Lavrov meets Xi in Beijing: Russian foreign ministry
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday, Moscow said, as the top Russian...Geostrategy
Trump says US will send Ukraine Patriot air defense systems, and may sanction Russia
President Donald Trump on Sunday said Washington would send Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv and hinted at new sanctions...Geostrategy
EU chief says union against ‘forced displacement’ of Palestinians
Cairo, Egypt - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday said she was opposed to the "forced displacement of...Visiting Egypt, Von der Leyen "thanked Egypt for its key role in providing and facilitating humanitarian aid to vulnerable Palestinians"
She discussed with Egyptian president "the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza" and a "political horizon based on a two-state solution"
Manama Dialogue helps in addressing political, security challenges, says GCC
MANAMA, BAHRAIN – Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has said that the hosting of...The conference brings together global senior officials and experts to exchange ideas and theories about common challenges.
It will help in understanding and analyzing issues, promoting security, peace, prosperity and supporting sustainable development.
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon fear for their families in Gaza
Beirut, Lebanon - In a ramshackle Palestinian refugee camp here, Hayat Shehadeh wrings her hands as she watches the Israel-Hamas war....In her Lebanon's refugee camp, Palestinian Fatima al-Ashwah, 61, is glued to television, praying her family members in Gaza are not among those being pulled dead from the rubble.
Fighting back tears, she recounted how she had visited Gaza in July, and how the family greeted her and another relative with drums and dancing in celebration at the Rafah crossing
Hundreds flee as Gaza’s main hospital evacuated
Hundreds of people fled after Israel's army ordered the evacuation of Gaza's main hospital where over 2,000 people were trapped...Israel has been pressing military operations inside the hospital, searching for the Hamas operations center it says lies under the sprawling complex.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas in response to the October 7 attacks which Israeli officials say killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians.
UAE receives first batch of patients from Gaza to undergo medical treatment
Dubai, UAE-- At least 15 patients from Gaza arrived in the UAE to receive medical treatment in the UAE's hospitals.The...The initiative is part of the UAE government's resolve to provide medical treatment for 1,000 children from the Gaza Strip who are in urgent need of medical care
The UAE has sent dozens of planes with 1,400 tonnes of food, medical, and relief supplies, to support endeavors aiming at providing relief in the Gaza Strip
Sudan asks UN to ‘immediately’ end political mission
The UN chief was informed about the decision by the country's ambassador to the UN, saying Sudan was terminating the...Sudan, however, said it would continue to work "constructively" with the UN
More than 10,000 people have died in the civil war, which started on April 15
Bahrain and Thailand seek to boost economic cooperation
Manama, Bahrain-- Bahrain and Thailand have held discussions to enhance economic cooperation in a meeting between top officials of the...The two officials took a review of the progress made in the political and economic cooperation between the two kingdoms
They underscored the resolve of the two countries to consolidate security and peace, and also support sustainable development goals
First fuel consignment enters Gaza as Israel bows to pressure
As UN warns of an increasingly desperate situation for 2.4m Palestinians and pleaded for a ceasefire, the first delivery of...Israel enforced a siege on the territory, allowing just a trickle of aid in from Egypt
More than half of Gaza's hospitals are no longer functional due to combat, damage or shortages
Palestinian issue has only two-state solution: Erdogan
Ahead of his trip to Germany, Erdogan ramped up his verbal attacks against Israel, calling it a "terror state" and...Erdogan was speaking about the recognition of the sovereignty of the states of Israel and Palestine, with the latter having East Jerusalem as its capital
Erdogan is on a highly controversial visit to staunch Israel defender Germany, made more tricky by his recent accusations directed at Israel
US chip curbs disturb Chinese firms AI projects
Shanghai, China - US restrictions on advanced computer chips are forcing China's tech giants to rethink their ambitious AI-powered projects, analysts...E-commerce titan Alibaba on Thursday became the latest Chinese firm to admit to feeling the bite of US sanctions
The curbs now target cloud computing to prevent Chinese companies from accessing powerful AI chips hosted elsewhere
