Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan for historic ‘Peace Signing’ Friday
US President Donald Trump announced he will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday for what he called...Geostrategy
Electric ‘air taxis’ could debut in Japan from 2027
Tokyo, Japan -- Airline ANA said Thursday that, together with a US start-up, it hopes to have electric "air taxis"...Technology Business Geostrategy Aviation
Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad
The new arrivals in Adre may now be safe from the gunfire, but they soon learn they are still in...The risk of disease soars in the absence of clean water, for which people "begin lining up ... at 2:00 am" amid shortages in some camps, MSF reported
In Sudan, even before the current conflict began in April, 78,000 children under five died every year "from preventable causes, such as malaria", UN says
UN renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission after dispute
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has criticized UNIFIL's inability to fully access certain areas, including sites belonging to a Lebanese environmental...The vote, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday but postponed for further negotiations, came only a few hours before the mission's authorization was set to expire
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in place since 1978, is tasked with creating a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, which are technically at war
Turkey asks Russia to renew grain deal for global food security
Moscow, Russia - Turkey's foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow on Thursday that reviving a deal to ship Ukrainian..."We underlined its critical role for global food security and stability in the Black Sea," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said
Fidan was in Moscow to prepare an informal summit between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin in Russia
Constructive Saudi pledges made for Lebanon assistance: Iran FM
Tehran, Iran -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Thursday that discussions with Saudi authorities have resulted in constructive statements...Iran wants nothing but good, stability, peace, and development for Lebanon, Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters in Beirut.
"We expect all regional and international countries to contribute to improving Lebanon's economic situation," he said.
Iraqi security forces seize 15 tons of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals
War-scarred Iraq, originally mainly a drug transit country, has faced an explosion in narcotics use in recent years, mainly of...They said the chemical components confiscated in Baghdad are used to manufacture crystal meth and captagon.
The drug squad made the seizure in an upscale neighborhood of the capital, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Qatar Credit Bureau, Supreme Judicial Council to share data
DOHA, QATAR - Qatar Credit Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) pertaining to...The primary objective of this cooperation is to regularize the electronic connection between the bureau and SJC.
SJC will supply the bureau with the outcomes of the rulings related to its work in quest of achieving data accuracy.
Chinese diplomat, Arab Parliament speaker discuss Middle East
BEIJING, CHINA – The director of China’s Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs met with the speaker of...China said the future of the Middle East should be in the hands of regional countries and people.
The diplomat said China supports an early, fair and reasonable settlement of the Palestinian issue.
Israeli soldier, Palestinian attacker killed in West Bank truck ramming
Israel's defence ministry said its security personnel at the Hashmonaim checkpoint were informed by the army that the truck was...Thursday's attack comes a day after a 14-year-old Palestinian stabbed a civilian at a light rail station in Jerusalem
The truck driver was a 41-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank with a work permit for Israel, Avi Biton, head of police central command
Turkey to ask Russia to resume grain deal in original form
According to TASS, quoting a diplomatic source, Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will propose to Russia at the upcoming talks...The diplomatic sourced quoted by TASS said that Turkey views the grain corridor as the most efficient and safe
He further said the deal if resumed in original format can prevent the expansion of the Ukranian conflcit into the Black Sea
US blocks Nvidia AI chip sales to Middle East citing China concerns: report
London, Britain - The Biden administration has implemented restrictions on the sale of Nvidia's advanced microchips to certain Middle Eastern...Nvidia, a tech giant valued at $1.2 trillion, has been directed to obtain permission before exporting chips to specific nations in the region
Nvidia's H100 and A100 chips play a vital role in training software like ChatGPT, contributing significantly to the global race for superior computing power
