Category: 2. Middle East

Houthi authorities in Yemen have ordered residents in areas under their control to immediately surrender any Starlink satellite internet equipment to the nearest telecommunications office.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Sanaa issued a statement yesterday outlining the directive, specifying that devices must be handed over to the Public Telecommunications Corporation (PTC). It warned that failure to comply will prompt a coordinated…

Iran’s minister of interior on Monday blamed “negligence” for a massive explosion that killed 46 people at the country’s largest commercial port, with firefighters still battling a blaze at the facility two days later.

The blast took place on Saturday at the Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran’s south near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes.

“The death toll in the Shahid Rajaee Port fire has reached 46,” the official IRNA news agency…

Firefighters in Iran battled raging fires on Monday at the country’s largest commercial port, two days after a massive explosion killed at least 46 people, state TV reported.

The blast took place on Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran’s south near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes.

“The death toll in the Shahid Rajaee Port fire has reached 46,” the official IRNA news agency reported, quoting Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, the crisis…

Firefighters in Iran battled raging fires on Monday at the country’s largest commercial port, two days after a massive explosion killed at least 40 people, state TV reported.

The blast took place on Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran’s south near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes.

It killed at least 40 people and injured more than 1,000 others, officials said, after triggering smaller explosions and fires in nearby…

Huthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention centre in the movement’s stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people.

The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough Rider,” seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The Huthis launched strikes targeting Israel and Western vessels in the Red Sea, in what they describe as solidarity…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of declaring war on Israel, tampering with its capabilities and causing grave damage to its standing and image.

In an interview with Israeli radio yesterday morning, Barak said Netanyahu was evading the formation of an official commission of inquiry into the events of 7 October 2023.

“Israel is truly on the brink of collapse, and its democracy and international standing are…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with a delegation from Hamas yesterday, the Palestinian resistance movement said in a statement.

This is the second meeting between Fidan and member of the group’s Shura Council, Mohammed Darwish, in a week. The two met in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on 20 April.

According to the statement, Darwish briefed Fidan on the latest developments in efforts to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…

The UN’s top court will on Monday open a week of hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza.

United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), followed by a Palestinian submission.

Another 38 countries will then address the 15-judge panel, including the United States, China, France, Russia and Saudi…

At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.

“People push and shove out of fear of missing their turn. There are little children who fall,” said Youssef, his voice barely rising above a whisper.

Thousands of Gazans, including many children, rush to community kitchens every day in the hope of securing food for their families.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has…

The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group’s leadership, the US military said Sunday.

Washington’s forces have hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough Rider,” seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and reestablish US regional “deterrence.”

“Since the start of Operation Rough Rider, USCENTCOM has…