War with Iran disrupts Suez Canal shipping
Concerns are growing in Egypt that the war with Iran could affect traffic through the Suez Canal, one of the...
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Ukraine sends anti-drone teams to work in Gulf states
Ukrainian specialists trained to counter drone attacks are working with security teams in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi...
UN alarmed after more than 200 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes
More than 200 civilians have been reported killed in drone strikes in Sudan since 4 March, the U.N. High Commissioner...
UN Security Council condemns Iranian attacks on Gulf states
The UN Security Council has condemned Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Gulf states and Jordan, Middle East Eye reported...
Petition in Egypt calls for expulsion of US and Israeli ambassadors
An Egyptian political activist launched a petition calling for the expulsion of the US and Israeli ambassadors from Cairo over...
South Sudan’s army announces recapture of evacuated town
South Sudan’s army said it had recaptured the town of Akobo from opposition forces, as reported by Africa News via...
Western Sahara: France reaffirms its support for Moroccan plan
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot met with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, on the sidelines of the World Nuclear Energy...
Morocco: Threat of inflation looms as conflict in the Gulf persists
Morocco’s inflation was projected at a low 1.8%, and Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco, maintained its policy rate...
UNESCO warns Iran war threatens priceless world heritage sites
The United Nations’ cultural agency has raised alarm over damage to several heritage sites in Iran, as reported by Al-Monitor on...
Rebels accuse DR Congo government of drone strike in Goma
The M23 rebel group accused the Democratic Republic of Congo government of carrying out a drone strike that killed several...
Iran promises to continue war and blockade of oil from the Gulf
On the 10th of March, Iran vowed that no oil would be exported from the Gulf whilst the war continues,...
UN raises alarm over rising civilian killings in South Sudan
As reports of human rights abuses in South Sudan continue to mount, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for...
Lebanon displacement surge exposes widening civilian cost
Nearly 700,000 people have been displaced across Lebanon and at least 84 children killed in just seven days of Israeli...
Maghreb countries adopt united position on Iran war
Algeria and Morocco have both sided with Gulf countries targeted by Iranian strikes in the ongoing war, issuing statements of...
UN mission rejects order to evacuate base in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on 9 March it would not comply with a government order...
