Trump caps Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi with dizzying investment pledges, deal worth $1.4 trn signed
US President Donald Trump on Friday capped off a Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi that has seen the securing of...Geostrategy
Trump to close deal-making Gulf tour in UAE, announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways
US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely...Geostrategy
Putin to speak at online BRICS summit on Middle East
Moscow, Russia - President Vladimir Putin will take part in an online BRICS summit on the escalation of the situation...According to the press service of the president of South Africa, the current BRICS’ presidency, the meeting will focus, in particular, on the situation in the Gaza Strip
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will take part in the meeting, which is expected to yield a joint statement
Strains emerge in 72-year-old Türkiye-Israel trade ties
Amid Ankara's criticism of Israel's actions against Gaza and Israel reassessing diplomatic relations, the future of their oil and steel...Amid Ankara's criticism of Israel's actions against Gaza and Israel reassessing diplomatic relations, the future of their oil and steel economic partnership becomes uncertain.
In 2022, Israel exported $2.34 billion worth of goods to Türkiye, while Türkiye's exports to Israel amounted to a substantial $7.03 billion, the latest trade figures point out.
Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges, says UN
PARIS, FRANCE - Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a...The UN Environment Program's annual Emissions Gap report is released just ahead of crucial COP28 climate talks in Dubai .
Taking into account countries' carbon-cutting plans, UNEP warned that the planet is on a path for disastrous heating of between 2.5C and 2.9C by 2100.
UN protectorate in Gaza is not a solution, says Guterres
The UN chief said it was "important to be able to transform this tragedy into an opportunity" -- which, for...Twenty-nine premature babies arrived in Egypt on Monday, Egyptian media said, after they were evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital which has become a focal point of Israel's war.
Palestinian officials said a field hospital sent by Jordan entered the Gaza Strip Monday, the first since the war between Israel and the territory's rulers Hamas erupted on Oct 7.
Norwegian firm expects first cross-border transport of CO2 in 2025
Oslo, Norway -- Norwegian fertilizer group Yara International on Monday signed a contract to begin transporting CO2 produced at its Netherlands...Yara International signed a contract to begin transporting CO2 produced at its Netherlands plant to Norway so it can be buried under the seabed.
Carbon capture and storage is aimed at helping halt climate change, involves capturing CO2 emissions at factory smokestacks and burying them underground in geological reservoirs.
85 animals set free at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The National Center for Wildlife, in cooperation with the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve released...The release is part of the National Center for Wildlife’s program with increasing and relocating endangered wild animals.
The animals released this morning are 20 Arabian oryx, 40 rim antelopes, six mountain gazelles, six alpine ibexes.
Iran rejects Israel accusations over ship seized by Yemen rebels
The Iran-backed rebels in Yemen seized the Galaxy Leader on Sunday, days after they threatened to target Israeli vessels in...On Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said the Israeli accusations were "invalid" and "projection meant to escape from the situation they are facing"
Iran has warned of a widening conflict, and earlier this month, Foreign Minister Hossein said the intensity of the war has rendered its expansion "inevitable"
Israeli strike on hospital kills 12 people, says Gaza health ministry
Dubai, UAE--The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said Monday 12 people were killed in an Israeli strike on...According to health ministry in Gaza, 12 people were killed and dozens wounded as a result of "the Israeli occupation targeting the Indonesian Hospital"
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA has reported the "collapse of services" at hospitals across northern Gaza, following widespread strikes by Israeli forces
World must ‘act urgently’ to stop humanitarian crisis in Gaza: China FM
Following the outbreak of the war last month, Chinese officials, including Foreign Minister Wang, called for an immediate ceasefire and...Foreign ministers of Palestinian Authority, Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are in Beijing for talks aimed at a "de-escalation" of the Israel-Palestine conflict
"Let us work together to quickly cool down the situation in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East as soon as possible," Wang told foreign ministers in Beijing
Israel expands Gaza operation as hostage deal inches closer
Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas and to free around 240 people taken hostage by the fighters during the worst...A Hamas health official said more than 80 people were killed in twin strikes on Jabalia on Saturday
UN rights chief on Sunday condemned the purported strike on the school as "horrifying"
