Damascus club shooting sparks fears of restriction on freedoms
A deadly shooting Monday at a Damascus club, days after another attack on the capital's nightlife, has sparked fears, adding...Geostrategy
UAE says citizens can again travel to Lebanon
The announcement comes after Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun met with his UAE counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on...Geostrategy
Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee
A million people have crossed Sudan's borders since April, fleeing the devastating war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary...Since the authorities inaugurated a new passport office in the eastern city of Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day
Sudan was already one of the world's poorest countries even before the war broke out, but now it has plunged into a horrific humanitarian crisis
Water-starved Saudi Arabia confronts desalination’s heavy toll
The Jazlah plant in Jubail city applies the latest technological advances in a country that first turned to desalination more...Lacking lakes, rivers and regular rainfall, Saudi Arabia relies instead on dozens of facilities that transform water from the Red Sea into something potable
The national Saline Water Conversion Corporation reports production capacity of 11.5 million cubic meters per day at 30 facilities
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
News site G1 said the plane was an 18-passenger EMB-110, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer. It was...Twelve passengers and two crew were killed in the accident, Governor Wilson Lima wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter
Media said the passengers were Brazilians traveling to the region for sport fishing, citing state security secretary Vinicius Almeida
Aid pours into flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll touches 11,300
According to a United Nations report released on Sunday, the toll from Derna alone has risen to 11,300. Citing the...At least 40,000 people have been displaced across northeastern Libya due to flood
International aid is arriving from all over the world, offering some relief to the survivors
IAEA denounces Iran over latest inspector exclusion
Iran's foreign ministry said that the move to withdraw accreditation from several of the UN's nuclear watchdog inspectors was in...Grossi condemned Iran's "disproportionate and unprecedented unilateral measure" which affects verification activities
He added that Iran has effectively removed about one third of the core group of the IAEA's most experienced inspectors
California sues oil giants, alleges environment, climate-risks deception
The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars...The suit follows numerous other cases brought by US cities, counties and states against fossil fuel interests over the impact of climate change.
The suit seeks the creation of an abatement fund to pay for future damages caused by climate disasters in California.
Turkey accuses Brussels of disinterest in its EU membership
Istanbul, Turkey - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused the European Union of pulling away from Turkey, whose efforts to..."The European Union is trying to distance itself from us," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters at Istanbul airport.
Erdogan has made mending torn ties with Western allies a priority after winning a difficult election in May following years of tensions.
8 dead, 3 injured in Yemen after lightning, floods
Sanaa, Yemen - Flooding and lightning strikes in Yemen have killed eight civilians, an official and a doctor told AFP on...The lightning strikes occurred on Friday in the Al-Layha and Al-Zahra districts of Hodeida governorate on the Red Sea coast.
Also on Friday, flooding killed one woman and destroyed dozens of homes in the nearby town of Hais, according to an official.
Sharjah Social Security Fund offers service period purchase option
SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Social Security Fund (SSSF) has allowed the possibility of acquiring the service period for insured...This move aligns with the fund's strategies aimed at enhancing the well-being of employees and providing them with opportunities to boost their pensions.
The fund said it is allowed to procure the service period for insured employees after they have completed a minimum of 20 years of actual service.
Saudi-China Entrepreneurs Association and HKTDC sign MoU
Hong Kong - The Saudi Arabia-China Entrepreneurs Association (SCEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong...The MoU between SCEA and HKTDC aims to fortify commercial ties, particularly aiding startups and service providers eyeing global expansion.
The agreement was signed during the eighth Belt and Road Summit, a two-day event themed "Ten Years of Cooperation for Mutual Benefit".
