Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dead at 91
Rome, Italy -- Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, king of a high-end lifestyle empire, has died at the age of...Arts & Culture Geostrategy
Iran says open to US nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs
Security chief Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran was open to nuclear talks with the United States but ruled out...Geostrategy
France and Jordan airdrop seven tonnes of aid to Gaza
The French leader posted a photograph of an airman standing on the cargo ramp of a military plane, with parachutes...Jordan and France sent C-130 transport plane with mixed French-Jordanian crews, bringing a total of seven tonnes of "humanitarian and health" aid, the presidency said
At least 22,600 people have been killed in Gaza in Israel's response to the October 7 attack by Hamas, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry
Iraq PM says determined to end presence of US-led coalition
Sudani, whose government relies on support from Tehran-aligned parties, has repeatedly said in recent weeks he would like to see...A US drone strike on Thursday killed a military commander and another member of Harakat al-Nujaba, a faction of Hashed al-Shaabi
Washington labelled the attack in Iraq's capital an act of self-defence, while Sudani's government decried it as an act of "blatant aggression"
Blinken to tackle Gaza, NATO expansion with Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has turned into one of the Muslim world's harshest critics of the scale of death...US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Istanbul late Friday for the first leg of a trip that includes visits to Israel and West Bank, along with five Arab states
Blinken's fourth crisis tour since the start of the Israel-Hamas war three months ago comes with fears mounting that the conflict will engulf swathes of the Middle East
West Bank sees ‘unmatched surge’ in Israeli settlements since Gaza war
Peace Now said in the report published on Thursday there had been an increase in the activities of some settlers...The Israeli group Peace Now said in a report that nine outposts had appeared in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict
About three million Palestinians live in West Bank, which is also populated by 490,000 Israelis living in settlements deemed illegal under international law
Houthis hold mass rally for Gaza in Yemen capital
Sanaa, Yemen - Thousands rallied in support of Gaza in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa on Friday, chanting anti-US and anti-Israeli slogans....The Houthis have launched more than 20 attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in recent weeks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in the face of Israel's war
Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, the Iran-backed rebels have organised weekly protests in Sanaa but Friday's demonstration was the "largest."
Response to Aruri killing inevitable, says Hizbollah chief
BEIRUT, LEBANON - The head of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbollah group warned Israel on Friday that it will respond swiftly "on the...Saleh al-Aruri, who was killed in a missile strike widely attributed to Israel, is the most high-profile Hamas figure to be killed during the war.
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike but a US defense official said on Wednesday that Tel Aviv had carried it out.
Dubai Center for Family Businesses issues guidelines
DUBAI, UAE – The Dubai Center for Family Businesses, which operates under the Dubai Chambers umbrella, has released a ‘Sample...The ‘Sample Article of Association for Family Businesses’ outlines a set of options for companies to update their contracts.
The Article of Association takes into account the requirements of family businesses who are registered as limited liability companies (LLCs).
Gaza focus of German foreign minister’s upcoming Middle East tour
Annalena Baerbock will hold talks with Israel's new Foreign Minister Israel Katz, as well as President Isaac Herzog, foreign ministry...Baerbock will subsequently travel to Egypt to meet with her counterpart Sameh Shoukry and also planned to visit Lebanon.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also left Thursday on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, including Israel, his fourth since the war began.
Saudi Arabia releases 132 animals in NEOM Nature Reserve
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The National Center for Wildlife, in collaboration with NEOM, has released a total of 132 animals...This initiative aims to rehabilitate and ensure the adaptation of these animals to their new environment before releasing them into the wild.
The released animals consist of 80 Arabian sand gazelles, 12 mountain gazelles, 12 ibexes, and 28 Arabian Oryx.
Foreign governments paid Trump firms millions as president, claims US report
NEW YORK, US - Former US president Donald Trump's businesses received at least $7.8 million from foreign governments including China during...The authors of the report said that revenues from overseas governments violated a constitutional ban on "foreign emoluments."
The report alleged that Beijing as well as businesses including ICBC bank and Hainan Airlines spent $5.5 million at Trump-owned properties.
