The Ras al-Khair water desalination plant in eastern Saudi Arabia is just one of many along the Persian Gulf coast. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images Michael Christopher Low, University of Utah Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert lands not only […]
Accra, Ghana//-Students and teachers from Jamiat Alhidaya Islamic Girls Senior High School in Wa in the Upper West Region of Ghana have paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, at Parliament House.
US President Donald Trump sat alongside his German counterpart, Friedrich Merz, in the Oval Office on Tuesday and unleashed a broadside against some of his European allies.
• Europe drawn in: A host of European countries pledged military aid after Cyprus and Western allies in the Gulf were attacked. The UK is sending extra jets to Qatar while France is allowing the US to use a base for non-combat purposes. But leaders remain reluctant to get too closely involved in the war.
Barcelona, Spain//-Huawei has provided digital connectivity to 170 million people in remote areas across more than 80 countries, surpassing its pledge to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition.
Iranian bombers came within minutes of striking the largest military base housing US troops in the Middle East before Qatari planes shot them down in their first aerial combat mission, two sources briefed on the operation told CNN.
• On the ground: Israel said it has begun a tenth wave of strikes in Tehran. President Donald Trump said Iran’s air force and navy had been “knocked out,” and the US military said it destroyed 17 Iranian ships and nearly 2,000 targets. More than 1,000 people have been killed in Iran since the war began.
A consulate in Dubai, CIA station in Saudi Arabia and US base in Qatar all sustained hits • Military and leaders targeted: US President Donald Trump said Iran’s air force and navy had been “knocked out,” and that strikes had targeted the country’s leadership.
Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia are witnessing a serious and potentially dangerous escalation following official accusations by Khartoum against Addis Ababa of violating Sudanese sovereignty and allowing drones to be launched from Ethiopian territory to strike targets deep inside Sudan.
As its joint attack with the United States on Iran continues, Israel sees its task as the culmination of a longstanding policy on: ushering in regime change from within.
