Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump has undeniably scored a diplomatic victory by helping to broker a truce...
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- The world's top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati...
Kyiv had accused Moscow of being a "terrorist state" whose support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was a harbinger...But ICJ tossed out most of Ukraine's claims, ruling only that Russia was "failing to take measures to investigate facts... regarding persons who allegedly committed an offence".
This case predates Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The ICJ will decide on Friday whether it has jurisdiction to rule in a separate case over that war.
"Container shipping... has declined by almost 30 percent," said Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia...The Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 30 attacks on commercial shipping and naval vessels since November 19, the Pentagon said on Tuesday
Houthi attacks have prompted some shipping companies to detour around southern Africa to avoid the Red Sea, a route that carries about 12 percent of global trade
The Houthis, part of the anti-Western, anti-Israel "axis of resistance" of Iranian-backed groups, have been harassing Red Sea shipping for..."Iranian-backed Houthi fighters fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Red Sea," a Centcom statement said
The Houthis have launched more than 30 attacks on commercial shipping and naval vessels since November 19, the Pentagon said on Tuesday
- 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"
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
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
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
- 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, 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 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
