Recent Developments in Middle East: Blinken Talks About 9-Hour Meeting 6 Floors Underground
middle east January 5, 2025 08:24Recent news from the Middle East including statements from Blinken on a 9-hour underground meeting and airstrikes in Yemen.
Recent news from the Middle East including statements from Blinken on a 9-hour underground meeting and airstrikes in Yemen.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shared insights on a lengthy meeting held underground with Israeli government officials in Tel Aviv.
Crowds gathered along the road to bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter as his funeral procession passed by.
The Biden administration is set to provide a $8 billion arms package to Israel, including aircraft, helicopters, and UAV bombs, amid ongoing conflicts in the region.
The US is expected to be hit by severe winter conditions, including heavy snow, dangerous ice, rain, and severe thunderstorms affecting approximately 62 million people starting from today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warns that this could be the most severe snowfall in the last 10 years.
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Recent studies reveal that 13 major ports, which handle the majority of global oil exports, are under threat of submersion due to rising sea levels.
The US State Department's Office of the Chief of Protocol has announced the list of gifts received by President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden from foreign leaders in 2023.
Tel Abyad tribes in northern Syria, within the scope of the Peace Spring Operation, highlighted that the terrorist organization PKK/YPG has left the local people in poverty by looting the region's resources and seek support from the country's new administration.
Poland, which took over the EU Council Presidency from Hungary, did not invite Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the official opening ceremony. The diplomatic crisis between the two countries arose when Hungary granted political asylum to a Polish parliamentarian wanted by Poland.
Mass desertion in a Ukrainian brigade trained by France; '1700 soldiers fled'
The attempted arrest of the South Korean president by the anticorruption service was called off after a six-hour standoff due to practical difficulties and concerns about safety.
Following a violent attack and explosion, America is on high alert, raising concerns about the possibility of a violent 2025. The recent events have sparked tensions between President Biden and former President Trump.
Syria's new leadership made its first official foreign visit to Saudi Arabia, aiming to establish a new chapter in Syria-Saudi relations.
The generation born from January 1, 2025, onwards will be known as Generation Beta, a new era shaped by artificial intelligence and automation.
Two seemingly unrelated but strangely connected attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas have caught the attention of the public in the United States.
Hundreds of supporters of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have gathered at the presidential grounds to prevent Yoon's arrest. The police are trying to clear the demonstrators but they refuse to move.
A recent discovery in England reveals dinosaur footprints estimated to be 166 million years old, shedding light on the behavior and environments of these prehistoric creatures.
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is refusing to leave his residence and is resisting police raids after an arrest warrant was issued against him.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has recently unveiled a new warship, marking the largest torpeda destroyer ever built by the country.
A Chinese underwater drone suspected to be of Chinese origin was recovered in the sea around the Philippines, raising concerns for state security. The drone, marked as HY-119, was found by local fishermen and handed over to authorities.
The American authorities are investigating a possible connection between the bloody terror attack in New Orleans and the deadly explosion outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas on the same New Year's Day.
A Syrian official claimed that the country's de facto leader, Ahmed Eshara, held positive talks with PKK/YPG delegates, with both sides agreeing to continue dialogue for the future.
A terror attack in New Orleans during New Year's celebrations resulted in 15 deaths and 35 injuries, sparking outrage and investigations.
Germany faced chaos and unrest on New Year's Eve with incidents of violence reported in several cities.
North Korea aims to attract Russian tourists to its newly built beach resort in an effort to boost tourism in the repressive dictatorship.
KKTC President Tatar stated that 2024 was a year of recovery for KKTC despite attacks by Greek Cypriots in the fields of economy, tourism, and education.
The identity of the woman who was killed by arson in the New York metro has been announced by the police.
Recent news reveals that Russia has officially halted natural gas shipments to Europe through Ukraine, sparking fears of an energy crisis in the continent. The situation has put Turkey in focus as a key route for gas flow.
In Kosovo's city of Prizren, fireworks sold for New Year's celebrations caught fire on a street stall. The explosion of the ignited fireworks resulted in 2 people being injured.