Bashar Al Assad of Syria seeks support from allies as extremist rebels take over key city of Aleppo
Extremist-dominated rebel alliance, including ISIS supporters, runs over Syrian city of Aleppo allegedly backed by Turkey. Russia and Iran push...Geostrategy
Palestinian leader Abbas lays ground for succession
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced his replacement . Under current Palestinian law, the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)...Geostrategy
Palestinian aid agency can’t be replaced, UN says
Several countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany and Japan, have suspended funding to the UNRWA agency, and the UN...UNRWA said it has acted promptly over allegations by Israel
Israel accused UN Palestinian refugee agency of "hiring terrorists on a massive scale"
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife get 14 years jail in graft case
Since being ousted in 2022, Khan has been buried by court cases he claims have been triggered to prevent his...Khan and his wife were found guilty of graft in a case involving gifts he received while premier, after he was Tuesday handed 10 years in a case related to leaking state secrets
Pakistan goes to the polls next Thursday in a ballot already marred by allegations of rigging, with Khan barred from running and his party subject to a massive crackdown
Kuwait’s new emir makes first foreign trip to Saudi
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 38-year-old de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, greeted Sheikh Meshal at the airport in...Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who is 83, was sworn in last month following the death of his predecessor and half-brother, Sheikh Nawaf
He is faced with the task of overcoming longstanding political paralysis and reforming a bloated public sector
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan handed 10-year prison term
Islamabad, Pakistan - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two...Tuesday's sentence for leaking classified state documents was handed down inside Adiala jail -- where Khan has been confined for much of the time since his August arrest
Local media reported the convictions and sentences although state TV did not use Khan's name, obeying strict censorship measures that have alarmed rights monitors
Israeli strikes on Gaza continue as mediators push for new truce
Heavy Israeli strikes and urban combat across the besieged Gaza Strip killed 128 more people overnight, the health ministry in...The World Health Organization called the row over UNRWA "a distraction from what's really going on every day, every hour, every minute in Gaza".
Israel's top ally the United States expressed hope for a deal, with Blinken telling reporters that "very important, productive work has been done".
Ras Al Khaimah witnesses rise in issue of valid business licenses in 2023
RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE - The economic growth of the Emirate continued to accelerate in 2023, with the Department of...The industrial sector in Ras Al Khaimah achieved a 5.3 percent annual growth rate in valid licence capital.
Commercial licences experienced a 14.4 percent annual increase, bringing their total capital to $1.3 billion.
Canada revokes ban on military exports to Turkey
Canada will now require that Turkish importers provide assurances about the weapons' use as well as a government statement "clearly...Permits for military items and certain types of weapons destined for Turkey "will now be reviewed on a case-by-case basis," the Canadian government said
The export ban affected some 30 permits, and applied to a wide variety of military goods and technologies including components for the production of aircraft
Israel troops to ‘go into action’ soon at Lebanon border: minister
Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has seen near-daily exchanges of...Israel's army chief Herzi Halevi said earlier this month that the likelihood of war on the northern border has become "much higher"
Gallant said Monday that Gaza fighters were running out of supplies and ammunition, but that the war against Hamas "will take months"
UN chief to meet donor nations after UNRWA accusations
Several countries, including the United States, France, Britain, Germany and Japan, have announced the suspension of further funding to the...UNRWA said it acted promptly over allegations but that cuts in funding will affect ordinary Palestinians
In Gaza people said the support they received from the agency amounted to a lifeline
Qatar says Gaza truce proposal to be sent to Hamas as war rages on
Sheikh Mohammed confirmed that the framework -- which he said might lead to a permanent ceasefire -- includes a phased...Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said "good progress" had been made and the parties were "hoping to relay this proposal to Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has called the Paris talks "constructive" but pointed to "significant gaps which the parties will continue to discuss"
