Archives for March, 2025

Israel says Palestinian militants killed as it expands West Bank offensive

Agence France-Presse

Aramco to invest up to $58B in 2025 gas, renewables ventures, CEO says

Saudi Aramco is investing in an offshore gas field and new business areas such as lithium and blue ammonia, its CEO told stockholders.

Saudi Arabia

US formally rebrands Yemen's Houthis as foreign terrorist organization

Critics say the Houthis' blacklisting will hamper aid delivery in the war-torn country.

Yemen

Syria interim president seeks pressure on Israel to withdraw from south

Agence France-Presse

Tunisia puts opposition figures on mass trial decried as 'absurdity'

Agence France-Presse

Iran, Turkey summon diplomats as tensions soar over Syria, Kurds: What to know

Turkish and Iranian tensions have intensified after the top Turkish diplomat criticized Tehran's use of proxy forces in an interview with Al-Jazeera Arabic last week.

Turkey

UAE’s ADNOC, Austria’s OMV merge businesses to create $60B plastics firm

Following the acquisition, the new firm, called Borouge Group International (BGI), will be the world’s fourth-largest polyofin company, said ADNOC and OMV.

United Arab Emirates

Live Updates

Arab summit adopts Egypt’s alternative plan to Trump’s Gaza takeover: What to know

Arab states adopted an Egyptian plan calling for a “technocratic" committee to administer the Gaza Strip under the umbrella of the Palestinian Authority as part of a broader two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Egypt

Analysis

As it courts Syria's Druze, will Israel counter Turkey or get cold shoulder?

Concerned over the growing influence of Turkey in Syria, Israel seeks ways to increase its own influence there, including renewing its partnership with the Druze.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Chinese lessons in Saudi schools show growing ties

Agence France-Presse

Saudi Aramco profits drop 12 percent on lower prices, volumes

Agence France-Presse

Analysis

Despite hopes of Trump's envoy, Lebanon-Israel normalization deemed unrealistic

US special envoy Steve Witkoff's recent statements on Lebanon potentially normalizing ties with Israel suggest, experts say, the Trump administration may be misreading the country's regional and domestic dynamics.

By Dario Sabaghi

Tunisia opposition figures go on trial on state security charges

Agence France-Presse

Arab leaders endorse plan to rebuild Gaza under Palestinian Authority

Agence France-Presse

Gazans fear shortages, price hikes after Israel blocks aid

Agence France-Presse

Israel carries out fresh strikes in northwest Syria: What to know

Following last week’s strikes just south of Damascus, Israel’s military said it conducted another round of strikes on Monday on military targets in northwestern Syria.

Syria