The two Mexicans had been held for over a year after Houthis rebels hijacked their commercial ship, the Galaxy Leader, in Yemen.

Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major operation in the West Bank city.

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman's Foreign Ministry has welcomed the announcement of an agreement to exchange hostages and restore a sustainable truce

French retail giant Carrefour announced the closure of its branches in Oman on Tuesday, in the latest hit the company has suffered due to widespread boycott campaigns.

JENIN: Gunfire and explosions rocked the occupied West Bank's Jenin area on Wednesday, a Palestinian official and a reporter said, as the

The Indian national airline suspended operations in Israel after October 7, but recommenced operations relatively quickly compared with other airlines in March 2024. But the Iranian attack on Israel the following month led to the cancelation of the company's flights until May when flights were resumed until the escalation in the north in August.

Yemen's Houthi group on Wednesday said it had released the crew of Galaxy Leader vessel to support the Gaza ceasefire agreement

The crew, who are nationals of the Philippines, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Mexico, were handed over to Oman, according to Galaxy Maritime.

Several key events influenced market movements this week, primarily driven by Q4 earnings announcements from numerous companies,” said Zakariya Al Julandani, Founder of Sumou

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble looking for bodies of those killed by Israeli bombardments during the 15-month war.