Category: 2. Middle East

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi confirmed that relations between Cairo and Moscow are strategic, as established by his visit to the Russian Federation.

During his meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin, the Egyptian president said, “I really wanted to attend the celebratory events in Moscow on the occasion of Victory Day. My visit aims to confirm the strategic partnership between Egypt and Russia.” The Egyptian president…

The Gaza government warned on Friday of the danger of famine which is threatening the lives of more than 65,000 children in the Gaza Strip, in light of the ongoing Israeli blockade and the prevention of the entry of aid and essential supplies for more than two months. This is in the context of the genocide committed by Tel Aviv.

The government media office in the Gaza Strip said in a statement that “the Israeli occupation is engineering a famine that is killing…

Pakistan announced on Friday that it had shot down 77 Israeli-made attack drones launched by India, in the latest escalation between the two sides following exchanged attacks.

This was announced by Military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry during a press conference addressing developments in the military situation in the region, according to the local newspaper Dawn.

Chaudhry confirmed that the death toll from Indian attacks had risen to 33, while the number of…

Israeli Defence Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir criticised plans to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, describing the aid as “disastrous”, saying it serves the interests of Hamas.

During a morning television interview with an Israeli channel, Ben-Gvir stressed his strong opposition to any aid reaching the Gaza Strip, saying, “Even according to the Geneva Conventions, aid must not be provided to parties that will later use it against you.”

He described this…

The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) announced on Friday that it had targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport and another vital target in Yaffa using a missile and a drone.

Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement, “In support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their mujahideen, in rejection of the genocide committed by the Zionist enemy against our brothers in the Gaza Strip, and as part of the implementation of the…

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, praised the decision by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) to boycott the Zionist occupation and ban trade and investment with its companies. The movement described the decision as a courageous step that embodies a clear alignment with truth and justice, and advocates for the rights of the Palestinian people.

In a press statement received by Quds Press on Friday, the movement called on labor unions and trade…

US President Donald Trump heads for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, eyeing big business deals even as accords on the Middle East’s hotspots will be harder to seal.

While Israel’s war in Gaza and Iran’s nuclear program will loom large over Trump’s first major foreign trip of his second term, the White House said he looked forward to a “historic return” to the region.

Eight years ago Trump also chose Riyadh for his first overseas trip as president — when he memorably…

Israeli media reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has cancelled a visit to Israel scheduled for next week.

A source stated that the reason for the cancellation was that Hegseth decided to join Trump on his visit to the region early next week.

The US Secretary of Defence was scheduled to make his first visit to Israel since taking office, ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming tour of the region, according to Axios.

Israeli Army…

US president Donald Trump reportedly plans to announce that Washington will now use the term ‘Arabian Gulf’ instead of ‘Persian Gulf’ for the name of the key waterway, in a move that would potentially anger Iran amid ongoing nuclear negotiations.

According to unnamed US officials cited by the Associated Press, president Trump plans to announce the US government’s official labelling of the waterway straddling Iran and the Arabian Peninsula as the…