Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 16 killed in strike on school
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said two of its workers were killed in a strike at Al-Bureij in...Geostrategy
Lebanon’s Hezbollah rains rockets on Israel as Gaza war rages
Fire and smoke billows after rockets fired from southern Lebanon hit areas in northern Israel on July 4, 2024. (AFP).Geostrategy
Iran’s Raisi, France’s Macron discuss ways to promote ties
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in a lengthy phone call discussed ways to promote ties,...A 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers gave the Islamic republic relief from international sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear program.
In 2018 the United States withdrew unilaterally from the deal and reimposed sanctions, prompting Tehran to suspend implementing its own commitments.
45 governments endorse doubling energy efficiency by 2030
PARIS, FRANCE - Forty-five governments have endorsed doubling the average global rate of energy efficiency improvements by the end of...The meeting stressed as to how energy efficiency can help accelerate clean energy transition toward reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
The meeting underscored that effective policies must be fully leveraged to encourage behavior change among consumers and businesses.
UAE convenes Security Council meet, urges UN, League of Arab States to cooperate
NEW YORK, US - Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar chaired the first signature event of the UAE’s United...UAE called on UN and League of Arab States to work jointly on combating terrorism, preventing conflicts by championing the values of tolerance.
The UAE would support the work of the Security Council in reaching decisions that contribute to resolving Arab and international issues.
Sudan warring parties agree to 24-hour ceasefire: mediators
Although many ceasefires have been broken, yet the twenty-four truce is seen as a chance to give the people of...According to the UN, some two million people have been displaced from their homes, including 476,000 who have sought shelter in neighboring countries
The latest ceasefire follows US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where he held discussions on Sudan with Saudi officials
Russia plans to make Iranian drones by next year, says US government
Russia is receiving materials from Iran to build a drone factory that "could be fully operational early next year," White..."The Russia-Iran military partnership appears to be deepening," Kirby said in a statement, citing US intelligence information.
Washington estimates that Russia has received hundreds of attack drones as well as related equipment from Iran to aid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Sudan authorities declare UN envoy ‘persona non grata’
KHARTOUM, SUDAN -  Sudanese authorities loyal to the regular army have declared UN envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", accusing him...In a letter to the United Nations, Sudan's army chief accused the UN envoy of bias, not respecting "national sovereignty".
The UN says nearly two million people have been displaced, including 476,000 who have sought refuge in neighboring countries.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to visit China next week
"At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, president of the state of Palestine Mahmud Abbas will pay a state visit...Xi Jinping last December visited Saudi Arabia, where he met with Abbas and pledge to "work for an early, just and durable solution to the Palestinian issue".
In April, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country was willing to aid peace negotiations.
The phase down of fossil fuels is inevitable: Emirati COP28 chief
Al-Jaber, who runs the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), defended a COP28 roadmap that includes a "global goal to..."The phase down of fossil fuels is inevitable," Sultan al-Jaber said on the sidelines of technical climate talks six months ahead of the summit
On Wednesday, al-Jaber signed a statement with EU Commission chief calling for  “a transition towards energy systems free of unabated fossil fuels"
Days after being re-elected, Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new central bank governor
Hafize Gaye Erkan -- whose appointment was published in the official gazette on Friday -- has taken over the post...Erkan, a former co-CEO First Republic Bank and managing director at Goldman Sachs, will be the first woman to head the central bank
Turkish president unveiled a new cabinet on Saturday appointing Mehmet Simsek, a former Merrill Lynch economist, as finance minister
Syrians lose life-saving care as Turkey halts medical visits
Seriously ill Syrians in the country's last rebel bastion of Idlib used to be able to access life-saving care across...Doctors in Idlib refer most heart and cancer patients to Turkey, where they can receive free treatment under an agreement between local authorities and Ankara
But after the quake ravaged health facilities on Turkish side of the border, Ankara halted medical visits through the Bab al-Hawa crossing, the sole access point for Idlib
