Biden exhorts Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas on hostage deal
US, Egypt and Qatar have been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks in a bid to secure a temporary truce...Geostrategy
Kremlin slams Macron claims Russia trying to undermine Olympics
Moscow, Russia - The Kremlin on Friday blasted as "unacceptable" French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was trying to undermine...Geostrategy
Iran ‘resolves’ one of UN nuclear watchdog’s concerns
Iranian media reports came just days before the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency is due to...The IAEA's concerns about the sites are one of the remaining obstacles to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, which was left in tatters by the withdrawal of the US in 2018.
The Marivan site in Abadeh county in the southern province of Fars is the first of the three sites to be addressed under a work plan agreed by Iran and the IAEA in March last year.
Saudi national freed from captors in ‘special operation’ by Lebanese army
Beirut, Lebanon--A Saudi national who had been kidnapped in Beirut has been freed in a "special operation" by the Lebanese army...The army said that Saudi national Mashari al-Mutairi was freed from kidnappers in special operation by the army on the Syrian border
The Saudi national was kidnapped by unidentified assailants dressed as security personnel in a four-wheel drive vehicle on the Beirut seafront
Israelis revive flashpoint West Bank settlement
Neither the army nor the defence ministry commented on their role in Monday's developments at Homesh when contacted by journalists....The journalists saw Israeli soldiers guarding around 20 people carrying out construction work at the Homesh site, which Israel evacuated nearly two decades ago
The latest development comes weeks after the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged his government had no plans to reconstruct the site
China launches mission with first civilian to space station
Shenzhou-16 is the first mission to Tiangong since it entered its "application and development" stage, authorities said. Shenzhou-16 will carry out...The Shenzhou-16 crew took off atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 9:31 am (0131 GMT)
The launch was a "complete success" and the "astronauts are in good condition", said Zou Lipeng, director of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Sudan ceasefire extended as gunfire rages, aid trickles in
Many residents said they could hear gunfire after dark on Monday, shortly before the ceasefire extension was announced. Earlier, they...Shortly before the initial one-week ceasefire was to expire at 1945 GMT, Washington and Riyadh announced the extension
In a "major breakthrough", the WFP said Monday that it had begun reaching thousands of Khartoum's trapped residents
After win, Erdogan faces tough task of uniting a polarized Turkey
Turkey's longest-serving leader surmounted a powerful opposition coalition, an economic crisis and anger following a devastating February earthquake to beat...Turkish president called on Turks to "come together in unity and solidarity", while Kilicdaroglu vowed to "continue the struggle" against the president and his AKP party
Erdogan's inauguration ceremony, the nomination of a new cabinet and the sitting of the new parliament will follow the confirmation of the final election results this week
UAE-India Business Forum discusses investment opportunities
SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has embarked on a landmark trade mission to India,...The UAE-India Business Forum brought together key business leaders, government officials and industry experts from both Sharjah and Mumbai.
The trade mission's first leg commenced with the highly successful UAE-India Business Forum held in Mumbai, India's bustling commercial capital.
Would welcome diplomatic ties with Egypt, says Iran’s Supreme Leader
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting...Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the Omani leader had told him that Egypt would be willing to resume relations.
Khamenei said that there should be an increase in cooperation between Oman and Iran as the two countries share the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid: ministry
The Israeli military said "suspects fired heavily at the forces, who responded with fire toward the armed men" during a...Ashraf Mohammed Ibrahim, 37, was "shot by the Israeli occupation" in the northern city of Jenin, the ministry said
Ibrahim was an officer in the Palestinian intelligence service, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa
AI disinformation potential sparks fears for US 2024 race
Campaigns on both sides of the political divide are likely to harness this technology -- which is cheap, easily accessible...Fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say
AI advancements will become a "game changing" tool for understanding voters, said Vance Reavie, chief executive of Junction AI