The State Department has announced that El Al Israel Airlines has scheduled 28 commercial flights to North America over the next 7 days to carry American citizens from Tel Aviv to the United States. El Al chartered flights from Israel to Newark and New York this week have returned more than 2,000...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, or ESCWA, says the Middle Est war is already inflicting heavy economic losses for the Arab region, estimated at $63 billion in the first two weeks. If the war continues for a month, losses could reach nearly $150 billion, or 3.7 per cent of regional GDP. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by up to 97 per cent, disrupting trade
Oil prices eased Friday after briefly surging to about $119 per barrel the previous day following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assurance that his forces will not carry out any more attacks on key Iranian energy infrastructure, conforming to President Donald Trump's call. A few other factors also reportedly helped ease the prices. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested in an in
The UK government has stepped up its support for Gulf partners, convening a meeting of defense industry leaders to reinforce countries in the region under attack from Iran. In the meeting convened by Minister for Defense Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard, representatives from 13 key UK-based...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance intended to help drug developers validate new approach methodologies to be used instead of animal testing in drug development, and to bring safe, effective drugs to market sooner based on human-centric data. This marks another major...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford have announced a new measure to enhance safety in areas where helicopters often cross both arrival and departure paths near busy airports. The general notice, which suspends the use of visual...
The U.S. State Department has announced that it is expanding its visa bond program to 50 countries on April 2, requiring foreign nationals from these countries to post a bond of $15,000 before receiving B1 or B2 visas for business and tourism in the United States. The bond will be returned to visa recipients who return home in compliance with the terms of the visa and the bond or does not travel.
President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up the world's largest natural gas field, located in the Persian Gulf, if Iran doesn't stop its attacks on Qatar. "Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran," Trump said in a detailed statement posted on Truth Social, referring to Iran's attacks
Oil prices surged sharply on Thursday following attacks on critical energy infrastructure across the Middle East. Israel bombed Iran's South Pars natural gas fields and oil facilities in Asaluyeh. Both Qatar and Iran are operating facilities in South Pars, which is part of the world's largest natural gas field. Iranian missile attack on Qatar's Ras Laffan energy complex caused "extensive damage
Attorney General Pamela Bondi has announced that the Justice Department has proposed a rule that will empower states to streamline federal habeas review of capital punishment cases. These reforms will reduce by years the period between conviction and execution in state capital cases. "This proposed...