ADEN, Yemen, Oct 4 – Yemen’s internationally recognized government has announced a major military offensive aimed at taking back territory held by the Iran-backed Houthi movement, opening a potentially significant new phase in the country’s long-running war. President Rashad al-Alimi, who heads Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), said in a televised address on Sunday that … Read more
NEW YORK, Oct 4 – A wave of solidarity posts has spread across social media after a young woman filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and seven fraternity members, accusing them of rape. Women and some men have adopted the name “Jane Doe” in online messages, with many sharing their own experiences of sexual abuse … Read more
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, Oct 3 – An Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain with an axe aboard an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight had previously been removed from flying duties at Oman Air over concerns about alleged extremist views, according to officials familiar with the investigation. The revelations have raised questions about airline recruitment procedures, the sharing … Read more
Oct 1 – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi movement said Thursday that the group had attacked a power distribution station in Medina that supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites. According to the coalition, the attack took place Tuesday and damaged one transformer at the facility. It said the transformer … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 1 – Christa Pike remained in critical condition at a hospital Thursday after Tennessee officials failed to execute her with two doses of the state’s lethal injection drug, according to her attorneys. The incident prompted Republican Gov. Bill Lee to suspend further executions scheduled for this year and order an independent review … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept 30 – Tennessee has suspended its remaining executions for the year after prison officials failed to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday, despite administering two doses of pentobarbital to the woman convicted of a 1995 murder. Pike, 50, remained alive after the attempted lethal injection and was later taken by ambulance … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct 1 – The motive behind an attack inside the cockpit of a FlyDubai passenger jet remains unclear as investigators examine how a flight bound for Israel descended thousands of feet in less than a minute before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The Boeing 737 Max 8 was carrying 174 … Read more
TABUK, Saudi Arabia, Sept 30 – A routine commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv turned into a frightening struggle in the air Wednesday after the two pilots became involved in a violent confrontation inside the cockpit. The FlyDubai aircraft, carrying about 170 passengers, was forced to make a dramatic emergency diversion to Saudi Arabia … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept 30 – A Flydubai passenger flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to divert to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an altercation broke out between members of the cockpit crew, according to Israeli and regional officials familiar with the incident. The aircraft, carrying dozens of Israeli passengers, landed safely … Read more
BAGHDAD, Sept 29 – The United States is preparing to complete the withdrawal of its remaining military forces from Iraq, bringing an end to more than two decades of American military involvement in a country that became one of the most consequential battlefields of the post-9/11 era. US forces are expected to leave their last … Read more