Tunisian tennis trailblazer Ons Jabeur qualified on Thursday for the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic American Championships. Jabeur defeated US player Madison Keys 7-5, 6-1 at the week-long tennis event – which organisers say is t…
Israel ‘may postpone’ drilling in disputed gas field
Israel may postpone drilling in the disputed Karish gas field in the eastern Mediterranean due to threats from Hezbollah, Israeli television’s Channel 13 reported on Wednesday. The gas-rich Karish field in the eastern Mediterranean is claimed by both I…
China missiles believed to have landed in Japan’s EEZ: Tokyo
Ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone for the first time, Tokyo’s defence minister said Thursday. “Five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by China are believed to have landed within Japan…
Erdogan meets with senior Libyan officials in Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received senior Libyan officials in Ankara, the presidency said on Tuesday, weeks after Turkey decided to extend its military operations in the war-torn country. Erdogan met Deputy Head of the Libyan Presidential …
Belgian-Moroccan director duo ‘shocked’ as Batgirl axed
A Belgian-Moroccan director duo said Wednesday that they had been left “saddened and shocked” by Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to cancel their film ‘Batgirl’ late on in the production process. Batgirl, which reportedly had a budget of over $70 mill…
Israel to demolish Palestinian school in Masafer Yatta
Israeli forces on Wednesday issued a demolition order for a Palestinian school in Masafer Yatta region, the southern Hebron hills region. The school in the occupied West Bank has been open since 2015, providing schooling for 54 children in the village …
Gaza’s only power plant faces shutdown given Israel blockade
Gaza’s sole power plant will have to shut down within 48 hours if a strengthening of the blockade imposed on the Strip by Israel is not ended, officials warned on Thursday, as border tensions simmered following the arrest of a Palestinian militant lead…
Lebanon Christian patriarch slams gov over Beirut port blast
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port explosion, marking the huge blast’s second anniversary with demands for accountability. Maronite Church …
Iraqi-Kurdish opposition party calls for demonstrations
An opposition party in the Iraqi Kurdistan region called for demonstrations across northern Iraq on Saturday, to protest the expected postponement of parliamentary elections and massive unemployment. Shaswar Abdulwahid, the head of the New Generation M…
South Sudan extends transitional government by two years
South Sudan’s leaders announced on Thursday that the country’s post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy. Martin Elia Lomuro, South Sudan’s minister o…