in east Jerusalem, saying its ally was damaging its own standing.The unusually forceful US condemnation of Israeli actions came hours after Fakhri Abu Diab, a campaigner against demolitions, said that dozens of Israeli personnel tore down his home of … Read more
Growing global relevance of Saudi Arabia and Gulf region highlighted at Riyadh roundtable discussion RIYADH: Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has undergone an “astonishing” transformation, helped along by internal reforms and geopolitical shifts that have raised the Kingdom’s global profile and relevance, according to Federico Rampini, an award-winning Italian journalist, writer and lecturer. Speaking … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese state media accused the Philippines on Monday of repeatedly infringing on China’s territory in the South China Sea, spreading false information and colluding with extraterritorial forces to cause trouble. The Philippines has relied on US support to continually provoke China, with such “extremely dangerous” behavior seriously harming regional peace and stability, China’s Communist … Read more
#AbandonBiden campaign seeks to leverage Arab- and Muslim-American political influence A leader of the “#AbandonBiden” campaign is urging Arab and Muslim Americans to vote “against’ President Joe Biden in the upcoming election, saying the goal is to empower the community as a voting bloc but also to show the Democrats that they “can’t be taken … Read more
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli tanks and warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing dozens of Palestinians, and US President Joe Biden warned Israel it was losing international support because of its “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians in its war against Hamas militants.In a further sign of world concern over the conduct of the conflict, now in its … Read more