Headlines- While the US military claims to have disabled two tankers attempting to reach Iranian ports, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker in a "special operation" in the Gulf of Oman.
- Four people have died as a result of an Israeli air strike on the village of Toura in Lebanon.
- In order to prevent the ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports, the U.S. Central Command reported that it had redirected 57 commercial vessels and destroyed four more.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends recent operations and says the US expects an answer from Iran on a possible settlement on Friday.
- Iran launched three drones and two ballistic missiles against United Arab Emirates air defenses on Friday.
Category: News & Views
Is Vietnam’s Motorbike-Clogged Streets Ready for...
Car ownership is expected to climb drastically in the coming years, but from the narrow alleys to the lack of sufficient bridges, Vietnam’s creaking infrastructure was not built for millions of four-wheel vehicles
Ghosn Case Shines Light on Japan...
Those close to Ghosn and his family say he is asserting his innocence. But it is unclear when release may come for Ghosn, who led a two-decade turnaround at Nissan from near-bankruptcy
Saudi Prince’s Reform: Car Race, Concerts,...
For 22-year-old Maram Ali, who normally wears a headscarf in public, the race was a rare chance to literally let her hair down. Like many women at the event, she kept the required loose-fitting robe, known as an abaya, on but walked around without a head-covering
Over 200 000 travellers cross Beit...
With Beit Bridge being the country’s busiest land port, an inter-departmental team of staff has been deployed to border posts to manage the expected increases in traveller movements
In Congo, Will President’s Chosen Successor...
Months before he was announced in August as Kabila’s chosen successor, Shadary told Radio France International he was not a presidential candidate and in fact was going to run for re-election as a national deputy from Maniema province in the east
Who Are the Kurds?
The YPG is considered a terrorist organization by Ankara. It is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has battled against the Turkish state since 1984
Amba Fighting Amba: The Guzang Incident,...
The spokesman of the ADF, Tapang Ivo had earlier claimed the fighters were killed by Cameroon soldiers but CNA has gathered that it was an in-house fighting that got it’s roots months ago
Mexico Begins Mayan Train Project
Environmentalists are concerned about the impact the train will have on the five southeastern Mexican states
Father: Strasbourg Attacker Supported IS Group
Abdelkrim Chekatt, a French-Algerian, said he’d tried in the past to dissuade his son from backing the Islamic State, saying, “You don’t see the atrocities they commit.” The son would reply that “it’s not them,” the father said
Twitter CEO Acknowledges Suffering of Myanmar’s...
Dorsey responded Wednesday that he was “aware of the human rights atrocities and suffering in Myanmar,” and that he did not “intend to diminish them by not raising the issue.”