- Ankara, Turkiye - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday announced that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would visit Ankara...
Turkish president's remarks followed his Wednesday phone call with Putin, in which they agreed Putin would visit to Turkiye in the coming days
Erdogan told Putin that Turkiye will continue its "intense" efforts and diplomacy for resumption of the Black Sea grain deal
- Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, failing in its attempt to take Kyiv but seizing swathes of territory that...
Invitations were sent to around 30 countries, Russia not among them, according to diplomats familiar with the preparations
Jeddah initiative follows Ukraine-organized talks in Copenhagen in June that were designed to be informal and did not yield an official statement
- “In conflict, international humanitarian law is clear: parties to armed conflict must take constant care to spare the objects necessary...
UAE's Minister of State Noura Al Kaabi emphasizes the need for collective action across the world to end food insecurity
Al Kaabi highlights the role of climate change in exacerbating food insecurity, particularly affecting women and youth
- The dispute over the field -- known as Arash in Iran and Dorra in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia -- dates...
The recoverable reserves of the field are estimated at some 220 billion cubic meters (seven trillion cubic feet).
Iran and Kuwait have held unsuccessful talks for many years over their disputed maritime border area, rich in natural gas.
- Life in Bahrain largely moves indoors during the summer months, with the ever-present Arctic blast of air-conditioning systems.
Manama's Electricity and Water Authority said the region "recorded its highest-ever electricity consumption rate" on Thursday at 3,798 megawatts
Beating last year's record of 3,708 MW, the latest figure came as temperatures on Thursday reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit),
- The main activist group representing families of those killed has called for a protest march on Friday afternoon, converging on...
On August 4, 2020, the massive blast at Beirut's port destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500
Authorities said the disaster was triggered by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years
- The US military says Iran has either seized or attempted to take control of nearly 20 internationally flagged ships in...
The US security forces would provide a further layer of protection for the tankers in addition to the warships and planes operating in the strategically vital area
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder and National Security Council spokesman John Kirby both declined to confirm reports of the planned deployment
- BEIRUT, LEBANON - Lebanon on Thursday handed over to Italian authorities an alleged member of Italy's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia wanted for...
Lebanese authorities handed over Bartolo Bruzzaniti, 48 ... to an Italian security delegation.
Bruzzaniti was arrested in early July in a restaurant in Jounieh, north of the capital Beirut.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia will extend the voluntary 1 million barrels per day cut, announced in July, to...
Saudi Press Agency, quoting an official source from the Kingdom's Ministry of Energy, said the country's production for September 2023 will be approximately 9mpbd.
This cut is in addition to the voluntary cut previously announced by the Kingdom in April 2023, which extends until the end of December 2024.
- The mechanism, a price ceiling of $60 per barrel on Russian oil, was agreed and introduced by the European Union,...
It aims to restrict Russia's revenue as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, while making sure Moscow keeps supplying the global market.
With oil prices on the rise after months in the doldrums, the cap's impact -- and limits -- could now come into clearer focus.





















