Amid Israeli warning of military action, Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill
Trump made the surprise announcement that his administration would open talks with Iran during a White House meeting on Monday...Geostrategy
PA alone must be in charge of post-war Gaza, say France, Egypt and Jordan
Cairo, Egypt -- The leaders of France, Egypt and Jordan on Monday said the Palestinian Authority alone must be in...Geostrategy
US exhorts Lebanese parliament to elect new president
Former president Michel Aoun's term expired in October, with no successor lined up. Countries including France, the United States and...A caretaker cabinet with limited powers has been at the helm since May last year after legislative polls gave no side a clear majority
Numerous parliamentary votes have been held since October 2022, but no candidate has garnered enough support to succeed Michel Aoun
100,000 Russian dead, wounded in 5 months in Ukraine: W.House
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said he was not giving estimates of Ukrainian casualties because "they are the victims...National Security Council spokesman told reporters that Russia has suffered more than 100,000 casualties, including over 20,000 killed in action
John Kirby, citing newly declassified US intelligence, said that about half of those killed were soldiers recruited by the private military company Wagner
Tunisia’s main workers union criticizes IMF loan talks
TUNIS, TUNISIA - Tunisia's largest union on Monday attacked the government's handling of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on...Despite an agreement in principle on the loan, talks with the IMF have stalled for months over Tunisian President not committing to restructure public bodies.
The IMF has called for legislation to restructure over 100 state-owned firms, which hold monopolies over many parts of the economy.
Suspected Islamic State group chief killed in Syria: Erdogan
"The suspected leader of Daesh, codename Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, has been neutralised in an operation carried out yesterday (Saturday) by...The Islamic State group announced the death of its previous leader, Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, on November 30, replacing him with Abu Hussein al-Qurashi
An AFP correspondent in northern Syria said Turkish intelligence agents and local military police, backed by Turkey, had on Saturday sealed off a zone in Jindires
UN sending envoy to Sudan as conflict worsens humanitarian crisis
With projectiles crashing into residential buildings, supplies running short and daily life increasingly untenable for civilians, foreign nations have scrambled...Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' announcement Sunday came shortly after rival Sudanese forces announced the extension of a truce they have largely violated
More than 75,000 people have been internally displaced in Sudan, the UN said, and almost 40,000 have crossed borders, mostly into Chad but also South Sudan and Ethiopia
Erdogan, opponent attract huge crowds ahead of crucial elections
The 69-year-old president has bounced back strongly from what was described as a digestive problem in the run-up to one...The veteran Turkish leader filled a central Ankara square that can fit a few hundred thousand people with flag-waving supporters.
Erdogan in 2019 lost landmark municipal votes in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir -- Turkey's three biggest and most economically powerful cities.
Iran’s parliament removes minister over rising prices
Iran's parliament voted in an impeachment session to remove the industry minister amid soaring prices as the Islamic republic's economy...The vote came with the economy battered by Western sanctions, rampant inflation and depreciation of the rial against the dollar.
Defending the minister ahead of the vote, President Ebrahim Raisi had urged "stability in the management of this ministry".
Flight carrying humanitarian aid from Red Cross lands in Sudan
KHARTOUM, SUDAN - A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between...The shipment took off from the Jordanian capital Amman and arrived in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
Only 16 percent of hospitals are functioning in the capital Khartoum, according to the World Health Organization.
US tells Beijing to stop ‘provocative and unsafe conduct’ in South China sea
Washington, United States--The US called on China Saturday to stop its "provocative and unsafe conduct" in the disputed South China Sea,...US has warned China to refrain from taking aggressive actions, saying that any attack on Philippine armed forces would trigger a US response
China blamed the Philippine boats for intruding without its permission and termed it a "premeditated and provocative action"
Turkey inches closer to referendum on Erdogan’s two-decade rule
The 69-year-old leader looked fighting fit as he strutted back on stage after a three-day illness and tossed flowers to...Polls show Erdogan running neck-and-neck against secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his alliance of six disparate parties
The president is venerated across more conservative swathes of Turkey for unshackling religious restrictions and bringing jobs to millions of people
