250 people killed in deadly Israeli strikes Gaza as visiting Trump helplessly says ‘people are starving’

250 people killed in deadly Israeli strikes Gaza as visiting Trump helplessly says ‘people are starving’

Israel has faced increasing international isolation over its campaign in Gaza, with even the United States, its staunchest ally, expressing unease over the scale of the destruction and the dire situation caused by its blockade on deliveries of food and other vital aid.

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During visit to Syria Trump puts premium on lucrative business in Middle East than relations with Israel

During visit to Syria Trump puts premium on lucrative business in Middle East than relations with Israel

As Trump spoke in Riyadh on Tuesday, claiming credit for the ceasefire agreement with the Houthis, Israeli media noted that warning sirens were sounding in areas across Israel including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as a missile from Yemen headed towards them.

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Horror of domestic workers persists in Saudi Arabia as Kenya called to protect rights of its women in Middle East

Horror of domestic workers persists in Saudi Arabia as Kenya called to protect rights of its women in Middle East

Amnesty International wants Kenya and Saudi Arabia to protect the lives of Kenyan women who work in the Gulf nation. The organisation emphasised the need for Kenya’s labour migration policy to include a comprehensive protection framework to safeguard migrant workers abroad.

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Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace to warn new Islamist authorities of its readiness to ramp up military action

Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace to warn new Islamist authorities of its readiness to ramp up military action

It has framed its stance around its suspicion of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa – who once headed a branch of al Qaeda before renouncing ties to the group in 2016 – and a desire to protect the Druze, a minority sect that is an offshoot of Islam with followers in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.

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Hopeful Sudanese refugees return from exile in Egypt, but find no peace at home

Hopeful Sudanese refugees return from exile in Egypt, but find no peace at home

The battle for power between the military and the RSF has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Famine is spreading. At least 20,000 people have been killed, according to the UN, although the figure is likely higher.

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Tales of boats sinking with migrants across the Gulf of Aden are common but Ethiopian youth would rather that than the poverty at home

Tales of boats sinking with migrants across the Gulf of Aden are common but Ethiopian youth would rather that than the poverty at home

Boats carrying migrants across the Gulf of Aden regularly sink. In March, the IOM reported that four boats had capsized off the coast of Yemen, with more than 180 migrants feared dead. Even for those who survive the crossing, traversing war-ravaged Yemen is itself fraught with danger.

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‘I’m going to Saudi Arabia or to my grave: How hope became frustration, then despair among Ethiopia’s Oromo youth under PM Abiy

‘I’m going to Saudi Arabia or to my grave: How hope became frustration, then despair among Ethiopia’s Oromo youth under PM Abiy

The government or its militias “can accuse anyone of being OLA and try to get money from them. If you don’t pay, you’ll be put in prison, and unless you pay you won’t get out,” Østebø says. “There is so much discontent and hopelessness.”

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Marionette or president? How United Arab Emirates funds Ruto’s pork barrel politics to gain easy access East African natural resources

Marionette or president? How United Arab Emirates funds Ruto’s pork barrel politics to gain easy access East African natural resources

In Nairobi, security and international diplomacy experts aver that Kenya’s credibility is headed for the headwinds following US’ Africa policy switch that signals disengagement with the continent. US aid freeze leaves African countries at the mercy of Middle East kingdoms that have become influential as alternative lenders to World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the US.

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Powerful Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq ready to disarm to avert deadly US airstrikes

Powerful Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq ready to disarm to avert deadly US airstrikes

Izzat al-Shahbndar, a senior Shi’ite Muslim politician close to Iraq’s governing alliance, says discussions between Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and several militia leaders were “very advanced”, and the groups were inclined to comply with US calls for disarmament.

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Chaos at Pentagon as defence secretary Hegseth accidentally reveals start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant

Chaos at Pentagon as defence secretary Hegseth accidentally reveals start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks to US service members at the Defence Personnel Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii,US, on March 25, 2025. Credit: DOD/U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech

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