Israeli security forces inspect destroyed houses that were struck by a missile fired from Iran (Image credit: AP) Israel’s military announced Saturday it was targeting dozens of missile launch sites in Iran, after Tehran fired multiple barrages in response to strikes on its military and nuclear facilities. The Israeli air force “continues striking dozens of […]
American air-defence systems and naval assets played a key role in helping Israel intercept a barrage of ballistic missiles fired by Iran on Friday, a US official confirmed, as tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv threaten to engulf the region in a wider war.The missile launches were in retaliation for Israel’s earlier airstrikes on Iranian […]
US Embassy in Middle East prepares to evacuate after warning from Iran US missions in Baghdad and Erbil started evacuating most of their diplomats in response to unspecified security threats Wednesday, reports claimed. “President Trump is committed to keeping Americans safe, both at home and abroad. In keeping with that commitment, we are constantly assessing […]
The United States is reducing its diplomatic and military footprint in parts of the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, as nuclear negotiations appear to stall and regional instability looms. The State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of all nonessential staff from the US Embassy in Baghdad, citing a commitment “to keeping Americans […]
A contingent of men deported from the US to Djibouti, East Africa, are stranded in a converted shipping container alongside US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers who were tasked with their supervision after a court halted their deportation flight to South Sudan.According to US government reports, both the eight deportees and 13 Ice staff […]
Some gold cards were sold in the Middle East during President Trump’s trip, Howard Lutnick said. Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has provided the latest update on the Trump gold card, which will give wealthy non-Americans the easiest way to get US citizenship in exchange of $5 million.At an Axios event, Lutnick said he believed that […]
US PresidentDonald Trump stirred fresh speculation on Thursday when he told reporters in Abu Dhabi that he’s “probably” going back to Washington, DC, though he hinted with a smile that he might have other plans.“We’ll be leaving tomorrow morning, as you know, almost destination unknown,” Trump said during a press briefing in the UAE capital, […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates this week is drawing renewed attention to the enduring business relationships between the Trump family and the Middle East.While the stated goal of the trip is to reinforce strategic partnerships and economic cooperation, […]
TOKYO : Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it has protested to Beijing after a Chinese helicopter that took off from one of China’s four coast guard boats had entered Japan’s […]
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have launched attacks throughout the Gaza war, as well as a drone approaching “from the east”.“Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted”, before “crossing into Israeli […]
