IMF PROJECTS 3.3% CONTRACTION IN SAUDI ARABIA’S ECONOMY AMID HOUTHI ATTACKS
Agency Report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 3.3 per cent contraction in Saudi Arabia’s economy this year as attacks by Yemen’s Houthi...
ISRAEL VOWS TO RESPOND WITH ‘GREAT FORCE’ IF IRAN ATTACKS
Agency report Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said on Wednesday that Israel was prepared to respond “with great force” if attacked by Iran, following Iranian...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ: TRUMP THREATENS TO BOMB OMAN IF IT ‘GETS IN THE WAY’ OF US-IRAN DEAL
By 'Sefiu Ajape President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a US deal with Iran over...
STRIKES KILL 19 IN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE AMID ESCALATING CONFLICT
By: Muftau Fatimo Strikes killed 19 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said Sunday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both...
IRAN CRITICISES TRUMP’S THREAT TO DECLARE STRAIT OF HORMUZ US TERRITORY
By: Muftau Fatimo Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that he could soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, insisting...
UAE CONDEMNS IRANIAN ATTACK ON TWO ADNOC-LINKED VESSELS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ
Agency Report The United Arab Emirates has condemned an alleged Iranian attack on two vessels linked to the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)...
IRAN SUSPENDS STRIKES AS TRUMP OPENS DOOR FOR TALKS
By: Muftau Fatimo Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as...
FRESH RUSSIA-UKRAINE ATTACKS LEAVE 16 DEAD AMID STALLED PEACE TALKS
Agency Report At least 16 people have been killed in fresh Russian and Ukrainian attacks, as both countries intensified cross-border strikes amid stalled diplomatic efforts...
ARMY CLEARS NIGER REPUBLIC RESIDENT OF TERRORISM ALLEGATIONS
By; Aina Daniel The Nigerian Army has exonerated a resident of the Republic of Niger who was previously suspected of having links to terrorist groups,...
TROOPS NEUTRALISE TWO SUSPECTED ISWAP TERRORISTS IN BORNO
By; Sunmola Ganiyat Troops of the 73 Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI, working alongside local vigilantes, have neutralised two suspected ISWAP terrorists during an ambush...