Yemen’s Huthis to keep attacking Israeli ships despite US deal
Yemen's Huthi rebels will continue targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, an official told AFP on Wednesday, despite a...Geostrategy
Turkey, Israel must ease tensions in Syria: analysts
Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears...Geostrategy
Four more officials held after Libya flood disaster
Benghazi, Libya - Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as...The four additional suspects, including two members of the Derna municipal council, were arrested for suspected mismanagement
Flooding caused by hurricane-strength Storm Daniel tore through eastern Libya on September 10, leaving at least 3,893 people dead
Women play ‘prominent’ role as hundreds protest in Syria
Peaceful protests have swept Sweida province, the heartland of the country's Druze minority, since President Bashar al-Assad's government ended fuel...An activist and a witness told AFP that between 2,000 and 2,500 people took part in Friday's protests, some chanting anti-government slogans and waving Druze flags.
Protests against deteriorating economic conditions have erupted sporadically in the province in recent years.
Europe should move faster on energy transition, say IEA, ECB
PARIS, FRANCE - Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global...Europe must invest more quickly in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power, top policymakers said.
Private sector investment faces barriers including policy uncertainty, bureaucratic red tape and higher energy costs, they said.
Qatar calls for subjecting Israel’s nuclear facilities to IAEA safeguards
Vienna, Austria -- Qatar Friday called for intensifying international efforts to subject all Israeli nuclear facilities to International Atomic Energy...Qatar said this demand was confirmed by international legitimacy resolutions half a century ago, including the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly since 1974.
Qatar said AEA's subjecting Israel to comprehensive safeguards regime is a prerequisite for establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
GCC, Pakistan ink preliminary free trade agreement
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi said that preliminary free trade agreement...The agreement was signed by GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi and Pakistani Commerce Minister Dr. Gohar Ejaz.
The Secretary-General stressed that the GCC countries are proceeding with free-trade negotiations with other countries.
Jailed Tunisia opposition chief Rached Ghanouchi begins hunger strike
The 82-year-old leader of Ennahdha was sentenced to one year in prison on terrorism-related charges in May following his arrest...He is the most prominent of roughly two dozen opponents of President Kais Saied arrested since February, including former ministers and business figures.
Ghannouchi "decided to begin a three-day hunger strike to denounce the arbitrary and unfounded prosecution of the opposition", said Imed Khemiri, Ennahdha spokesman.
Politicians fail to understand scientific facts of climate, says expert
PARIS, FRANCE - Wavering ambition by governments and a growing belief that science is politically subjective are great causes for concern...Several extreme weather events have occurred in 2023, which the European Union's climate monitor says is likely to be the hottest in human history.
These underscores the urgency of slashing planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions to avert the catastrophic impacts of greater global warming.
US State Department says 60,000 emails taken in alleged Chinese hack
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the State Department has not formally assigned blame but had no reason to...Microsoft revealed in July that a Chinese hacking group had breached its email platform and accessed messages from around 25 organizations including US government agencies
"It was approximately 60,000 unclassified emails that were exfiltrated as a part of that breach," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters
US and India discuss India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Washington, United States - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held discussions in...The corridor comprises two separate routes: the East corridor connecting India to West Asia/Middle East and the Northern corridor connecting West Asia/Middle East to Europe
A critical component of this initiative is a rail line that, upon completion, will establish a reliable and cost-effective cross-border ship-to-rail transit network
East Libya strongman in Moscow talks with Putin
Haftar, who sponsors a rival administration to Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli, has long cultivated close relations with Moscow and relies...Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Haftar's meeting with Putin, saying the two discussed the situation in Libya and the region as a whole
The eastern strongman, who arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, had already held talks with Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov during his visit
