Category: 2. Middle East

The Muslim Brotherhood has declared full solidarity with Iran in the face of the “brutal Israeli attack”. This came in an official message sent by Dr Salah Abdel Haq, acting General Guide of the Brotherhood, to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

Abdel Haq stated that the current conflict is not an isolated Iranian battle, but rather a new chapter in the ongoing targeting of the regional resistance movement, particularly due to Iran’s support for the…

Iran’s diplomatic envoy to the United Nations denied President Trump’s claim Wednesday that Tehran has sought negotiations with the White House to end its conflict with Israel, blasting Trump as a “has-been warmonger”.

“No Iranian official has ever asked to grovel at the gates of the White House,” Iran’s mission to the UN posted Wednesday on the social platform X. “Iran does NOT negotiate under duress, shall NOT accept peace under duress, and…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Wednesday that medical teams at Nasser Medical Complex were forced to evacuate the maternity ward and convert its rooms into emergency operating theatres due to the growing number of wounded individuals. The casualties were attempting to collect flour rations in Khan Younis,   

OCHA reported that medical staff had to amputate limbs in several cases to save lives, amid a…

The United States is working to evacuate US citizens wishing to leave Israel by arranging flights and cruise ship departures, US ambassador Mike Huckabee said in a post on X on Wednesday, as fears mount of further military escalation between Iran and Israel.

The US embassy in Jerusalem was working on the evacuation arrangements, Huckabee said, urging Americans in the country to sign up for updates through the State Department’s Smart Traveler program

“Urgent…

The Suez Canal Authority announced the resumption of giant container ship transits through the canal’s waterway, with the transit of the container ship “CMA CGM OSIRIS” for the first time since March 2024.

The giant container ship “CMA CGM OSIRIS” transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying 154,000 tons. The vessel was en route from Singapore to Alexandria.

Egypt’s Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Lieutenant General Osama Rabie announced…

Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.

Foreigners have rushed to leave both countries after Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on Friday targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, sparking retaliation from Tehran.

With Israel’s air space closed and the two countries exchanging heavy missile…

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip warned Wednesday that hospitals operating are at risk of shutting down within 72 hours as a result of the Israeli occupation’s ban on the entry of fuel supplies needed to operate generators, as the US-backed Israeli aggression continues its genocidal campaign.

The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli occupation is preventing international and UN organizations from accessing fuel storage areas designated for…

The Israeli military censor chief, General Kobi Mandelblit, ordered on Wednesday to take legal action against citizens and media outlets that publish or distribute material related to Iranian missile strikes or impact sites.

The order requires “any person who prints or publishes printed matter or a publication regarding the location of a strike or hit by enemy war materiel, including missiles of any kind and UAVs, in the media or online (including social media,…

For days, Syrians have watched as Iranian missiles and Israeli interceptors light up the skies over their territory, but the new government in Damascus has so far remained officially silent on the unprecedented conflict.

Iran was one of former ruler Bashar al-Assad’s biggest backers, playing a crucial role in propping up his government by providing military advisers and the support of affiliated armed groups throughout the 14-year Syrian civil war.

Israel, meanwhile, has occupied the Golan…

Iran launched a fresh salvo of missiles at Israel on Thursday, with a hospital reported hit, as President Donald Trump warned he was weighing US military action in the conflict.

AFP journalists heard violent, sustained explosions in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and sirens sounded in several parts of the country to warn of incoming Iranian missiles.

Shortly afterwards, the army said citizens could leave their shelters, while the foreign minister said the Soroka hospital in southern Israel’s…