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How BlackRock and an Italian shipping dynasty are upending Middle East's port business Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 03/21/2025 - 18:52 BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Company positioned themselves to profit from Trump's new world order, leaving Gulf states in the dust BlackRock and MSC are set to take over 12 ports onstrategic coasts stretching from theUAE and Oman toIraqand Egypt (Karim Jaafar/AFP) Off Step...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli settlers launch attacks north of Ramallah in occupied West Bank Israeli settlers launched attacks on Palestinians northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The attacks come as Israel launched raids across the occupied West Bank.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The city council has chosen a temporary mayor to take over from Ekrem Imamoglu, who was jailed last week.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Sudanese army takes control of airport, forces RSF out of central Khartoum Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 17:59 Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares that 'Khartoum is free' Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestures to soldiers inside the presidential palace after the Sudanese army said it had taken control of the building, in the capital Khartoum, Sudan, on 26 March 2025 (Reuters)...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The former president has been accused of five crimes including attempting a coup d'etat.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Israel's forcible displacement orders cover 15 percent of Gaza, UN says The United Nations said on Tuesday that Israel's forcible displacement orders now encompass 15 percent of the Gaza Strip, roughly the same size as Manhattan in New York City. "Families are forced to move - again. Resources are running out, and nowhere is safe," the UN said. The UN said earlier that at least 142,000 Palestinians have been displaced...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:In Jalisco, volunteers found an βextermination siteβ. Now, critics are asking why the government did not find it first.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Hamas says Netanyahu responsible for collapse of Gaza ceasefire Hamas on Wednesday said Israel's decision to resume its war on Gaza was a "premeditated" decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sabotage the January ceasefire and win support from far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir. "Netanyahu bears full responsibility for the failure of the agreement. The international community and mediators must...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Petition urges UK government to launch inquiry into anti-Palestinian racism Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 13:22 The petition calls for a working definition of anti-Palestinian racism Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer standing during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons in London on 19 March 2025 (AFP) Off A new parliamentary petition has been launched...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:At least 11 killed by Israeli strike on central Gaza: Report An Israeli attack on Wednesday on tents sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 11 people, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. The death toll has risen quickly.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:A day earlier, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a halt to attacks in the Black Sea.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Palestinians killed and wounded by Israeli strikes in central Gaza: Report Several Palestinians have been killed and wounded by Israeli strikes on tents housing displaced people west of al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. Israel is ramping up its strikes across the Gaza Strip.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Sudan has vast riches in gold and natural resources: they must be used to fund aid Submitted by Eiman Baldo on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 09:38 In Sudan, many sources of income are available to feed into a stabilisation fund that could work to assist tens of millions displaced by the ongoing violence Women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to al-Fashir in North Darfur, Sudan in January 2024 (AFP) On With the...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Thousands of Israelis have taken part in antigovernment protests after Netanyahu resumed strikes in Gaza.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:A Russian cargo plane crash landed at an airstrip in Novy Urengoy, Siberia on Wednesday due to a landing gear failure.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan urges 'strong stand' from FIFA for nation's women to make international return.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Israel plans to establish a government agency to oversee the "voluntary departure" of Palestinians from Gaza.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Details released by media outlet include the times of US strikes and types of aircraft being used against the Houthis.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:As part of a recently declared $1bn prize pot, footballβs governing body offers largest winner's cheque for FIFA event.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Hamdan Ballal says he was assaulted by settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya in the occupied West Bank.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces arrest 20 in latest occupied West Bank raids Israeli forces detained at least 20 Palestinians, including former prisoners, in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, Wafa news agency reported. The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission and the Palestine Prisoners Society (PPS) said the escalating field investigations are often accompanied by abuse, attacks, threats, and home destruction. The latest...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:US Congress members demanded the release of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by immigration agents.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of Palestinians have gathered in northern Gaza to demand an end to Israelβs escalating onslaught.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Report: Israel relocated Palestinian prisoners to defy top court order to improve conditions Under pressure from Israelβs top court to improve conditions at Sde Teiman, a prisonin the occupied West Bank notorious for abuse of Palestinian detainees, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened prisons, the Associated Press reported. HaMoked and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel say that instead of...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:In the Galicia region, wild horses help protect ecosystems and support biodiversity - but their numbers are declining.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Israeli court upholds six-month detention order for Hussam Abu Safiya AnIsraelicourt has upheld a six-month detention orderfor docorHussam Abu Safia, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. Tuesday's decision by the Beersheba District Court reportedly made based on a secret file submitted by the Israeli Attorney General, alleging that Abu Safia poses a threat to "state security." During the court session, Abu...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Revealed: How the UK continued selling arms after Yemen massacre Submitted by Dania Akkad on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:00 We spent three years trying to find out what happened in Whitehall after the Great Hall attack in Yemen. We discovered how decisions fly with political winds, not facts on the ground - just as in Gaza It all began with a simple question. How did British officials react after Saudi Arabia killed 155...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Scores killed in Sudanese army attack on Darfur market, war monitor says Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 09:31 Local groups reported that bodies were left 'charred beyond recognition' following the attack Images shared by local groups appeared to show charred bodies scattered among the smoking remains of the market (X) Off A Sudanese Armed Forces(SAF) attackon a busy market in western Darfuron Monday...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Hamas says Netanyahu 'lying' to captive families as Israeli PM threatens land takeover Hamas accused the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of βlying to the families of the [captives] when he claims that the military option is capable of bringing them back aliveβ. βWhenever the occupation tries to recover its [captives] by force, it returns them dead in coffins,β the Palestinian group said in a statement,...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The deal, announced by the US, could lead to a halt in fighting in the Black Sea. But Russia has demands first.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:We should thank, not denounce, Trump's 18 chatroom 'dwarfs' for revealing the depth of their ineptness.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film No Other Land who was attacked by Israeli settlers spoke out.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:At least 39 killed in 24 hours as bombardment continues across the Strip since Israel reneged on ceasefire agreement.
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Eid al-Fitr 2025: Does Saudi Arabia report impossible moon sightings? Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 12:02 The kingdom has often reported moon sightings on days when scientists and astronomers insist it is not possible to see it Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Saudi city of Hautat Sudair, on 28 February...
Published on: March 26, 2025 | Source:Dallia Abdelmoniem breaks down Sudanβs war. Two years in, is Sudan at a turning point?
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