UN experts urge FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israel over Gaza genocide
"Sports must reject the perception that it is business as usual," the eight independent UN experts the in a statement....
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IEA feels the heat as Washington pushes pro-oil agenda
Paris, France -- No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the...
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UAE’s FNC highlights role of parliaments in addressing climate change
RABAT, MOROCCO - UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) highlighted the critical role of parliaments in addressing the repercussions of climate...
- The FNC stressed on the need to strengthen the economic, social and environmental cooperation between countries.
- The UAE’s clean energy production capacity is expected to reach 14 gigawatts by 2030.
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More interest rate hikes may be needed, says ECB’s Lagarde
FRANKFURT, GERMANY - More interest rate increases may be needed beyond the one coming later this month, European Central Bank president...
- The ECB has lifted rates at an unprecedented pace in recent months to cool inflation.
- ECB president said the pace of future hikes was "impossible" to predict and would be decided by the economic data available at the time.
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UAE, Bahrain explore ways to boost collaboration in infrastructure, transport
ABU DHABI, UAE - UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei Thursday had a meeting...
- Bahrain’s Minister applauded the advanced processes at UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure , particularly the AI-enabled systems for planning new infrastructure projects.
- The Bahrain’s Minister and his delegation toured the Road Control Center that was recently established at the ministry’s Sharjah offices.
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US Secretary of Defense to visit Middle East to rally allies amid Iran threat
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the trip would "reaffirm the enduring US commitment to the Middle East...
- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the trip would "reaffirm the enduring US commitment to the Middle East region."
- Ryder said talks would also focus on ways to work closely to increase regional security and stability and deter potential threats
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Israel police clash with protestors marching against judicial reform
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv blocked some streets, and police employed stun grenades, water cannon and officers on horseback in a...
- The rally in Tel Aviv came as lawmakers in Jerusalem passed in preliminary reading a bill limiting the chances of a prime minister being impeached
- The judicial reform, announced in January, includes measures that critics argue are intended to hand politicians more power at the expense of the judiciary
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Tunisian star Ons Jabeur calls for ‘dignity’ amid row over migrants
A week after President Kais Saied ordered "urgent measures" against irregular sub-Saharan migrants, Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has spoken...
- Tunisian president Kais Saied last week accused sub-Saharan African migrants of bringing a wave of "violence and crime" to the North African country
- According to figures from the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), around 21,000 irregular migrants from other parts of Africa live in Tunisia
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European Parliament bars TikTok on official devices for staff
Brussels, Belgium - The European Parliament has told staff to purge TikTok from devices used for work because of data protection...
- TikTok said the bans were "misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions" and called for "due process and equal treatment".
- Last week, the company insisted it protects the data of its 125 million monthly users in the European Union.
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WHO chief lands in rebel-held Syria for first time after quake
In the aftermath of the quake, activists and emergency teams in the rebel-held northwest decried the UN's slow response, contrasting...
- Tedros was the highest-ranking United Nations official to visit the rebel-held zones since the February 6 quake.
- UN relief chief Martin Griffiths admitted on February 12 that the body had "so far failed the people in northwest Syria".
Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade: IAEA
The IAEA report said that during an inspection "on 22 January 2023, the agency took environmental samples... at Fordow (sic)...
- The IAEA report comes as the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit Tehran "in the coming days."
- Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent stood at 87.5 kilogrammes, up from 62.3 kilogrammes, the report said
Nigeria gas fuels Morocco, Algeria pipeline power struggle
Morocco and Algeria have moved to revive long-stalled projects in light of a gas supply crunch following Russia's invasion of...
- Algeria is pushing to relaunch plans for a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline linking Nigeria to Algeria's Mediterranean coast via Niger
- Morocco's deal with Nigeria and their West African neighbors is set to cost 23 billion euros but the project would involve complex negotiations
UN experts urge FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israel over Gaza genocide
"Sports must reject the perception that it is business as usual," the eight independent UN experts the in a statement....
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Pressure piles on Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting international and domestic pressure after the killing in Gaza of six captives, with...
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Two ships hit off rebel-held Yemeni region: maritime agencies
The Houthis said in a statement they had targeted the Blue Lagoon with "missiles and drones, and it was directly...
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Israel set for general strike after Gaza hostages found dead
A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in...
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Yemen’s Houthis agree to temporary truce to secure stranded oil tanker
The vessel had departed from Iraq and was destined for a port near Athens, carrying 150,000 metric tons of crude...
- The Greek-owned Sounion was hit by the Tehran-backed group off the coast of Hodeida last week, sparking fires and the evacuation of its crew
- In a statement, the Houthis previously said the Sounion "belongs to a company that has ties with the Israeli enemy" and was "accurately and directly hit" with drones and missiles
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Turkey, Azerbaijan hope for ‘lasting peace’ in South Caucasus
Years of diplomacy between the Caucasus rivals Azerbaijan and Armenia had failed to reach a breakthrough, but negotiations have resumed...
- Top diplomats from Turkey and Azerbaijan held talks in the capital Ankara on several sticking issues including ongoing peace negotiations between Baku and Yerevan
- The Caucasus rivals fought two wars -- in the 1990s and in 2020 -- over control of Nagorno-Karabakh, which had been predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians
Iran former top diplomat Zarif returns to VP post
"After the follow-ups and consultations conducted by the president and with his written order, I will continue to exercise my...
- Pezeshkian named Zarif as his vice president for strategic affairs on August 1, but the former top diplomat resigned less than two weeks later
- Conservatives in Iran have criticised Pezeshkian for choosing Zarif, who became known for his vital role in negotiating the landmark 2015 nuclear deal