Biden threatens to stop arm shipments if Israel invades Rafah
Biden, a self-described Zionist, had long resisted stopping any of the $3 billion in weapons the United States sends each...Geostrategy
EU pledges $1 bn for Lebanon, urges curbs against illegal migration
The EU Commission's spokesman said in Brussels the aid will be disbursed "in grants", with 736 million euros earmarked to...Geostrategy
GCC Secretary General praises DCO role in digital transformation of Saudi economy
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi visited the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)...DCO plays an important role in e-development and helps in enabling countries to keep pace with the rapid growth of the digital economy.
The GCC Secretary General stressed on the importance of digital cooperation between the regional organization and the DCO.
Iran targets $30bn in annual trade with Turkey: Amirabdollahian
Tehran, Iran -- Iran and Turkey target $30 billion in annual trade in their endeavor to broaden political and economic...Amirabdollahian said they have held extensive negotiations and weighed plans to carry out the agreements reached in the recent meeting between the presidents of the two nations.
"The transit routes in the region are not a factor of competition, but an element that strengthens relations between Iran and Turkey," he said.
Fahd al-Jarallah appointed new Kuwait FM amid economic challenges
Kuwait City, Kuwait -- Kuwait Sunday announced the appointment of Fahd Abdulaziz al-Jarallah as the new Finance Minister. This decision...This decision comes on the heels of the resignation of Manaf Abdulaziz al-Hajri, who held the position since April this year.
Kuwait, known for its vast oil reserves and robust fiscal stance, has been grappling with political disputes and bureaucratic hurdles.
White House race overshadows Biden visit to Florida hurricane zone
Large trees, broken limbs and tattered signs littered the side of the motorcade route, a testament to the power of...DeSantis' office told US media on Friday the security requirements of a presidential visit would cause too much disruption to recovery efforts
Biden visited the city of Live Oak on Saturday, surveying damage via helicopter before meeting first responders and local officials at an elementary school
UK unveils plans for ‘fitting tribute’ to Queen Elizabeth II
Senior royal, political and other figures and experts are set to be appointed to the committee to develop ideas and...The "fitting tribute" to Britain's longest-reigning monarch will be unveiled to coincide with what would have been her 100th birthday
A newly-formed entity will consider and recommend proposals for the memorial and legacy programme, government department said
Tech’s carbon footprint: can AI revolutionize responsibly?
The planet's 8,000 or so data centers are the foundation of our online existence, and will grow ever further with...In 2019, researchers trained several large language models, and found that training a single AI model can emit the CO2 emission equivalent of five cars over their lifetimes.
Between 2010 and 2018, global data center energy use rose by only 6 percent, despite a 550 percent increase in workloads and computing instances, according to the IEA.
Three killed in ethnic protests in Iraq’s Kirkuk
The curfew was imposed in the evening after rival protests -- between Kurdish residents on one side and Turkmen and...Two people were shot in the chest and a third in the head, Ziad Khalaf, director of the local health authority told media
Those wounded, including Kurds, Arabs and three members of the security forces, were hit by gunfire, stones or glass, said Khalaf
Iran receives first batch of Russian combat trainer jets
According to an Iranian media outlet, a batch of advanced Yak-130 training aircraft flew into the Shahid Babaei Air Base...Iran and Russia have ramped up military cooperation in the recent years despite international sanctions
Many in the West have accused Tehran of supplying Moscow with weapons for use in its war against Kyiv
Clashes hit Kurdish-held east Syria after curfew
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Sporadic clashes took place on Saturday in a Kurdish-held area of eastern Syria, a monitor said, after a..."Calm has been relatively restored, as the intensity of fighting has decreased due to the 48-hour curfew," an official said.
The violence has so far killed 54 people, including six children, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor.
Dozen injured after skirmish between Israeli police, Eritrean protestors
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL- A dozen Eritrean asylum seekers were wounded by Israeli police gunfire here on Saturday after a demonstration against...Clashes began outside a south Tel Aviv venue that was set to host a pro-regime event organized by the Eritrean embassy in Israel.
Protestors "hurled rocks and wooden planks" at officers, who used riot dispersal means and mounted forces to clear the Eritreans.