Netanyahu’s Gaza plan: Hamas accuses Israel PM of sacrificing hostages for personal interest
"Netanyahu's plans to escalate the aggression confirm beyond any doubt his desire to get rid of the captives and sacrifice...Geostrategy
Trump announces 100% chip tariff, pressuring Asian producers
The US president unveiled the levy at the White House on Wednesday ahead of the imposition of sweeping tariffs on...Technology Business Economy Geostrategy
Oil industry is an integral part of climate solutions, says COP28 head
President of the upcoming COP28 climate talks Sultan Al Jaber, also the head of UAE state-owned oil firm ADNOC, told...The president of the upcoming COP28 urged oil industry leaders to curb emissions associated with energy production.
He also encouraged them to embrace "low carbon solutions" like carbon capture and storage,
mRNA COVID vaccine experts awarded Nobel Medicine Prize
Kariko, 68, and Weissman, 64, longstanding colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, have won a slew of...While the prizewinning research dates back to 2005, the first vaccines to use the mRNA technology were those made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna against Covid-19.
The mRNA vaccines, together with other COVID vaccines "have saved millions of lives and prevented severe disease in many more," the jury said
Iran says it opposes ‘geopolitical changes’ in Caucasus
Foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani, while voicing support for Azerbaijan's reclamation of the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region last month, said Tehran...Relations between Baku and Tehran have been traditionally sour, as Turkic-speaking Azerbaijan is a close ally of Iran's historical rival Turkey.
Nakhchivan does not share a border with Azerbaijan but has been tied to Baku since the 1920s -- and is located between Armenia, Turkey and Iran.
At least 38 injured in police HQ fire in Egypt’s Ismailia
Flames raged through the multi-storey building that was completely obscured by a massive cloud of smoke before the blaze was...Interior Minister ordered an investigation into the causes of the fire, as well as a "structural safety review" for the building
The health ministry deployed 50 ambulances to the scene, which were joined by military emergency services including two planes
UAE Vice-President wishes China in Chinese on National Day
Dubai, UAE - Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Sunday shared a...In a video message, Sheikh Mohammed, who is also ruler of Dubai, highlighted the historical connection between the region and China
Recalling his visits to China, the UAE Vice President said: "I visited China three times in a year. I like the country and I like its people."
Turkey pounds PKK bases in Iraq after Ankara bombing
In the wake of the bombing, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had already vowed that "terrorists" would never achieve their...On Sunday evening, an official in Iraqi Kurdistan reported Turkish army planes bombing parts of the Bradost region
Turkey's defense ministry acknowledged an "air operation" in Iraq, adding "20 targets used by terrorists" had been destroyed
Iraq and Iran review implementation of security agreement between two countries
Tehran, Iran--Iraq and Iran have reviewed the implementation of the security agreement in a meeting between the secretary of Iran's...Qasim al-Araj, Iraq's NSA, arrived in Tehran on Sunday and held discussions with General Ali-Akbar Ahmadian, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC)
The agreement guarantees the security of the borders of the two countries, affording a road map to eliminate the insecure components in the region
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan ink pact on digital transformation, innovation
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan here on Sunday...Under the terms of the MoU, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will strengthen their SME and start-up ecosystems.
They will cooperate on policies, regulations and legislation in the digitization and electronic manufacturing sectors.
Italian-Palestinian man held by Israel due to be released, says lawyer
ROME, ITALY - An Italian-Palestinian student detained without charges by Israel since August was due to be released, his lawyer in...Khaled El Qaisi, 27, was arrested on August 31 while crossing from the West Bank to Jordan after a family vacation in his home city of Bethlehem.
Family members in Rome appealed last month for intervention from Italy to help the student, who was born in Palestine but is also an Italian citizen.
Expo 2023 building in Guinness World Records for largest green roof
Doha, Qatar -- The main building of Expo 2023 in Doha has made it to the Guinness World Records for...The roof of the building, implemented by Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal), has an area of 4,031 square meters.
The new global achievement is the sixth world record achieved by Qatar's Public Works Authority in the previous years.
