Iraq to send 20 firefighting teams to battle Syria's wildfire

BAGHDAD, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate said Thursday that it is preparing to send 20 firefighting teams to neighboring Syria to help put out wildfires raging across Syria's northwestern province of Latakia. Nawas Sabah,...

Turkish Ambassador Honors Philosopher Nurettin Topçu on 50th Anniv. of His Passing

Thu 10 Jul 2025 | 03:07 PM In a reflective message shared on social media, the Turkish Ambassador to Egypt commemorated the 50th anniversary of the passing of prominent Turkish thinker Nurettin Topçu, a leading figure in contemporary Turkish...

Iran threats within UK ‘significantly increased’

Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:50 AM Says intel watchdog AFP, London Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:50 AM The threat posed by Iran in the UK has "significantly increased", with Iranian...

Israeli guard killed in shooting operation at Gush Etzion Junction

The incident comes amid heightened Israeli aggression and escalating settler violence across the occupied West Bank, intensifying Resistance operations in recent weeks. An Israeli security guard was killed on Wednesday in a shooting operation at...

Israeli soldier suicides surge amid Gaza, Lebanon war trauma

A growing number of Israeli soldiers are dying by suicide amid the war on Gaza and Lebanon, with reports citing PTSD and army manpower shortages. Israeli media reported on Thursday the discovery of a dead reserve soldier in the illegal settlement...

Iraqi unfazed by U.S. tariffs, but sees opportunity to reform trade

On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump issued a new round of tariff letters to several countries, including Iraq. The letter sent to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani said a tariff rate of 30 per cent would be imposed on Iraqi...

Iran says 12 journalists killed in Israeli strikes during war

The announcement comes as casualty figures from the war have continued to rise [Getty] Iran said Thursday that at least a dozen journalists and media workers were killed in Israeli strikes during the two countries' recent war, according to state...

Israeli officer killed, others wounded in Khan Younis explosion

A bombing in Khan Younis killed an Israeli soldier and wounded others as Palestinian fighters clashed with occupation forces during a resistance operation. At least one Israeli occupation soldier was killed and several others wounded on Thursday...

Syria talks collapse: Damascus rejects Kurdish decentralization

Shafaq News – Damascus Talks between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) have ended without progress, a senior Kurdish official told Shafaq News, citing Damascus’s continued rejection...

Turkey Imposes Partial Ban on Elon Musk’s AI Bot ‘Grok’ After Insulting Posts About President Erdoğan

Watan-Turkish authorities have imposed a partial ban on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, integrated into Elon Musk’s social media platform X, following the publication of offensive posts targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his...

Journalists: ‘It’s time to muck in – there should be way more of us (on social media)’ – Sophia Smith Galer

‘Journalism should always have an audience at the very core of it, and social media – perhaps more than any other medium at the moment – forces us to take that very seriously.’ That Sophia Smith Galer needs little industry introduction is evident...

Iran threats within UK ‘significantly increased’: Intel watchdog

The threat posed by Iran in the UK has “significantly increased”, with Iranian spies behind more than a dozen attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, parliament’s intelligence watchdog warned Thursday. The UK government’s...

Franklin Templeton marks jubilee in the Middle East

"As Franklin Templeton proudly marks its 25th anniversary in the Middle East, we're leveraging this significant milestone to reiterate our unwavering commitment to clients across the region. Our recently launched firm story, 'Your trusted partner...

Israeli Strike on Aid Queue in Deir al-Balah Kills 16, Including 10 Children

July 10, 2025 Hour: 3:04 pm In one of the deadliest incidents this week, Israeli warplanes bombed a crowd of civilians waiting for food assistance near the Tayara roundabout in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing at least 16 Palestinians,...

Iran threats in UK 'significantly increased': Intel

A UK parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, saying the threat from Iran had "significantly increased". London's response has been too focused on "crisis...

Israeli media: 4 injured in stabbing attack at a shopping center in Gush Etzion settlement

Israeli media: Netanyahu informed the families of the kidnapped soldiers that negotiations to end the war would begin immediately after a 60-day truce agreement is reached

Syria, Germany to enhance media cooperation

Berlin, SANA- Syrian Minister of Information, Dr. Hamza al-Mustafa, discussed on Thursday with Mrs. Annette Shammas, Head of the Middle East Division at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, prospects of joint...

Israeli strike kills at least 10 children queueing for medical treatment in Gaza

At least 15 people, including 10 children, have been killed by an Israeli strike as they queued outside a medical point in central Gaza, amid intensifying Israeli attacks that left 82 people dead across the strip. The uptick in Israeli bombing...

Iranian aide says Trump could be hit with drone at Mar-a-Lago

A senior Iranian official has claimed that US President Donald Trump could be assassinated in a drone strike while sunbathing at his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. Mohammad-Javad Larijani, the former adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali...