North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade of military might...
In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook both their hands and chatted with the pair as they walked down a red carpet...
Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI were to join US President Joe Biden later Friday to...Worry that imagery or audio created by AI will be used for fraud and misinformation has ramped up as the technology improves and the 2024 US presidential election gets closer.
Commitments by the companies include independent testing of AI systems for risks when it comes to biosecurity, cybersecurity, or "societal effects," according to the White House.
TABARKA, TUNISIA - Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest...Around a dozen families had been evacuated from the affected area near the Mediterranean resort of Tabarka east of the frontier.
The Malloula border crossing had been "closed temporarily" because of thick smoke from the fire causing visibility problems on the road to Algeria.
The US-Arab Strategic Dialogue discussed Middle East peace and the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, among other issues. The dialogue concluded successfully...US-Arab League discussed reducing tensions in regional conflicts, climate change and health security.
The US condemned the attack on the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad and urged the Iraqi government to protect foreign missions.
- Until now, Palestinians with United States citizenship could not enter Israel through Ben Gurion airport without obtaining visas, but had...
All US citizens, including dual nationals and US citizens living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, will benefit from the agreement
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Wednesday that implementation of the deal would be monitored
- Parliament's law committee approved the proposal, which would limit the "reasonability" clause that allows the judiciary to strike down government...
Parliament's law committee approved the proposal, which would limit the "reasonability" clause that allows the judiciary to strike down government decisions
If approved next week by the full parliament, it would be the first major component of the government's proposed legal overhaul to become law
- Iraqi riot police fired water cannon to disperse demonstrators away from the embassy while security forces armed with electric batons...
Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later Thursday outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of Koran and Iraqi flag
Iraqis have been angered by events in Sweden, and Thursday's protest in Baghdad was organised by supporters of the turbulent religious leader Moqtada Sadr
The two sides endorsed a comprehensive joint statement that called for the boosting of political and strategic ties and strengthening...Both sides stressed the need for regional and international security and promotion of renewable energy sources
Pledges were made to invest in sectors like green economy, digital economy, innovation and green technology
- AMMAN, JORDAN - The United Nations' World Food Program has announced it would reduce cash assistance to nearly 120,000 Syrian refugees...
The WFP said that "further reductions in food assistance for refugees in Jordan have become unavoidable as funds run precariously low".
As of next month, the Syrian refugees in the two camps will receive "a reduced cash allowance of $21 per month per person" down from the current $32.
- The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes also targeted positions of the Syrian army's elite Fourth Division...
Syrian state news agency SANA earlier reported two soldiers had been wounded in the overnight strikes
The war monitor said the targets included warehouses used by Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group
- The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in March, has further enhanced bilateral economic collaboration. The CEPA sets the stage...
The UAE and Turkey have signed numerous strategic agreements and MoUs to boost bilateral cooperation across various sectors
In 2022, non-oil trade between the UAE and Turkey reached nearly US$19 billion, reflecting a substantial increase from previous years
