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
Israel says intercepts missile fired from Yemen
The Israeli military said Friday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Huthi rebels recently claimed responsibility for a...Geostrategy
Normalization of Israeli-Saudi ties hit Palestine, security barriers
Despite Israel's strong determination and increasing US mediation efforts, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tel Aviv-Riyadh still face serious...The Chinese-mediated restoration of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran served as a catalyst for US efforts to advance Tel Aviv-Riyadh ties.
For Israel, the normalization of relations with Arab countries has remained an important strategic goal for years.
A third of the global population still without internet: UN study
Around 100 million more people are able to access the internet since last year's census by the International Telecommunication Union...That means 67 percent of the world's population, or 5.4 billion people, are now online. However, the other 2.6 billion people are still without access.
With the developed world already online, the biggest growth areas for connectivity are in low-income countries.
WFP warns fund cuts could push 24m people to brink of starvation
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Food Program said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in many...WFP said it had been struggling to meet growing global needs for food assistance while facing a funding shortfall of over 60 percent this year.
WFP estimates that 345 million people worldwide are facing acute food insecurity, at level three or higher on the UN's five-scale food insecurity classification.
Building less, repurposing more key to low construction sector emissions
The industry is responsible for 37 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and growing urbanization is spurring the construction of...Mushrooming urban environments -- which add new buildings in an area equivalent in size to Paris every five days -- damage life-sustaining ecosystems.
Building less and repurposing existing structures generates 50-75 percent fewer emissions than new constructions, a report said.
Red Cross seeks over $100m aid for quake-hit Morocco
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The Red Cross appealed on Tuesday for more than $100 million to provide desperately needed assistance in Morocco,...The Red Cross said the funds were needed for "health, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter relief items and basic needs".
Search and rescue teams from Morocco and abroad continued to dig through the rubble of homes, hoping for signs of life.
Oslo Accords promise turned into ‘destroyed dreams’ in Gaza
Oslo Accords were meant to lead to a free Palestine, but years of stalled negotiations and violence have left any...Unemployment is rife with about 70 percent of young people without a job in Gaza, where residents regularly suffer power cuts and inadequate access to clean water
Daily struggles in the impoverished territory have been exacerbated by a crippling Israeli-led blockade since Hamas Islamists took control in 2007, two years after Israel withdrew
Israel top court hears petitions against divisive judicial reform
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel's Supreme Court convened Tuesday to hear petitions to strike down a key plank of the hard-right government's...A full 15-judge panel of the top court began hearing pleas against the amendment of the so-called "reasonableness clause"
The amendment limits the powers of the top court to review and sometimes overturn government decisions
North Korea’s Kim travels to Russia for talks with Putin
A Russian news agency said that Kim's had crossed the border into the Primorsky region, with images showing a train...The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok
US has warned that Pyongyang would "pay a price" if it supplies Moscow with weaponry
US endorses transfer of funds to Iran in prisoner deal
President Joe Biden's administration has insisted that Iran will only be allowed to use the money to buy food, medicine...The money transfer is "a critical step in securing the release of these five US citizens," a State Department spokesperson said
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman insisted that the money will allow the Islamic republic to "purchase all non-sanctioned goods"
Sudan army chief visits Eritrea on latest trip abroad
Burhan, the northeast African country's de facto leader since a 2021 coup, has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...Burhan's visit for talks with Eritrea's President was his fourth trip abroad in two weeks
Experts say his recent travels aim to burnish his credentials in the event of talks to end the conflict
