Middle East

Israel: Jerusalem Police Officer wounded in car ramming attack

The Israel Police reported that Sunday morning a police officer was slightly injured (according to medical sources) when a driver hit him with his car in the Atarot area in northern Jerusalem and fled the scene on foot.

2025-12-28T09:39:40.842526+00:00 IST

Sharjah Airport strengthens readiness for winter travel season

Sharjah Airport said it is fully prepared for a surge in passenger traffic during the winter holiday period after introducing operational measures to improve passenger flow and maintain service standards.

2025-12-28T09:37:58.549056+00:00 IST

Arab League to hold emergency meeting to reject Israel’s recognit

The permanent delegate-level meeting, to be held upon a request from Somalia, is to reaffirm the Arab categorical rejection of any unilateral measures or decisions that undermine Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Cairo-based League said in a statement on Saturday.

2025-12-28T00:47:47.829425+00:00 IST

Israel carries out operations in Qabatiya

In a statement on Friday, Israel's military said it had deployed troops from multiple divisions, along with border police and members of the Shin Bet security service, into Qabatiya. It said forces had raided the attack suspect's home and were preparing to demolish it.

2025-12-27T18:16:19.872017+00:00 IST

UAE expands trade ties with Latin America through CEPAs

The UAE is expanding economic partnerships, particularly in Latin America, through new trade agreements. CEPAs with Costa Rica and Chile aim to boost trade, investment, and cooperation in key sectors, supporting long-term economic growth.

2025-12-27T17:33:27.894720+00:00 IST

UAE calls for sustained humanitarian access in Sudan

UAE Minister Reem Al Hashimy welcomed a UN mission to El Fasher, urging sustained humanitarian access across Sudan. She called for a nationwide truce, unhindered aid delivery, and greater international support to address the humanitarian crisis.

2025-12-27T17:21:25.959187+00:00 IST

UN Secy General calls for peace in civil war torn Sudan

Guterres's appeal, made late on Friday, follows a peace initiative presented by Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris to the UN Security Council on Monday, which called for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to disarm.

2025-12-27T16:07:01.919503+00:00 IST

Police: Last night’s Incidents in Givot Bar were ‘Revenge Attacks

The police announced that two masked individuals had infiltrated the Givot Bar community in the Negev last night, smashing the windows of parked vehicles and setting many of them on fire.

2025-12-27T12:05:55.532150+00:00 IST

Thirty tonnes of medical supplements reach Gaza

A humanitarian aid convoy provided by the Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Work entered the Gaza Strip under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, carrying a shipment of therapeutic and preventive supplies designated for children and women.

2025-12-27T10:55:00.535876+00:00 IST

UAE achieves landmark cultural milestones driven by national

The United Arab Emirates witnessed a series of prominent cultural and knowledge achievements in 2025, extending its approach to strengthening national identity, developing the cultural sector, safeguarding tangible and intangible heritage, and consolidating the country's position as a global destination for knowledge, creativity and the arts.

2025-12-27T10:13:05.340937+00:00 IST

UAE welcomes Saudi Arabia’s efforts to support security

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the efforts undertaken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support security and stability in the Republic of Yemen, and commended the Kingdom's constructive role in advancing the interests of the Yemeni people and fulfilling their legitimate aspirations for stability and prosperity.

2025-12-27T08:40:44.475508+00:00 IST

Turkey detains 115 ISIS suspects over alleged holiday attack plo

According to a statement issued by the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, arrest warrants were issued for 137 suspects after investigators found that ISIS operatives were preparing to carry out attacks in Turkey during the year-end holiday period.

2025-12-27T00:06:23.731717+00:00 IST

Abu Dhabi Sports Council to organise 'Cyber Run & Ride' in Januar

According to initial police estimates, the assailant, an Arab from the city of Qabatiya in Judea and Samaria, intentionally ran over and fatally injured with his vehicle a 68-year-old man in Beit She'an. He then fled the scene and stabbed a 19-year-old woman outside Kibbutz Ein Harod, who was also lifeless when she was found.

2025-12-26T23:42:36.445827+00:00 IST

UAE strongly condemns terrorist bombing at mosque in Homs, Syria

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reaffirmed the UAE's strong condemnation of these terrorist acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability.

2025-12-26T21:22:44.360068+00:00 IST

Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland as independe

The declaration of mutual recognition was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on behalf of Israel, and by Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi for Somaliland. The breakaway region is located in a strategically important part of the Horn of Africa, along the Red Sea corridor.

2025-12-26T20:27:40.605446+00:00 IST

Combined terrorist attack In northern Israel, two civilians dead

A combined terrorist attack was carried out in northern Israel today.

2025-12-26T16:37:37.095510+00:00 IST

Syria: 8 killed, 18 injured in explosion at mosque in Homs

At least eight people were killed and 18 were injured following an explosion at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in Syria, SANA reported on Friday.

2025-12-26T14:15:54.484761+00:00 IST

Israeli and German students explore pre-Holocaust history

For decades, some of the most intimate records of German Jewish life before the Holocaust have been preserved quietly in archives in Jerusalem, far from the classrooms where history is first encountered. That is now set to change.

2025-12-26T01:09:14.869523+00:00 IST

Israel hits back at nations condemning proposed settlements

Israel hit back at 14 nations calling for the security cabinet to roll back its decision to approve 19 new settlements in the West Bank.

2025-12-25T22:36:00.584655+00:00 IST

SBWC expands women's empowerment partnerships

The Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) marked 2025 as a year of greater scale and deeper impact, reinforcing its role as an integrated entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports women entrepreneurs from early-stage ideation through to global market access.

2025-12-25T01:15:20.674524+00:00 IST