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Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks?

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece. The US warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday, December 3, 2023, in the Red Sea [Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/US Navy via AP]
By Zoran Kusovac, ALJAZEERA Maersk will resume shipping through the Red Sea but concerns remain. Meanwhile, France, Spain and Italy have dropped out of the force. The United States-led multinational naval force that was to protect...

31 Somali refugees killed in helicopter attack off Yemen coast

Boat carrying refugees was travelling to Sudan when it was hit by airstrike from Apache helicopter, coastguard says Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen when a helicopter attacked the boat they were travelling in, a coastguard in the Houthi-controlled Hudaydah area...

Hopes fade for peaceful Eid in Syria as over 100 killed

Bombing raids on rebel-held parts of Aleppo and Idlib come after US and Russia agree on ceasefire deal. Ruinous violence has raged in several parts of Syria, shortly after the US and Russia sealed an ambitious agreement aimed at breathing life back into a stuttering...

Flydubai to Start Flights to Israel

Flydubai to Start Flights to Tel Aviv
flydubai has announced that it will be starting direct flights to Israel by the end of November, offering a twice-daily service between Dubai and Tel Aviv. This has been announced when Gulf states were able to establish formal diplomatic ties with Israel, including launching...

Ethiopian PM arrives in Seoul For Two-Day State visit

Ethiopian PM arrives in Seoul For Two-Day State visit
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Seoul, Korea for a two-day state visit and meeting with President Moon Jae. Prime Minister Abiy was welcomed in an official ceremony by the Government of South Korea. Members of the Ethiopian community in Seoul also warmly welcomed...

Iranian man who didn’t wash for half a century dies at 94

By: BBC A hermit dubbed by media as "the world's dirtiest man" has died at the age of 94, just months after having his first wash in decades. Amou Haji had refused to use soap and water for more than half a century, fearing it would...

US vetoes resolution on Trump’s Jerusalem decision

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The US has vetoed, as expected, a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and his plans to move the American embassy in Israel to the city. However, the proposed measure was backed on Monday by the 14 other Security...

UAE minister says demand to shut Al Jazeera dropped

A UAE minister says Emirates sought 'fundamental change and restructuring' and not shutting down Al Jazeera. Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries that have imposed a political and economic blockade on Qatar are to drop their demand that the Al Jazeera Media Network be shut down. Saudi...

Bahrain city hall set on fire after executions

Protests erupt after the firing squad execution of three Shia men accused of 2014 deadly bombing. Bahrain officials said a city hall was set ablaze during a night of clashes between police and protesters, following the execution of three men convicted of a deadly bombing...

Erdogan criticises West, UN Security Council for failing Palestine

AA Türkiye has been sparing no effort to help the people of Gaza who have been living under blockade for 17 years. / Photo: AA Archive
By:Trt world Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the United Nations Security Council for its failure to adopt a resolution that would have allowed humanitarian aid access to Palestine's Gaza amid relentless Israeli attacks.