The Security Committee in Mahra Governorate announced that the relevant authorities at the Sarfit border crossing detained a leading figure in the Houthi militia, wanted by security authorities, while he was attempting to leave the country for the Sultanate of Oman on the evening of Monday, July 7, 2025.
The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297, with 128,426 injured, the Ministry of Health in afflicted Palestinian enclave said. The majority of the victims are women and children.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which will increase pressure on steel producers worldwide and threaten to escalate his trade war.
Saudi Al-Hilal FC has been eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense FC from Brazil in the quarterfinals. The match was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
TOKYO - SABA
Japanese authorities announced today that the country's forest fires are the most severe and extensive since the 1992 fires.
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency in Japan stated that the fires have covered an area of 1,200 hectares in the Ofunato Forest in the Iwate region in northern Japan since they erupted last Wednesday.
The agency's spokesperson said in a press statement, "We are still examining the area affected by the fires, but it is the largest since the forest fires in 1992, which consumed 1,030 hectares at that time."