The Indian government bought Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017 as part of a $2-billion package for weapons including a missile system, the New York Times reports. The year-long investigation revealed the FBI had bought and tested the spyware for years with plans to use it for domestic surveillance. That’s until the agency decided last year [&hel...
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early this morning, during the Israeli president’s official visit to the country. No damage was caused by the attack, the UAE’s defense ministry said in a statement on Twitter. It added that debris fell in an unpopulated area and there [&hell...
Interior minister reportedly tells Cabinet the networks operate with local, regional roles. BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese security forces have apprehended 17 spy networks allegedly working for Israel, authorities announced on Monday. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi briefed the Cabinet on the busting of the spy networks “working for the I...
The British government on Sunday announced it will double the number of its troops stationed in Estonia as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to visit the embattled region and hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The British government on Sunday announced it will double the number of its troops stationed in […]
There are around 4,650 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, according to Palestinian NGOs. RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces rounded up 27 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian NGO on Monday. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said in a statement that two yo...
A military source says Syrian air defence intercepted the missiles and downed some of them. ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli warplanes carried out a missile attack early Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, the state news agency SANA reported. “The Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with bursts of missiles from the direction of Riya...
The move came Friday at an extraordinary virtual Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit to discuss the political situation in the country convened by Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – In the wake of Monday’s coup in Burkina Faso, an influential West African regional bloc has suspended Burki...
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev unanimously chosen as leader of Nur Otan party, taking over from ex-President Nazarbayev. ANKARA (AA) – Kazakhstan’s president was elected as head of the country’s ruling Nur Otan party on Friday. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was elected unanimously during the party’s extraordinary 21st Congress, according to a presidency statem...
Palestinians hold weekly rallies in different areas across occupied West Bank to protest illegal Jewish settlements. RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 26 Palestinians sustained injuries when the Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and tear gas shells to disperse rallies on Friday in different areas in the northern occupied West Bank. ...
Winter Storm Kenan to form off mid-Atlantic coast Friday with over 18 inches of snow being anticipated in some areas. WASHINGTON (AA) – Millions of people across the US eastern seaboard are bracing on Friday for a “bomb cyclone” that will bring heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions to the region. Winter Storm Kenan...
