Israel plans to ‘take control’ of Gaza City, sparking wave of criticism
European Council chief Antonio Costa warned "such a decision must have consequences" for EU-Israel ties, while Germany said it was...Geostrategy
Israel seeks full control of Gaza, won’t keep or govern it: Netanyahu
"We want to hand it over to Arab forces that will govern it properly without threatening us and giving Gazans...Geostrategy
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.
Russia plans visa-free travel with Latin American countries
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – A senior Russian official said that they intend to move towards visa-free travel with all countries of...The Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin American Department said that visa-free travel with all Latin American states is an achievable goal.
The statement on visa-free travel was made by the senior diplomat on the sidelines of the "Russia - Latin America" conference.
Yemen carrier suspends international flights from rebel-held Sanaa
Yemenia operates near-daily commercial flights to the Jordanian capital Amman -- its only direct international destination from Sanaa's Houthi-controlled airport...In a statement, the airline blamed the rebels for the move, accusing them of restricting access to company accounts in Sanaa banks since March -- a charge the Houthis have denied.
Yemenia said it was barred from accessing more than $80 million in deposits, causing "severe damage to the company's activity".
Turkey says ‘terrorist attack’ took place in Ankara
The ministry said two attackers arrived in a commercial vehicle around 9:30 am (0630 GMT) "in front of the entrance...The targeted district is home to several other ministries and the Turkish parliament, which was due to reopen today with an address from President
TV channel reported gunfire in the cordoned-off district, where emergency services were in attendance, nobody immediately claimed the attack
Libya’s eastern govt postpones Derna reconstruction conference
The conference was put off until November 1-2 to "offer time for the submission of effective studies and projects" for...The authorities later said that the conference would draw in international corporations, and on Sunday the committee said the postponed event would be held in Derna and Benghazhi.
Libya is divided between an internationally recognized Tripoli-based administration in the west, and the one in the flood-stricken east backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
Afghan embassy in India suspends operations
Most foreign nations -- including India -- do not officially recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government but acknowledge them as the de...India will take control of the Afghanistan embassy in a caretaker capacity, said an embassy statement posted on social media
The unsigned statement said it had been "increasingly challenging" to continue operations due to cuts in staff and resources
UAE and Barbados look to deepen trade, energy ties
Bridgetown, Barbados-- The UAE and Barbados have discussed prospects for bolstering bilateral cooperation, particularly in climate action and renewable energy,...The UAE foreign minister and Barbados PM discussed mechanisms of joint cooperation across various sectors of economy, tourism and trade
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed's tour looks to show UAE’s keenness to strengthen friendly relations with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean,
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank: ministry
Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces had fired "live bullets and tear gas canisters at several young...The ministry identified the teenager as 16-year-old Milad Munther al-Raee who was killed at the entrance to Al-Arroub refugee camp
The Israeli military said "terrorists hurled molotov cocktails" at soldiers who were at a military post adjacent to the camp
China rejects US disinformation accusations, calls Washington ’empire of lies’
Beijing, China - China on Saturday accused the United States of being an "empire of lies", hitting back after a State...The report, released Thursday by the US State Department's Global Engagement Center, accused China of financing propaganda, disinformation.
"It is the U.S. that invented the weaponizing of the global information space," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
