Israel's finance minister on Thursday backed plans to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West...
- The approval for the expanded offensive comes days after Israel's security cabinet called for the seizure of Gaza's largest city,...
Moscow, Russia - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has confirmed the commencement of the implementation of the Russian grain...The initiative was initially proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who pledged to provide one million metric tons of grain at a preferential price
Vershinin stated that practical steps are now being taken, including communication with the involved parties to establish a trilateral agreement
- In recent years, the Middle East and China have fortified economic ties, with the former supplying half of latter's oil...
In recent years, the Middle East and China have fortified economic ties, with the former supplying half of latter's oil and sealing a landmark 27-year LNG deal with Qatar
After Chinese President Xi's 2022 Saudi visit, China-GCC FTA talks accelerated, financial ties deepened and the BRI synced with Middle East's digital and infra ambitions
- Several ministers of agriculture and food security from UN's Food and Agriculture Organization member states at the event discussed key...
Qatar plays a major role in advancing food security at local, regional, and global scales, says Qatar’s Municipality Minister
The country's key initiatives include dairy cow importation, poultry self-sufficiency, and innovative greenhouse techniques
Washington, US - The REPO (Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs) task force, set up to search and freeze Russia-related assets, estimates the...“The total value of assets is estimated at around $280 billion, the majority of which is held in the European Union,” the US Department of the Treasury said.
Reportedly, the task force has completed its “initial effort to map and account for Russian sovereign assets that are immobilized and held in REPO member jurisdictions".
- LYON, FRANCE - President of Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority ‘Nazaha’ Mazin bin Ibrahim Al-Kahmous on Friday visited the...
The two sides discussed cooperation between Nazaha and Interpol in the field of combating corruption and cross-border crimes.
The discussions touched on recovering funds and assets related to corruption and pursuing fugitives in such cases.
"I look forward to welcoming the AU as a permanent member of the G20", European Council president Charles Michel told...G20 host and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the pan-African organization to become a permanent member.
The proposal has won backing from Washington and on Friday the European Union said it would also back the move.
- Jelassi argued that such "methodical censorship" aims to remove the voices of the opposition or civil society organizations from broadcasts...
Mehdi Jelassi, head of SNJT union said the freedom of the press is increasingly repressed and the authorities are adopting a policy of lockdown and censorship.
The syndicate also denounced "intimidation" of journalists through judicial prosecution and interrogations that are "purely political".
- An AFP correspondent in Sidon reported the sound of intermittent automatic weapon fire and rocket launchers emanating from within the...
The fighting pitted members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement against Islamist militants
Dozens of families with children fled on Thursday evening from the camp's northern end where the clashes were concentrated
With MENA accounting for just 7.4% of global trade in 2022, GCC's strategic initiatives and resources can pave the way...With MENA accounting for just 7.4% of global trade in 2022, GCC's strategic initiatives and resources can pave the way for regional trade integration and global prominence
Despite challenges like restrictive nontariff measures, red tape, and corruption, GCC-led comprehensive reforms and a global engagement strategy can make MENA a trade hub
- The G20 was conceived in the throes of the 2008 financial crisis as a way of managing the global economy....
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has painted the summit as his country's diplomatic coming of age -- evidence of New Delhi's clout and prestige on the global stage.
But that notion was called into question by rival leader Xi, who pointedly decided to skip the meeting and send his number two, Premier Li Qiang instead.
