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New Delhi, India – Demand for India’s Basmati, the long-grain aromatic rice, from traditional buyers in the Middle East, the US and Europe has dropped as it has become costly. The reason is the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, the shortest and most efficient trade route for ships moving from Asia to Europe. Attacks by Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen on commercial vessels passing through the Red Sea have forced shippers to avoid one of the world’s most crucial trade routes. The alternative longer route around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa has added more…

Saudi Arabia dominated for much of the last 16 Asian Cup clash but it was South Korea who emerged victorious on penalties.Education City Stadium, Qatar – It was a case of so near yet so far for thousands of Saudi Arabia fans, whose team faltered in the penalty shootout in their round-of-16 match against South Korea and were knocked out of the AFC Asian Cup 2023. South Korea booked a quarterfinal date with Australia as their dogged display saw them win 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 following extra time at the Education City Stadium on Tuesday night.…

A door blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX was not how many expected the first week of 2024 to unfold. However, following the incident, inspections and investigations have uncovered further production flaws at Boeing, raising concerns about quality control for the major manufacturer, alongside safety. Since the Alaska Airlines incident, 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX planes were grounded for almost three weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched an investigation into production practices at the planemaker, Alaska Airlines increased their oversight into Boeing, key suppliers were under fire, and Boeing, in firefighting mode, said it had “implemented immediate actions…

EXPLAINERIsraeli forces dressed as doctors and nurses kill three Palestinians inside a West Bank hospital amid war on Gaza.Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, January 30, 2024: Violence in the West Bank Israeli special forces dressed as doctors and nurses killed three Palestinians inside Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The Israeli army said the targeted Palestinians were members of armed groups. The Al-Farouq Mosque in Khan Younis refugee camp was bombed, with heavy gunfire ongoing. During ongoing raids in the Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps, Israeli forces bulldozed roads, water, telecommunication and…

Israel’s raid on UNRWA shelter comes as governments, aid groups decry funding cuts to UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. Source link

NewsFeedIsraeli government ministers spoke at a far-right conference which called for Israel to rebuild settlements in Gaza, a policy that would be against international law.Published On 29 Jan 202429 Jan 2024 Source link

Live updates from the highly anticipated game between Al Hilal and Inter Miami in Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena, Saudi Arabia. Source link

Arrested and abused – a look at how thousands of Palestinians are being detained in Israel’s prisons.During Palestine’s 75 years under Israeli occupation, the arrest and detention of Palestinians has been a very deliberate method of intimidation and control. There are more than 8,000 Palestinians currently in Israeli custody. Since the Hamas attack of October 7, the number of Palestinians apprehended has risen sharply, with Israel arresting as many as 70 people a day in the occupied West Bank alone. They stand accused of crimes as innocuous as sharing a post on social media sympathetic to the Palestine cause or…

PodcastPodcast, The TakeYemen’s Houthis say Red Sea attacks will continue in the name of solidarity with Palestinians, despite strikes. The United States and United Kingdom have launched air strikes in Yemen, in the name of stopping Houthi actions in the Red Sea. But the Houthis have continued their attacks on ships off Yemen’s coast, in the name of ending Israel’s war on Gaza. So as strikes shake Sanaa and the potential for escalation looms, where does that leave the Yemeni people? In this episode:  Sama’a Al-Hamdani (@Yemeniaty), Yemen analyst and media commentator Hakim Almasmari (@HakimAlmasmari), Yemen political mediator and former…

The United States military announced on Sunday that three US soldiers were killed and at least 34 were wounded in a drone attack targeting Tower 22, a remote logistics outpost near the Jordan-Syrian border. The attack has elicited a strong reaction from Washington with President Joe Biden pledging to hold the attackers to account. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed groups in the region, claimed the attacks, saying it was in response to US support to Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 26,000 people. Here is what we know about the drone…