The weekend pause was "a strategic step to strengthen organisation and coordination, so the next phase of the movement is...
After two years of brutal war, the families of Israel's remaining hostages in the territory were also hoping the truce...
"Each one has a heartbreaking story of loss and grief," said Jonathan Crickx, spokesman for the UN children's agency UNICEF...Before the conflict erupted, UNICEF estimated that more than 500,000 children in the Gaza Strip needed mental health and psycho-social support.
Now it believes that "almost all children are in need" of such help -- more than one million children, said Jonathan Crickx, spokesman UNICEF in the Palestinian territories.
- ABU DHABI, UAE - The Ministry of Investment of the UAE and the Ministry of Digital Governance of the Hellenic...
Data centers to be developed under this MoU can reach a total capacity of 500 megawatts.
The data center market in Greece has witnessed significant growth in the last few years.
The North Korean leader has in recent weeks declared South Korea his country's "principal enemy", jettisoned agencies dedicated to reunification...The country last year launched what it called its first "tactical nuclear attack submarine"
Experts said the vessel seemed to be modified from an existing diesel-electric submarine
"We are dedicated to supporting scientific research and innovation through strategic partnerships and pioneering initiatives, focusing on future-oriented sciences for...UAE Education Minister Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi advocates for public-private partnerships in education, emphasizing the importance of sharing expertise to boost quality.
During his UK visit, he underscores UAE's dedication to education, focusing on elevating the EdTech sector, curriculum development, and supporting Emirati students abroad.
A Hamas source had told AFP the three-stage plan would start with an initial six-week halt to the fighting that...Mediators pushed ahead with peace efforts as fighting raged in Gaza and as Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was expected in Cairo for talks on Thursday or Friday
Hamas has been reviewing a proposal for a six-week pause and a hostage-captives exchange, a Hamas source had told AFP after the Paris meeting
Paris, France - Hackers have used the notorious Pegasus spyware to break into the phones of dozens of journalists and activists...Pegasus can seize control of a phone's microphone and camera and access documents, and a leak in 2021 showed how governments used it to spy on critics.
Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian-American journalist in Jordan, had his phone hacked three times in 2022 and 2023 and faced a further seven failed attempts.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - An assailant on Thursday took a number of people hostage at a plant owned by US cosmetics giant...A union representing workers at the consumer goods plant said the assailant was holding seven people hostage.
The man was standing next to a drawing of the Palestinian flag and the words "for Gaza" painted on the wall in red.
The United States approved a $4 billion sale of state-of-the-art drones to India, offering a new edge to the growing...Indian officials had discussed the drones during a state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.
After months of discussion, the State Department said it had informed Congress of the sale..
- New Delhi, India - Bulldozers have knocked down a centuries-old mosque in India's capital, a member of the building's managing committee...
The Masjid Akhonji in New Delhi, which its caretakers say is around 600 years old, was home to 22 students enrolled in an Islamic boarding school
It was torn down on Tuesday in a forest of Mehrauli, an affluent neighborhood dotted with centuries-old ruins from settlements predating modern Delhi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia remains undecided on accepting the BRICS bloc's invitation to join, despite initial claims of...South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor's recently asserted the kingdom's membership, but a Saudi official told Reuters the Kingdom has not yet responded to the invitation.
BRICS had extended membership offers to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran, Argentina, and Ethiopia last August.
