Erdogan visits opposition party headquarters first time in 18 years
Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the opposition CHP party headquarters on Tuesday, the first time in 18...Geostrategy Politics
Israel army says senior commander resigns over Oct 7 attack
Israel's army said Sunday that a senior commander had resigned over what he called his failure to prevent the October...Geostrategy
FGCC Chambers to hold GCC-Egyptian Business Forum in Saudi Arabia
AL-KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA - The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) is scheduled to host the first Gulf-Egyptian Business...The forum will address the most important economic and commercial issues.
Gulf and Egyptian officials and entrepreneurs are slated to attend the forum.
As Gaza death toll hits 9,770, Israel cuts internet and phone lines
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu was suspended from government meetings "until further notice" for advocating dropping a nuclear bomb on..."But it confirms the truth of the racist view Israelis hold against Palestinians. This is the true face of the occupation government," Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said.
Israel cut internet and phone lines in the Gaza Strip Sunday night, for the third time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, telecoms firm Paltel said.
Arab ministers meet in Jordan, seek resolution to Gaza conflict
AMMAN, JORDAN – Foreign ministers from key Arab nations – including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, and...The summit with Arab diplomats reinforced their collective call for an end to the aggression against Gaza.
It emphasized the international community's role in stopping military operations and the bloodshed of civilians.
UAE ministry issues guidebooks on Emiratization for employers, employees
DUBAI, UAE - The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) has launched awareness guidebooks for private sector companies and...The awareness guidebook for Emiratis working in the private sector covers 11 topics
The awareness guidebook for the private sector companies covers nine topics.
Blinken makes surprise West Bank visit as fierce fighting roils Gaza
Blinken arrived in Ramallah under tight security one day after meeting in Jordan with Arab foreign ministers angered by mounting...Blinken last week told a Senate hearing the Palestinian Authority should retake control of Gaza, even though it currently exercises only limited autonomy in parts of the West Bank.
Blinken faced a rising tide of anger in meetings with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan on Saturday, where he reaffirmed US support for "humanitarian pauses".
Israel forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank: ministry
Further south, a 22-year-old Palestinian was "killed by Israeli occupation bullets in Nuba, northwest of Hebron," the ministry said. Meanwhile,...Two men, aged 22 and 20, were killed "in an attack by Israeli occupation forces on Abu Dis", a suburb of annexed east Jerusalem
One of the two was fatally hit by a "bullet in chest" and "six others were wounded, three seriously", according to a statement
Hamas govt suspends evacuation of foreigners to Egypt
"No foreign passport holder will be able to leave the Gaza Strip until wounded people who need to be evacuated...An Egyptian security source said that "no wounded person or holder of a foreign passport arrived at the Egyptian terminal" of Rafah
He said the evacuation was suspended "after the bombing of ambulances transporting injured people on their way to the Egyptian terminal"
Poppy growth down 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN
The UNODC warned of potential "humanitarian consequences for many vulnerable rural communities" due to the sudden contraction of Afghanistan's opium...UNODC report found that poppy cultivation has collapsed by an estimated 95 percent -- from 233,000 hectares at the end of 2022 to 10,800 in 2023
Last year, poppy crops accounted for almost a third by value of total agricultural production in Afghanistan, the world's leading producer
Israelis protest in thousands over government response to Hamas attack
In Jerusalem, hundreds came together outside Netanyahu's residence with more explicit calls for his resignation. The nine months leading up...In Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv, several thousand protesters took to the streets on Saturday evening, including relatives and friends of some of the hostages
International pressure is growing on Israel to agree to humanitarian pauses in the Gaza fighting, but hostages' loved-ones said they should be released as a precondition
Turkey recalls envoy to Israel, breaks off contact with Netanyahu
Turkey has hardened its attitude toward both Israel and its Western supporters, particularly the US, as the relentless Israeli attacks...Hamas in a statement hailed the decision and urged Turkey to put pressure on Joe Biden
Israel called the move "another step by the Turkish president that sides with the Hamas"