Palestinians mark ‘Nakba’ anniversary as thousands flee Gaza’s Rafah
Tens of thousands of civilians fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of a threatened Israeli ground offensive, as...Geostrategy
Hamas says Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza dead
Popplewell was kidnapped from his home during Hamas's October 7 attack along with his mother, Hanna Peri, who was released...Geostrategy
WHO seeks $392m for Yemen before donor meet
The World Health Organization on Sunday appealed for $392 million ahead of a UN-led donor conference in Geneva to avert...The UN estimates that 21.6 million people –- two-thirds of Yemen's population –- will require humanitarian aid and protection services in 2023
Huthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene the following year to prop up the internationally recognised government
Egypt’s FM to visit Syria and Turkey to show ‘solidarity’
For the first time in a decade, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Syria and Turkey to show ""solidarity...While Cairo and Damascus have largely maintained relations during the conflict, the Cairo-based Arab League suspended Syria in 2011
Sisi and Erdogan shook hands in Qatar in November, in what the Egyptian presidency heralded as a new beginning in their ties
Jordan Senate Chairman, French senate vice-president discuss bilateral ties
AMMAN, JORDAN - Chairman of the Jordan Senate's Committee for Arab, International Affairs and Expatriates Hani Mulki, on Sunday discussed...The two leaders also discussed political changes in the surrounding countries following Arab Spring.
The French leader said her country is looking forward to strengthening relations and partnerships.
At Jordan talks, Israel and Palestinians vow to prevent escalation
Jordanian state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka said the meeting, which kicked off in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba, was "the first...The meeting comes amid international concerns over intensifying unrest between Israel and the Palestinians.
A Jordanian government official told that the meeting aimed at "building trust" between Israel and the Palestinians.
Swiss banks hold cash ’embezzled’ by Lebanese central bank chief: Report
Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh is accused of embezzling millions of dollars. He faces faces investigations related to suspicions...A Lebanese judge on Thursday filed new charges against Salameh, his brother Raja and his former assistant Marianne Hoayek for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering.
Twelve Swiss banks have received a large part of the money he is alleged to have embezzled, estimated at up to $500 million, SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday.
Iran sets free Spanish woman in custody since November
Madrid, Spain - Iran has released a Spanish woman who had been detained in the country since November, Spain's foreign minister...Ana Baneira, was 24 years old when she was arrested, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) revealed at the time.
The circumstances of her detention were never confirmed by Iranian authorities, however it took place as the country was rocked by protests.
Iraq’s Tigris, Euphrates rivers plummet as water crisis looms
NASIRIYAH, IRAQ - Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers have witnessed a sharp decrease in their levels in the south of the...In Nasiriyah, capital of the southern province of Dhi Qar, an AFP photographer saw the river bed of the mighty Euphrates dry in patches.
The water ministry blamed the situation in some southern provinces on "the low quantity of water reaching Iraq from neighboring Turkey".
NATO taking part in war by arming Ukraine, says Putin
Putin was speaking on the sidelines of a patriotic concert in Moscow on Thursday on the eve of the first..."They are sending tens of billions of dollars in weapons to Ukraine. This really is participation," Putin said.
He said Western countries had "a single aim -- to break up the former Soviet Union and its main part --the Russian federation".
Excess, storage issues behind food waste in GCC
Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total...When food is lost or wasted, all the resources that were used to produce this food - including water, land, energy, labor and capital - go to waste.
The UN says the disposal of food loss and waste in landfills, leads to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change.
Jordan, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain announce joint industrial projects totaling $2bn
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain announced the signing of 12 agreements and partnerships worth over US$2 billion...The projects are expected to generate 13,000 direct and indirect job opportunities and add US$1.6 billion to the GDPs of the four countries.
Jordan Minister Yousef Shamali opened the meetings by praising the partnership as a model of a coordinated Arab effort.
