Updates: Iran’s supreme leader says anti-Israel resistance will not back down
Ayatollah's rare address in Arabic follows Iran's second-ever direct attack on Israel; rallies held in Jordan and Bahrain in support...Geostrategy
Israel vows response as Iran fires missile barrage
Iran launched around 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders, prompting alarm...Geostrategy
Elon Musk’s X supports US student in trouble over posts
Dubai, UAE--Elon Musk’s X has made good on its promise to back users who are being punished for statements they...The student, Juan David Campolargo, was found to be violating the university's student code of conduct, according to Campolargo's lawyers
Musk voiced his support for the college student in a brief post on X, "We will do whatever it takes to support your right to free speech!"
Yemen rebels say seized vessel owned by Israeli businessman
A Yemeni maritime source said the Huthis had "seized a commercial vessel" and took it to the port of Salif...The announcement came days after the rebel group threatened to target Israeli vessels in the waterway over Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the vessel was owned by a British company and operated by a Japanese firm
Dubai Customs logs 13% growth in transactions in first nine months of 2023
DUBAI, UAE – Dubai Customs has experienced a robust 13 percent increase with 21.6 million transactions during the first nine...The upswing aligns with the targets of Dubai’s economic agenda D33, which seeks to double foreign trade.
By the end of the third quarter of 2023, Dubai Customs had processed approximately 18.8 million customs declarations.
Israel police claim Hamas was not aware of a music festival on October 7
DUBAI - An investigation carried out by Israeli police has concluded that Hamas, involved in the October 7 attack, had...The police probe revealed that an Israeli military helicopter arrived at the scene and opened heavy fire.
The development comes as Israel revised the official death toll of the October 7 attacks, lowering the figure to around 1,200 people.
‘Horrendous events’ in Gaza in past days ‘beggar belief’: UN rights chief
"The killing of so many people at schools turned shelters, hundreds fleeing for their lives from Al-Shifa Hospital, amid continuing...All 31 premature babies at Al-Shifa hospital had been evacuated Sunday from the facility which the WHO has described as a "death zone".
A deal to free hostages Hamas seized in its October 7 attack on Israel now hinges on "minor" practical issues, Qatar's prime minister said.
FMs from Palestinian Authority, Muslim nations to visit China
Officials will include the foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and Indonesia,...Following the outbreak of war last month, Chinese officials including Foreign Minister Wang Yi have called for an immediate ceasefire and a "cooling down" of the situation.
China has historically been sympathetic to the Palestinians and supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Climate action slowed in 2022, severe weather events increased
Paris, France -- National climate policy action across the countries that produce nearly two-thirds of total greenhouse gas emissions only...National climate policy action across the countries that produce nearly two-thirds of total greenhouse gas emissions only increased by 1% in 2022, lowest since 2000.
In contrast, between 2000 and 2021, national climate policy action increased by an average of 10 percent a year, according to a new OECD analysis of policy adoption.
Big tech firms have been fined billions, but not paid them
PARIS, FRANCE - Rarely a month goes by without big tech companies getting fined for price fixing, squashing competitors or misusing...Ireland's data regulator confirmed that Meta has not paid any of the US$2.2 billion in fines issued since last September.
Amazon is still appealing against a US$812 million fine from 2021, Luxembourg's data regulator said.
Opposition parties stage rare rally in South Sudan
Two years after attaining statehood, the world's newest nation collapsed into a civil war that claimed 400,000 lives before a...The coalition of 12 opposition parties gathered in Juba to demand unimpeded access to participate in the country's first national elections since 2011
President Salva Kiir, South Sudan's only ruler since independence, has vowed to hold elections in 2024 -- nine years behind the original schedule
Foreign firms race to open offices in Saudi Arabia before deadline
Announced in February 2021, Saudi Arabia's regional headquarters (RHQ) program is widely seen as a bid to compete with Dubai...So far, 162 regional headquarters licenses have been granted in sectors including pharmaceuticals, IT and construction, "with many others being processed", the ministry said.
The program is "an early litmus test of the degree to which foreign businesses are prepared or willing to comply with and buy into Saudi initiatives", an analyst said.
