Russia says ‘evidence’ links Ukraine to Moscow attack
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russia said on Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside...Geostrategy Global
Cross-border fire between Hizbollah and Israel leaves 16 dead
Israeli rescue teams searching a damaged building in the border town of Kiryat Shmona "found a 25-year-old who was unconscious,...Geostrategy Uncategorized
Tunisian star Ons Jabeur calls for ‘dignity’ amid row over migrants
A week after President Kais Saied ordered "urgent measures" against irregular sub-Saharan migrants, Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has spoken...Tunisian president Kais Saied last week accused sub-Saharan African migrants of bringing a wave of "violence and crime" to the North African country
According to figures from the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), around 21,000 irregular migrants from other parts of Africa live in Tunisia
European Parliament bars TikTok on official devices for staff
Brussels, Belgium - The European Parliament has told staff to purge TikTok from devices used for work because of data protection...TikTok said the bans were "misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions" and called for "due process and equal treatment".
Last week, the company insisted it protects the data of its 125 million monthly users in the European Union.
WHO chief lands in rebel-held Syria for first time after quake
In the aftermath of the quake, activists and emergency teams in the rebel-held northwest decried the UN's slow response, contrasting...Tedros was the highest-ranking United Nations official to visit the rebel-held zones since the February 6 quake.
UN relief chief Martin Griffiths admitted on February 12 that the body had "so far failed the people in northwest Syria".
Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade: IAEA
The IAEA report said that during an inspection "on 22 January 2023, the agency took environmental samples... at Fordow (sic)...The IAEA report comes as the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, is expected to visit Tehran "in the coming days."
Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent stood at 87.5 kilogrammes, up from 62.3 kilogrammes, the report said
Nigeria gas fuels Morocco, Algeria pipeline power struggle
Morocco and Algeria have moved to revive long-stalled projects in light of a gas supply crunch following Russia's invasion of...Algeria is pushing to relaunch plans for a Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline linking Nigeria to Algeria's Mediterranean coast via Niger
Morocco's deal with Nigeria and their West African neighbors is set to cost 23 billion euros but the project would involve complex negotiations
After attack from settlers, envoy urges Security Council to protect Palestinians
The Security Council has an obligation to find ways to "provide protection" for Palestinian civilians, the Palestinian ambassador to the...Mansour said it would have been helpful for Security Council representatives to visit Huwara so they could "see with their own eyes (and) feel the horror in the minds."
Last week, for the first time in six years, the Security Council denounced the building of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories, in a statement approved by the US
Saudi foreign minister reviews regional issues with GCC Secretary General
During the meeting, the two discussed strengthening the process of joint GCC action and reviewed GCC issues of common concern.During the meeting, the two discussed strengthening the process of joint GCC action and reviewed GCC issues of common concern
Earlier on Monday, Al-Budaiwi held talks with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov in Saudi capital
Libya parliament denounces ‘errors’ in UN envoy’s report
The form and rules around elections have been key sticking points in Libya's faltering peace process since the last major...In a statement on Tuesday, the office of parliament chief Aguila Saleh voiced "surprise at the errors in the briefing over the failure of parliament
Polls in Libya had been set for December 2021 but were postponed indefinitely amid bitter divisions over who could stand and what powers the president would have
UN chief lands in Iraq for first time in six years to show solidarity
In a show of solidarity with Iraq, UN head Antonio Guterres arrived in the country for the first time in...Guterres said he wanted to demonstrate "solidarity with the people and the democratic institutions of Iraq."
He will then travel on to Qatar, where he will attend the summit of the Least Developed Countries
Revised death toll in Turkey and Syria earthquake more than 50,000
A total of 5,951 people were killed across Syria, while Turkey recorded 44,374 deaths after the February 6 earthquake. The...The Syrian government said 1,414 people had been killed in areas under its control, while Turkish-backed officials in Syria put the toll at 4,537 throughout rebel-held areas.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor had reported 2,243 people killed in government-held areas -- recording 824 more deaths than the official toll.