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- by MIAs many as 41 members of a group linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were arrested in Bahrain, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday, state news agency BNA reported. The action was the outcome of security reports and investigations carried out by public prosecutors into cases of espionage and foreign interference. Legal procedures against the detainees are ongoing, while search and investigation operations continue “against anyone proven […]
- by MIThe Israeli army stormed the city of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Saturday and arrested three Palestinians, including two former prisoners. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli forces entered Nablus through the Huwara checkpoint to the south and Checkpoint 17 to the north, deploying around the Old City. Tariq Jaber and Imad al-Masimi, both former prisoners, were among those arrested, WAFA […]
- by MIMassive oil slicks were spotted near Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s main oil export terminal, with satellite imagery showing suspected leaks spreading across Gulf waters, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported. It said images captured by the European Copernicus Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 satellites between May 6 and 8, showed traces of what appeared to be oil leaks west and southwest of the island. Visual comparisons between satellite images taken April […]
- by MIUS President Donald Trump warned Friday that Washington may escalate its military posture in the Strait of Hormuz if a deal with Iran is not finalized, threatening to revive and expand the paused “Project Freedom” operation, Anadolu Agency reports. “We’ll go a different route if everything doesn’t get signed up, buttoned up,” Trump told reporters at the White House. When asked whether the US would return to “Project Freedom,” Trump […]
- by MIThe US Treasury Department announced sanctions Friday against 10 individuals and companies, including several based in China and Hong Kong, for allegedly enabling Iran’s military to procure weapons and materials used in Shahed-series drones and ballistic missiles, Anadolu Agency reports. The move targets networks that allegedly helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its affiliated bodies acquire weapons components and aerospace-grade raw materials. The Treasury Department said it is […]
- by MIThe Israeli army forced a Palestinian family to exhume their son’s grave late Friday and move his body in the northern occupied West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted local sources who said, “Israeli forces forced a Palestinian family in Jenin to exhume their son’s body and move it to another location, claiming the cemetery was too close to an Israeli settlement.” Sources added that “occupiers had begun […]
- by MIThe Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) demanded immediate international action to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories on Friday, and advance a two-state solution, warning that the crisis in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank poses growing risks to global peace and security, Anadolu reports. Delivering a statement on behalf of the OIC Group during an Arria-formula meeting at UN headquarters, Türkiye’s UN Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz said the Palestinian […]
- by MIA Tunisian court sentenced Faouzi Kamoun, the former office director of Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi, to 14 years in prison after convicting him on “money laundering” charges, according to media reports. The Mosaique FM radio station said the criminal chamber specializing in “financial corruption cases” at the Tunis Court of First Instance issued the ruling Thursday. The report did not provide details about the case. An indictment chamber specializing in […]
- by MITalks between the US and Iran could resume as early as next week in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal said the two sides are working with mediators to formulate a one-page, 14-point memorandum of understanding that would set the parameters for a month of talks aimed at ending the war. The draft is said to include discussions […]
- by MIUS Vice President JD Vance held a closed-door meeting on Friday with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani at the White House to discuss ongoing negotiations with Iran, Anadolu reports. “During the meeting, they reviewed the close strategic cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the United States of America, along with ways to support and enhance them across various fields, and discussed the latest […]
- by MIA US diplomat reaffirmed Friday that the US opposes Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and remains committed to pursuing peace and stability in the region, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking during an Arria-formula session at the UN headquarters, Ambassador Jeff Bartos, the US representative for UN Management and Reform, said Washington continues to work closely with regional and international partners to advance security and prosperity in the Middle East. […]
- by MIIsrael has decided to continue preventing representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from meeting Palestinian detainees, despite allowing visits to prisons for the first time since October 2023, Haaretz daily reported Friday. “The Israeli government informed the Supreme Court Thursday that it would allow the ICRC representatives to visit prisons holding Palestinian security detainees for the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, while continuing to prevent […]