The Red Cross warned on Saturday that any Israeli efforts to evacuate Gaza City would put residents at risk, as...
- Israeli forces conducted an overnight airborne raid on a site near the Syrian capital after bombing it several times, Syrian...
Erdogan had taken a more measured tone in the first day of war, condemning all attacks against civilians and urging...He doubled down on Wednesday, telling ruling party lawmakers in parliament that Turkey "never approved the atrocities being committed by Israel".
He told his party that Turkey had "no problem with the Israeli state" but could not accept its "disgusting and brutal attacks" on Gaza.
In the latest violence, four Palestinians were killed in Jenin and one in Qalqilya, both in the northern West Bank....Violence had already spiraled in the West Bank before the Gaza war, with the highest death toll in the Palestinian territory since at least 2005.
Many of the Palestinian deaths came in raids by Israeli troops but there has also been a rise in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
"The economic consequences of the current and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza are impossible to determine," Richard Kozul-Wright, the director...UNCTAD said that unemployment was at 45 percent in the Gaza Strip and 13 percent in the West Bank, with women and young people affected the most.
In Gaza, real GDP per capita was 11.7 percent below the 2019 level and close to its lowest level since 1994, the UNCTAD report said.
The World Bank President expressed deep concern over the widening wealth gap, while calling for more action on gender equality...Countries around the world need to do more in terms of gender equality and women's rights, he said.
Saudi Arabia has done very well when it comes to creating jobs for women and working toward women's rights.
The Chinese and Russian reprimands ring hollow for US officials, who doubt the rival powers will engage in painstaking diplomacy...In comments likely aimed at consumption in the Islamic world, Russia has accused the United States of escalating the conflict through military reinforcements
China and the United States have both sought diplomatic advantage in the crisis, including through a call between Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
- Tehran, Iran--Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi believes the expansion of ties between Tehran and Riyadh will be effective in strengthening regional...
He made the comments during a meeting with Abdullah bin Saud Al-Anzi, the newly appointed Saudi ambassador to Iran
The new ambassador said the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran are very strong because of commonalities between them
- Traders tracked a rally on Wall Street that was helped by a strong set of earnings from big-name firms including...
Hong Kong was the stand-out performer Wednesday, jumping more than two percent
Traders were aware that the crisis in the Middle East could spiral out of control at any minute
- According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), its jets hit military infrastructure and mortar launchers of the Syrian Army in...
According to Syrian state media, Israeli strikes on Sunday put Syria's two main airports out of service
Earlier in the month, Israeli strikes targeted Aleppo airport, wounding five people, a war monitor reported
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and US President Joe Biden discussed...Prince Mohammed underlined the necessity of immediate work to explore means of halting the military operations
He highlighted rejection of the targeting of civilians in any form as well as the targeting of infrastructure and vital facilities
Combating climate change demands global collaboration and collective action, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira tells TRENDS in...Combating climate change demands global collaboration and collective action, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira tells TRENDS in an interview
She highlights the need for a global sustainability approach, emphasizing localized transitions, inclusivity, and the urgency of shifting to sustainable development
