Baobabs aren’t supposed to fall. They can live for up to 2,500 years. Famous for their resilience, these huge trees have stood tall across Africa, weathering droughts and…
Read more Killer beetles in the baobabs: researcher warns of risk to African treesDUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Recognition of Iran’s right to enrich uranium is key for nuclear talks with the U.S. to succeed, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on…
Read more Iran Insists on Right to Enrichment, Ready for Confidence-BuildingDubai — British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said Tuesday that a U.S.-flagged tanker was approached by Iranian gunboats, which threatened to board the vessel, in the Strait…
Read more U.S. tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz, security firm saysDec 13 (Reuters) – Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members of a foreign tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman on Friday that they said was carrying 6…
Read more Iran Detains 18 Crew Members of Foreign Tanker Seized in Gulf of OmanIran seized a Cyprus-registered fuel tanker Friday, its first such interdiction in the Strait of Hormuz in more than a year. The seizure of the tanker Talara, which…
Read more Iran Seizes Fuel Tanker in Middle East WaterwayBy Ece Toksabay and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) -Anxious to bolster its air power, Turkey has proposed to European partners and the U.S. ways it could swiftly obtain…
Read more Analysis-Turkey Pressing for Western Fighter Jets to Claw Back Regional EdgeIran’s navy on Thursday boarded and seized a Greek-operated oil tanker, the St. Nikolas, off the coast of Oman. The high seas seizure heightens tensions with the West,…
Read more Iran seizes Greek tanker, escalating tensions with WestSIX Chinese warships have been deployed to the Middle East as tensions boil over Israel, reports claim. China‘s 44th naval escort task force has been involved in routine…
Read more China deploys six warships to Middle East as tensions in region boil over IsraelBREAKINGBREAKING, Statement by Omani foreign ministry does not identify freed individuals, but Belgium says deal involved aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele. Iran and Belgium have agreed to free individuals…
Read more Iran, Belgium agree to swap prisonersDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions…
Read more Official says oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off OmanUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Thursday blamed Houthi rebels for the failure to renew a six-month-long truce and called on the warring…
Read more UN chief urges Yemen’s warring parties to extend truce
