The funeral of Iran's assassinated supreme leader has drawn mourners and foreign delegations from more than 100 countries, with Tehran...
Technical negotiations continue over shipping, sanctions and ceasefire implementation as mediators work to translate the June accord into practice.
Fresh questions emerged over implementation of the US-Iran agreement as negotiators grappled with security guarantees, territorial disputes and unresolved nuclear...The MoU calls for an immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Tehran against retaliation and threatened further military action if attacked.
Dubai, UAE -- More than 23.5 million people aged between 15 and 34 lived across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries...Employed youth represented more than one-third of the GCC workforce in 2025, reflecting continued labour-market expansion.
Share of young people outside education, employment or training fell steadily, indicating stronger social and economic participation.
The content of the agreement, which follows weeks of fraught negotiations and periodic threats from Trump of fresh hostilities unless...The agreement, brokered with the help of Pakistan, was announced after weeks of conflict between the United States and Iran.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed that a ceasefire would take effect immediately and said negotiations on a final agreement would continue for 60 days.
- Mediators voiced growing optimism that weeks of negotiations were nearing completion, while competing narratives from Washington and Tehran underscored lingering...
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said a signing date had not yet been determined and indicated an accord would not be signed on Sunday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X that the agreement was closer “than ever before” and expected to be finalised within 24 hours.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the proposed framework would address issues including the U.S. naval blockade and the future...Araghchi said Tehran wanted any agreement to allow Iran to charge ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz for what he described as services provided during passage.
Iran introduced a toll system during the conflict, a move the United States and several other countries have argued violates international law.
Most economies saw forecasts downgraded as rising energy costs, inflation and borrowing expenses create fresh challenges for growth and development...World Bank is making up to $60 billion available immediately through existing instruments to support affected countries.
More than 30 countries are working with the institution to strengthen preparedness and enable rapid crisis responses.
- Speaking at an Oval Office event, Trump said Washington had achieved a "great settlement" and expressed confidence that an agreement...
Iran says negotiations have advanced but warns inconsistencies in US positions continue to complicate the process.
Iran has insisted that any broader settlement should also address fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, a condition that appears unlikely to be accepted by Israel.
Dubai, UAE -- The UAE, the European Union and humanitarian organizations met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss strengthening global...More than 80 representatives from governments, UN agencies, NGOs and logistics specialists examined practical measures to improve humanitarian preparedness and coordination.
Discussions highlighted the growing UAE-EU partnership, including shared humanitarian hubs, emergency stockpiles and efforts to build a global safety net for crisis response.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the U.S. attacks and warned that Iran's armed forces would leave "no attack or threat...Gulf states activated air defences and imposed airspace restrictions as tensions spread beyond Iran and Israel.
The latest fighting has sharpened attention on the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of global oil consumption passes.
Saudi Arabia was represented by intella, which develops Arabic-language speech recognition and analytics tools, and Nommas Technologies, which provides AI-powered...World Economic Forum's 2026 Technology Pioneers recognizes early-stage companies developing technologies with the potential to reshape industries and societies.
The cohort underscores a shift in global innovation patterns, with emerging economies playing a larger role in frontier technologies.
