Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption India confirmed eight of its citizens were among the dead in Dubai At least 17 people of different nationalities have been killed and several more injured after a bus hit an overhead road sign in Dubai. The Oman-registered vehicle was carrying 31 passengers when the crash occurred on Sheikh […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) agreed to the raises two years ago The UN has condemned the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority after it emerged that ministers in the previous cabinet secretly gave themselves 67% pay rises. Leaked documents showed their monthly salaries were increased in 2017 from $3,000 (£2,360) to […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Norwegian vessel Andrea Victory was one of four oil tankers damaged on 12 May The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council that a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The May 12 attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated […]
Image copyright Knesset Image caption Ohana supports legalising same-sex marriage in Israel The first openly gay man to become a minister in Israel has been appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Amir Ohana, of Mr Netanyahu’s Likud party, was named as acting justice minister following the sacking of the previous office holder. Mr Ohana, 43, […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Egyptian security forces have been targeted repeatedly by jihadist militants in northern Sinai Eight Egyptian police officers have been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the northern Sinai peninsula, the interior ministry says. Five militants were also killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, while others escaped […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Egyptian security forces have been targeted repeatedly by jihadist militants in northern Sinai Eight Egyptian police officers have been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the northern Sinai peninsula, the interior ministry says. Five militants were also killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, while others escaped […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Lebanese media said the attacker had belonged to the Islamic State (IS) group A lone gunman killed four members of Lebanon’s security forces in the city of Tripoli on Monday night before blowing himself up, state media report. Two police officers and two soldiers died after the man fired at […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Semion Rosenfeld moved to Israel from Ukraine in 1990 Semion Rosenfeld – the last known survivor of the uprising at the Nazi extermination camp at Sobibor – has died in Israel aged 96. Rosenfeld, who was born in Ukraine, passed away at a retirement home near Tel Aviv. Rosenfeld […]
Image copyright AFP Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian army targets after rockets were fired at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military says. Three Syrian soldiers were killed in the overnight strike, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Israel seized the Golan from Syria in 1967 and later in effect annexed it, in a move […]
