Author: Gulf News Week
With the global spotlight shifting from Gaza, the campaign to isolate Israel has never been more urgent, experts say.Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has pushed the plight of the Palestinian people to the forefront of global attention. For more than two years, the world has witnessed the mass killing, disease and starvation imposed upon the enclave by Israel.Faced with a sense of helplessness, calls have grown for boycotts of Israeli goods, for companies profiting from Israel or its settlements in the occupied West Bank to divest, and for politicians to expand sanctions that some have already imposed on Israeli ministers.Recommended…
Ali Larijani says efforts to get a framework for negotiations are advancing, as a US naval deployment in the Gulf fuels concerns.Iran’s top security official has said progress is being made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Iranian foreign minister again accused Washington of raising tensions between the two countries.Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in a social media post on Saturday that, “unlike the artificial media war atmosphere, the formation of a structure for negotiations is progressing”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran’s president says Trump, Netanyahu, EU stirred…
The Coordination Framework said that selecting a PM is an internal constitutional matter and should take place without foreign interference.Iraq’s main Shia alliance, which holds a parliamentary majority, has reiterated its support for reinstating Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, despite United States President Donald Trump threatening to end US support to the country.The Coordination Framework said in a statement on Saturday that it “reiterates its support for its nominee, Nouri Kamel al-Maliki, for the premiership.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iraq Shia alliance nominates former PM Nouri al-Maliki as its candidatelist 2 of 3What al-Maliki’s return would mean…
Local fire official says gas leak likely caused blast that ripped through residential building in Iranian port city.An explosion that rocked a residential building in the Iranian port city Bandar Abbas was likely caused by a gas leak, the local head of the fire department told Iranian media.The Bandar Abbas fire chief said residents were evacuated from the building in the city’s Moallem Boulevard area, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Confusion grows over state of US-Iran negotiationslist 2 of 3Iran says ready for ‘fair’ talks with US but not ‘under…
Vital Lifeline for 800,000 Daily Commuters Suspended; Stations Repurposed as Shelters During Severe Energy Crisis KYIV — The Kyiv metro, a cornerstone of the capital’s resilience and its primary bomb shelter network, ceased all operations Saturday after a critical power failure, the city’s transit operator announced. The unprecedented shutdown highlights the severe strain on Ukraine’s energy grid following months of intensified Russian attacks on infrastructure. In a statement on Facebook, Kyiv Metro said train service and escalator operations were “temporarily suspended” due to an outage at external power supply centers. The system, which rarely halts even during heavy bombardment, is a…
The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics open on Monday but one rapper Ghali’s inclusion draws criticism in his native Italy.The inclusion of Italian rapper Ghali in the cast of performers at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics has led to a dispute in Italy.The artist, born in Milan to Tunisian parents, has been criticised in Italy because of his comments on Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4All to know about the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 stadiumslist 2 of 4Real face Mourinho’s Benfica in UCL again, PSG meet Monaco – all…
Hospital officials report deaths of women and children in separate strikes on Gaza City and a Khan Younis tent camp, as casualty toll since October agreement passes 500. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, hospital authorities reported, in one of the deadliest single days of violence since an October truce agreement intended to halt hostilities. The strikes targeted sites in both the north and south of the territory. Officials at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said a strike on an apartment building killed five people from one family, including a mother…
Geopolitical Fears Fuel Safe-Haven Rush; Dubai 24K Trades Near Record Dh666 per Gram Gold markets reached a historic zenith on Thursday, shattering records as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a global flight to safety. The precious metal soared past the $5,500 per ounce benchmark for the first time, placing it on track for its most significant monthly gain in half a century. Spot gold was last quoted at $5,504.24 per ounce, marking a sharp 3.7% intraday gain. This rally has propelled gold to its strongest monthly performance since the 1970s, underscoring deep-seated investor anxiety. Mirroring the global…
Physician who fled the city’s last functioning hospital recounts the RSF assault on the capital of North Darfur province in October.Mohamed Ibrahim, a Sudanese doctor, feared he would not live to see the sun go down.“All around we saw people running and falling to the ground in front of us,” the 28-year-old physician said, according to a report by The Associated Press news agency on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Dozens killed in RSF drone attack in war-torn Sudan’s South Kordofanlist 2 of 4Sudan’s war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homeslist 3 of…
Masoud Pezeshkian says foreign powers ‘took advantage’ of the country’s problems and ‘provoked’ society.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that United States President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Europe stirred tensions by “provoking” people during the recent protests that gripped the country.“They equipped and brought a number of innocent people along with this movement and poured them into the streets and incited them to tear this country apart, create fights and hatred between people, and create division,” Pezeshkian said in a televised speech on Saturday, according to Iran’s official Student News Network.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist…