Geneva: Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfair question. “No doubt that I have mixed fe…

Tokyo: When war erupts in the Middle East, the cost is borne by the countries nearest to the conflict, as well as by those not involved. The US and Israel carried out attacks on Iran late last month while negotiations were still in progress. This has …

Washington: US President Donald Trump has reiterated that Cuba is “next” after the military operation against Iran and stated that the Caribbean nation will soon face a downfall. “Cuba is going to be next,” Trump informed reporters aboard Air Force On…

Hebron: Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man early on Monday near Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Ramzi Abdel Hakim al Awawda was shot near the junction of Kharsa village southwest of Hebro…

New york: US President Donald Trump threatened on March 30 to destroy Iran’s crude export hub of Kharg Island, along with its oil wells and power plants, unless Tehran quickly accepted a peace deal. He also claimed that the United States was in seriou…

Ankara: Several hundred US Special Operations forces have arrived in the Middle East, joining thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers as President Donald Trump weighs his next move in the war with Iran, according to a report by The New York Times.
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Havana: The United States has permitted a Russian oil tanker, Anatoly Kolodkin, laden with 730,000 barrels of crude oil, to approach Cuba despite a de facto American oil blockade. The tanker was reportedly nearing Cuba’s eastern tip at a speed of 12 k…