Category: Middle East

Trump Reclassifies Houthis as foreign terrorist organization amid rising threats
- By Roshan Amiri
- . January 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump has re-designated Yemen’s Houthis as a “Foreign Terrorist Organisation” in the aftermath of attacks on Red Sea shipping and Israel linked

Is ChatGPT Down? Millions Unable to Access Chatbot, Is the Problem Fixed?
- By RDA Gulf Correspondent
- . January 23, 2025
OpenAI’s AI chatbot “ChatGPT” is currently experiencing a global outage preventing customers from accessing the service over the web or app. According to Downdetector, the

Egypt’s Potato Exports Hit $409 Million in 2024
- By RDA Gulf Correspondent
- . January 23, 2025
First ten months of 2024 results from CAPMAS indicated that Egypt exported more potatoes to obtain the $17,735,000 making $409 million in general. From the

Saudi Crown Prince pledges to invest $600bn in US in call with Trump
- By Alaina
- . January 23, 2025
Saudi Arabia has expressed its willingness to expand investment and trade by $600 billion and “potentially beyond that” with the US over the next four

Syria Ends Russia’s 49-Year Tartous Port Lease
- By RDA Gulf Correspondent
- . January 22, 2025
Syria’s new administration has cancelled a 49-year agreement with Russia to administer the port of Tartus which houses Moscow’s lone naval station in the Mediterranean.

Israel to Maintain Control of Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing During Ceasefire
- By Alaina
- . January 22, 2025
During the starting period of its peace deal with Hamas, Israel plans to oversee security at the Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza Strip. Officials

Turkey: 9 people arrested over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . January 22, 2025
Nine people, including the hotel owner, have been detained in connection with a deadly fire at a ski resort that claimed the lives of 76

Vivek Ramaswamy Exits ‘Doge’ Leaving Leadership to Musk
- By RDA Gulf Correspondent
- . January 21, 2025
Hours after the new president took office on Monday, Vivek Ramaswamy resigned from the government cost cutting task force leaving Elon Musk as the only

Moroccan Ambassador Reaffirms Congratulations to President Trump
- By Roshan Amiri
- . January 21, 2025
Donald Trump received Morocco’s latest praise from Ambassador Youssef Amrani during his presidential oath ceremony on Monday in Washington. Through his X message, Ambassador Amrani

Israeli Army Chief Herzi Halevi Resigns Over October 7 Hamas Attack Failures
- By Editor
- . January 21, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi Israel’s Chief of Staff has announced his resignation. This will come into effect from March 6, 2025. According to the reports he