Tech-fueled misinformation and disinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting
AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the...Geostrategy
Iran appoints new Revolutionary Guards intelligence chief
Major General Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), appointed Brigadier General Majid Khadami as the...Geostrategy
Arab world expresses outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden
Described as a "flagrant provocation to all Muslims," the incident has drawn outrage from the Council of Arab Interior Ministers,...The organizations emphasize the importance of respect for human rights and all religious beliefs.
The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Swedish envoy to lodge protest and condemnation.
Canada, others to seek damages from Iran at UN court over downed jet
On Wednesday, Iran took Canada to the Hague-based International Court of Justice, the UN's top tribunal, accusing Ottawa of allowing...Iranian forces shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine - which had a number of citizens on board - have been seeking reparations on behalf of victims' families
UN General Assembly creates body to probe fate of Syria’s missing
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic will "clarify the fate and whereabouts of all missing...Resolution calls for the UN chief, and other relevant parties to define the new organization's mandate in the next 80 days
Thursday's vote came after UN secretary-general Antonio Gutterres called for the formation of such a body in a report in August
US to sell $440m in ammunition, parts to Taiwan
Taiwan's defense ministry on Friday welcomed the planned sale for "providing the need for enhancing our defense capacity as well...
Lack of Lebanon reforms threatens stability, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund warned in a report that Lebanon's failure to implement reforms could have "irreversible" consequences for the...In April 2022, Lebanon and the IMF reached a conditional agreement on a $3-billion-dollar loan needed to save the economy.
Lebanese officials have still yet to enact the substantial changes required to kickstart the 46-month financing program.
UAE Head of Cyber Security leads delegation to conference in Israel
ABU DHABI, UAE - Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the Government, led a high-level UAE delegation...The UAE delegation met with the stakeholders in the Israeli cyber ecosystem including investors and top experts.
The visit provided valuable insights into the latest global trends in cybersecurity and allowed the participants to explore potential collaborations.
Turkmenistan unveils $5 bn city in honor of national leader
Arkadag, Turkmenistan -- Turkmenistan on Thursday inaugurated Arkadag, a $ 5-billion "smart" city built in honor of former strongman leader Gurbanguly...The new city is named after Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who ruled over the country between 2006 and 2022 and now carries the title Hero Arkadag (Protector).
The former president, who turned 66 on Thursday, remains the real decision-maker in the country, observers say.
EU presses Tunisia in bid to stem Med migrant flow
In early June, European Union countries reached agreement on a long-stalled revision of the bloc's asylum rules. It aims to...The discussion will come two weeks after a boat believed to have been carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off Greece in one of the worst such tragedies in years
Amnesty International and other rights groups say the tragedy resulted from Brussels' "Fortress Europe" policy implemented over the past seven years
ADB partners committed US$11.4bn to cofinance Asia-Pacific projects in 2022
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Asian Development Bank's financing partners committed US$11.4 billion to confinance projects in 2022 that boosted the resilience...The report reveals that ADB and its partners enabled the countries to face current and emerging shocks.
ABD and its partners financed projects that helped developing members strengthen trade and small businesses.
Dangerous provocation: Muslim nations condemn Quran burning
Under a heavy police presence, Salwan Momika stomped on the Quran before setting several pages alight in front of Stockholm's...The incident occurred as Muslims around the world began marking the Eid al-Adha holiday and as the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia was drawing to a close.
Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr called for a demonstration outside theh embassy in Baghdad to demand the removal of the ambassador.
