UN rights council to consider call for Israel arms sales halt
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday is set to consider a draft resolution calling for a cessation of arms...Geostrategy Global
Four Israeli officers injured in car-ramming attack near West Bank
Jerusalem--Four Israeli police were injured in a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in the centre of the country, police said...Geostrategy
Saudi evacuation party brings 65 Iranians from Sudan
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - The first Iranian evacuees to escape the Sudan conflict through Saudi Arabia arrived on Saturday in Jeddah,...Saudi Arabia has so far organized evacuations of about 5,000 people from 96 countries, according to the foreign ministry.
More than 510 people have been killed since fighting erupted on April 15 between the Sudan's army and its paramilitary forces.
Iran’s president criticizes US presence in Middle East
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi slammed the United States' presence in the Middle East, as he hosted his counterpart from neighboring...The US has 2,500 non-combat troops in Iraq to provide it with advice and training.
About 900 US troops remain in Syria, most in the Kurdish-administered northeast.
Jordan’s exports to EU nations in January,  February 2023 rose to US$87m
AMMAN, JORDAN - Value of Jordanian exports to European Union countries increased during January-February period of 2023, by 108.5 percent...Jordan's imports from the EU nations in January, February 2023 rose to reach US$671 million.
Trade exchange between Jordan and EU countries in January, February 2023 amounted to about US$758 million.
Three civilians wounded in Israel air strikes in Syria, says state media
Three civilians were wounded in Israeli air strikes near the Syrian city of Homs, state media reported, with a war...Israel has repeatedly said it will not allow its arch-foe Iran to extend its footprint in Syria.
"The Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with missiles, from the direction of north Lebanon," state media reported.
Iran offers to solve Lebanon’s electricity shortage
Tehran, Iran - Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has offered to solve Lebanon's electricity shortage issue through bilateral cooperation despite...Iran had previously supplied fuel to Lebanon via Syria last year, in response to a request from Hezbollah
Lebanon has been facing severe electricity crisis, with frequent power outages affecting households and businesses
Iraq president seeks to deepen partnership on his visit to Iran
Tehran, Iran--Accompanied by a large delegation, Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid arrived in Tehran to deepen economic, trade and political ties...The two presidents will hold talks on trade, climate change, security, stability at the Saadabad Cultural and Historical Complex
The Iraqi president has maintained that the two neighbors can contribute to strengthening of security and stability in the region
Turkish president, UN chief discuss grain deal over phone, Sudan situation
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday discussed over the phone with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Iranian president Raisi to visit Syria ‘in the near future’
Raisi's planned trip comes against the backdrop of a rapprochement between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, and increased Arab...The planned visit comes in the context of "multidimensional" cooperation between Tehran and Damascus
Iran is a major ally of President Bashar al-Assad and has given financial and military support to his regime
European probe officials to question Lebanon central bank audit firms
European investigators probing Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh's wealth will question officials from two international firms previously tasked with...Visiting European investigators plan to question officials from the Lebanon offices of Deloitte, Ernst and Young, and a local firm.
The European investigators arrived in Beirut this week on their third trip to Lebanon in connection with the probe.
Uzbekistan, IsDB ink pacts worth US$396.7m for infrastructure, education
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIAÂ - Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President and Group Chairman Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser and Uzbekistan Minister of Investments,...Under the agreement, IsDB will provide US$260 million in financing for the Integrated Rural Development Project.
The project will empower local communities, improve their access to quality and resilient infrastructure.