24 Dec 2024 Palestinians sue BP over oil pipeline to Israel Palestinian victims of Israel’s war on Gaza have launched legal action against the British oil firm BP for running…
Tag: Middle East
Red Sea: US warplane shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident
An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18…
Yemen: USA says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa
United States military says it has conducted air strikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command-and-control” site. US…
Syria: Authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign and defence ministers
Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign and defence minister, the official Syrian news agency SANA reports, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. The ruling…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel’s war on Gaza
23 Dec 2024 US military says it is preparing for strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen The US army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has posted a picture of its sailors aboard…
Pakistan: Authorities jail 25 Imran Khan supporters over violent protests
A military court in Pakistan has convicted 25 people for their role in violent protests following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country’s armed forces has said.…
Israel: Houthi missile strike injures more than a dozen in Tel Aviv
A Houthi missile strike has injured more than a dozen people in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli military said attempts to shoot down a projectile launched from Yemen had been…
Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
Syria’s rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with…
USA: Authorities scrap $10m bounty for arrest of Syria’s new leader Sharaa
The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).…
Turkiye: Authorities refute US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkiye has hit back at claims by the United States that it agreed to a ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, and has vowed to continue working to clear…