Israel’s Netanyahu expected to press Trump over Iran diplomacy
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): President Donald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday where the Israeli prime minister is expected to press him to widen US talks with Iran to include curbs on Tehran’s missile arsenal and other security threats that go beyond its nuclear program. In his seventh meeting with Trump since the […]
Sudan paramilitary drone strike on school kills two children: medical source
KHARTOUM(RAHNUMA): A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed two children and injured 12 others Wednesday in the southern city of El-Rahad, a medical source told AFP. El-Rahad lies in Sudan’s Kordofan region, currently the fiercest battlefield in the war raging between the RSF and the regular army since April 2023. “I […]
Turkish talent manager jailed for 12 years over 2013 ‘Gezi Park’ protests
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): A Turkish court sentenced well-known talent manager Ayse Barim to 12 years and six months in prison on Wednesday on the charge of aiding an attempt to overthrow the government, Demiroren news agency reported. Barim was arrested last year as part of an investigation connected to the “Gezi Park” nationwide protests in 2013. Barim […]
Aidarous Zubaidi’s political social media post from Abu Dhabi sparks controversy
JEDDAH(RAHNUMA): Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, former head of the dissolved Southern Transitional Council, sparked widespread reaction by posting a political message on his official X account after his departure from Yemen. Observers viewed the post as an indication that he has not withdrawn from political life in Yemen. According to data on the X platform, the post […]
Egypt’s El-Sisi switches out defense minister as new cabinet sworn in
CAIRO(RAHNUMA): Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi swore in new ministers Wednesday in a limited cabinet reshuffle that included a last-minute switch of the defense minister. The cabinet, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s latest in his eight-year tenure, was approved the day before by parliament. But at the Wednesday morning swearing in ceremony, El-Sisi named a new […]
New poll shows only 6% of Arabs accept recognizing Israel
CHICAGO(RAHNUMA): Eighty-seven percent of citizens in the Arab world oppose recognition of Israel while only 6 percent accept it, according to a new survey by the Arab Center Washington DC. The 2025 Arab Opinion Index, conducted nine times since 2011, surveyed more than 40,000 people in 15 Arab countries on a wide range of issues […]
US firm involved in defunct Gaza aid scheme recruits new officers, website shows
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): The US security firm that deployed armed military veterans to Gaza to guard aid sites run by a now-defunct distribution operation is seeking to hire Arabic-speaking contractors with combat experience, according to job listings on its website. North Carolina-based UG Solutions, which provided security for the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation last year, […]
