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Red Sea Tensions May Help Revive Somali Piracy

The hijacked fishing dhow Al Meraj-1 (Indian Navy)
Maritime security analysts are concerned that the disruption in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden may be creating new opportunities for Somali pirates, who had been quasi-dormant since 2012 but have recently picked up the...

Somaliland: The unlikely country that could solve Houthi crisis in the Red Sea

The unlikely country that could solve Houthi crisis in the Red Sea
By: EXPRESS A major opportunity to tackle the Red Sea crisis is “staring Britain in the face” if it is willing to end 33 years of an “unfair” diplomatic isolation of a former outpost of the Empire....

Emine Erdogan hosts ‘One Heart for Palestine’ summit with other first ladies

AA "I invite the spouses of all heads of state to be the voice of those killed in Gaza and those whose voices are being suppressed and silenced while a mass slaughter continues,” says Emine Erdogan. / Photo: AA
Türkiye’s first lady Emine Erdogan has called on her counterparts worldwide to be a voice for Gaza and to help stop Israeli attacks that have so far killed over 11,000 Palestinians. Emine Erdogan hosted the summit “One...

France’s Macron urges Israel to stop bombing and killing civilians in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza in Paris [Ludovic Marin/EPA-EFE]
By: ALJAZEERA Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians, French President Emmanuel Macron has told British media. There was “no legitimacy” for the bombing, Macron told the BBC in an interview published...

Türkiye to introduce Israel to world as war criminal: Turkish President Erdogan

Türkiye to introduce Israel to world as war criminal: Turkish President Erdogan
Türkiye will introduce Israel to the world as a war criminal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Speaking at "Great Palestine Meeting," a pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul, Erdogan said: "Israel, we will also declare you as a...

Israeli bombardments destroy 31 mosques in Palestine’s Gaza — ministry

AA 10 employees have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry says / Photo: AA.
By: Anadolu agency Israeli air strikes on the besieged Gaza destroyed five more mosques, bringing the total number to 31 since October 7, the Gaza-based Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry has said. It...

Tanzania signs contested port deal with UAE firm

Tanzania has signed a 30-year port management agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Image: AFP
By: BBC WORLD Tanzania has signed a 30-year port management agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite opposition to the deal. Under the agreement, the Dubai Port (DP) World will run four...

Cairo’s ‘Summit for Peace’ ends without any breakthrough on Gaza ceasefire

REUTERS Though a number of Arab leaders condemned the loss of Israeli civilian life, they refused to place the onus on Hamas for the bloodshed. / Photo: Reuters
By: TRT WORLD Cairo's "Summit for Peace" was meant to be a diplomatic breakthrough towards a ceasefire in Gaza, but its failure revealed what one analyst called the "fault lines" between Muslim, Arab countries and Western states on the...

Turkish presidential plane arrives in Cairo with medical aid for Gaza

Gaza has been under Israeli bombardment and blockade since October 7, when Hamas initiated Operation Al Aqsa Flood. / Photo: AA
By:AA A Turkish presidential plane, loaded with medicines and medical supplies destined for Palestine's Gaza, has arrived at Egypt's capital Cairo, according to the Turkish Health Ministry. A group of 20 expert healthcare...

Israeli air raid on al-Ahli Arab Hospital kills 500, Gaza officials say

Large numbers of injured people are brought into Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli attack on the courtyard of al-Ahli Arab Hospital. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]
By: ALJAZEERA Israeli bombardment has struck a packed hospital compound in central Gaza, killing an estimated 500 people, including patients and displaced Palestinians sheltering inside, according to officials in the besieged Gaza Strip. The health ministry...