Hamas on Thursday brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The group accused Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to back out of the ceasefire agreement they reached in January. The…
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should choose a peace in Ukraine that will ensure the long-term security of Russia and its sustainable development. “We must choose for ourselves a peace option that will suit us and that will ensure peace for our country in the long term,” Putin told women who have…
Saudi Arabia remains steadfast in supporting the Palestinian cause, advocating for Palestinian rights in international forums. The Kingdom upholds its historic role in backing the Palestinian people, drawing on its global influence and leadership in the Arab and Islamic worlds. Representing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan led the…
Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from US President Donald Trump to assume control of war-battered Gaza and displace its Palestinian population. The Arab League summit on the territory’s reconstruction comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again gave his backing to…
Iran said Turkey’s criticism of its foreign policy risked worsening ties between the neighboring countries, after an opposition coalition allied with Ankara ousted Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. In an interview in February, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Iran risked plunging the Middle East into “disorder.” Iran leads the so-called “axis of resistance” against Israel, which includes Hamas…
Rwanda said on Tuesday that Canada’s position on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was “shameful”, adding that measures announced by Ottawa against Kigali would not solve the conflict. Late on Monday, Canada announced it had suspended the issuance of permits for the export of controlled goods and technologies to Rwanda, as well as suspending…
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who supports the annexation of the occupied West Bank, said on Tuesday that he was travelling to the United States for a brief visit. “The goal of this visit is to strengthen economic cooperation between Israel and the United States… and deepen the strategic alliance between our two countries,”…
US President Donald Trump’s pause of all military aid to Ukraine looks like he is pushing Kyiv towards capitulation on Russia’s terms, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker said on Tuesday. “On the surface, this looks really bad. It looks like he is pushing us towards capitulation, meaning (accepting) Russia’s demands.”
Donald Trump said Monday that Washington would “not put up with” Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s rhetoric much longer, as the US president prepared to meet his top team after a disastrous Oval Office row with the Ukrainian. “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it…
The Israeli military said on Monday it struck a military site in Qardahah, Syria, where weapons belonging to the former Syrian regime were stored. An army statement said that Israeli forces “struck a military site where weapons belonging to the previous Syrian regime were stored in the area of Qardaha,” the hometown of deposed Syrian…
White House official tells that Trump had made it clear that he was focused on peace The Trump administration has ordered a halt on future military aid shipments to Ukraine, a US official told Al Arabiya English on Monday. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution,” a White…
US Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on Monday that giving Washington an economic interest in the future of Ukraine will serve as a security guarantee for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. President Donald Trump has been seeking a minerals deal with Ukraine – home to a trove of lithium deposits and…
Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defense cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates. The seven weapons experts were booked to travel from Moscow to Tehran aboard two flights on April 24 and September 17 last year, according to documents…
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the situation in Lebanon and the region with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said early on Tuesday. MBS and Aoun “discussed the latest developments concerning Lebanon and the region and the efforts being exerted in this regard. They also reviewed relations between the…
The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared unwilling to accept the reality on the battlefield which has changed since a peace agreement was almost reached in 2022. Asked about Zelenskyy’s remarks about not conceding any territory to Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the situation on the ground had changed…
