91% of new renewable projects now cheaper than fossil fuels alternatives
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation...Technology Economy Geostrategy
Iran says will not halt nuclear enrichment ahead of European talks
Iran is scheduled to meet Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul on Friday, to discuss its nuclear programme, with Tehran...Geostrategy
Erdogan says US has ‘historic responsibility’ to ensure Gaza ceasefire
Erdogan has been one of the Muslim world's most vocal critics of Israel's military tactics in Gaza. He has referred...Turkish leader spoke on the telephone with US President in their first talks since October 7, when an unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas sparked the war
During the telephone call, Erdogan said that "the United States has a historic responsibility to ensure a permanent ceasefire in the region as soon as possible"
Multi-day Israeli raid kills 11 in West Bank: ministry
The latest death was a 17-year-old boy who the ministry said was shot in the chest by the Israeli army...Israeli troops launched their incursion into the northern city of Jenin and its refugee camp early Tuesday and were still present on Thursday afternoon
More than 280 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank since the war in Gaza erupted on October 7, health officials say
Iran announces visa exemption for Saudi Arabia, 32 other countries
Tehran, Iran — Iran has waived visa requirements for passport holders from 33 nations, signaling a significant step in opening...Saudi Foreign Minister seeks British role in Gaza truce in meeting with Cameron
London, Britain - Saudi foreign minister on Thursday Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah called on the international community, especially...Prince Faisal also highlighted the need for creating conditions for the return of stability and the restoration of "a comprehensive and just peace" in Gaza
They also discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip and the need to ensure that violence does not escalate so as to achieve full protection for civilians
US urges Israel to scale down Gaza offensive
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made the push during talks in Tel Aviv with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...White House said earlier that Sullivan had pushed Israel on the timing of the war after Israel's defense minister told him that the conflict would last several more months
Washington has strongly backed Israel's right to defend itself, but mounting civilian casualties in the Palestinian territory have caused a growing rift between the close allies
Palestinian presidency slams mosque ‘desecration’ by Israel army
Video footage obtained by AFP showed soldiers inside a mosque in Jenin refugee camp using loudspeakers to recite the Shema..."Israeli occupation forces' desecration of a mosque in the Jenin camp is shameful and condemnable behavior," Palestinian presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said
Abu Rudeineh called on the international community and US to "put pressure on Israel to stop its violations against Palestinian people, their property and their sanctities."
Yemen rebels fire missile at cargo ship in Red Sea
A US official earlier said "we have indications that a missile was fired at the Maersk Gibraltar from a Houthi-controlled...No one was hurt in the incident involving the Maersk Gibraltar, which was sailing from Salalah, Oman to Jeddah, the Danish shipping giant said.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the attack came after the ship's crew "refused to respond to the calls of the Yemeni naval services."
EU seeks critical details from Apple and Google on digital safety
Brussels, Belgium - The EU demanded on Thursday that Apple and Google provide more details on how they identified risks concerning...The European Commission said it wanted "more information on how" Apple and Google "have diligently identified any systemic risks concerning the App Store and Google Play"
It also wants the companies to demonstrate that they have complied with rules on digital marketplaces and transparency about adverts in order to protect users online.
Germany to stop accepting imams from Turkey
BERLIN, GERMANY - Germany will stop accepting imams sent from Turkey and instead train the Muslim clerics on home soil in...An agreement has been reached with the Turkish-Islamic umbrella group DITIB to phase out foreign imams.
The train would be 100 a year in Germany to replace them, the ministry said in a statement.
Will Israel try to force Gaza’s population into Egypt?
Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency, warned Wednesday that pushing Gazans across the frontier would be "extremely destabilizing...Writing on Facebook last month, extreme-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he welcomed the "voluntary migration of Gaza Arabs to the countries of the world"
A number of former Israeli officials have suggested in TV interviews that Egypt could build vast tent cities in its Sinai desert, with international funding