Live updates: Saudi Arabia says 14 countries backing maritime alliance to protect shipping routes

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 by Farhan

Fourteen countries have backed a Saudi proposal to establish a multinational “Maritime Defense Alliance,” aimed at protecting international shipping routes and global trade, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement Thursday. The countries are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, Djibouti and Somalia. The ministry said … Read more

Israel and Egypt Spar, Squeezing Gaza Aid Routes

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 by Farhan

While aid deliveries rose in April and the first days of May, before the Rafah operation, aid groups said Israel was not allowing nearly enough into Gaza to stave off famine or the collapse of the health care and sanitation systems. Now that tens of thousands more civilians are fleeing Rafah to areas with little … Read more