President Sisi visits UAE and Qatar in show of solidarity with Gulf States

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi paid brief fraternal visits on Thursday to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, reaffirming Egypt’s full solidarity with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states amid ongoing regional tensions.

Trump urges Israel to halt further strikes on Iranian energy

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had told Israel not to repeat its attacks on Iranian natural gas infrastructure as tit-for-tat strikes on energy ​plants sent energy prices spiralling, sharply escalating the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa

An Iranian missile attack hit Israel’s Oil ​Refineries in the northern port city of Haifa but ‌did not cause “significant damage”, Israel’s Energy Ministry said on Thursday.

Takaichi backs alliance as Trump seeks Japan’s help in Hormuz

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week complained that Japan was among the nations that did not join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.