Netanyahu meets Trump for tariff and Gaza talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, becoming the first foreign leader to...Geostrategy
Tens of thousands march in US against Trump ‘devastation’
Opponents of the Republican president's policies -- from government staffing cuts to trade tariffs and eroding civil liberties -- rallied...Geostrategy
Iraq invites Turkey, Iran to discuss water share issue
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraq's Minister of Water Resources Aoun Diab said on Sunday that the releases of the Tigris River...Iraq's Minister of Water Resources said that an invitation was extended to the Iranian Minister of Energy to attend the third Baghdad Water Conference.
Iraq invited the Turkish delegation for the purpose of continuing discussions on activating the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries.
Iran seals 150 businesses for ‘disrespecting’ headscarf obligation
The closures were announced a day after police said they have now implemented a plan to deal with women who...The crackdown comes after the number of women defying the code has risen since a protest movement triggered by the death in custody last year of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini.
Last week, police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said those who remove their headscarves would be identified using "smart equipment".
Countries need $97 billion to achieve education targets: UNESCO
Paris, UAE -- Without $97 billion in extra funding, a range of countries will fail to meet their 2030 national...The largest financing gap is in sub-Saharan Africa: $70bn per year. The region has the furthest distance to travel, with 20 percent of primary school age children not in school.
Around one third of the gap could be filled if donors fulfilled their aid commitments and prioritized basic education in the poorest countries, the report found.
Houthi rebels and Yemen government complete prisoner exchange
Sanaa, Yemen-- Yemeni rebels and government forces freed scores of prisoners Sunday on the last of a three day exchange of...Planes carrying detainees took off at the same time from the capital of Sanaa and the government-controlled northern city of Marib, ICRC said
Three other flights during the day were to complete the deal reached in Switzerland last month to exchange 181 government forces for 706 rebels
Two killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in strikes blamed on Turkey
The PKK, which Ankara and its Western allies classify as a "terrorist" organisation, operates rear bases in Iraq's north. Since...The strikes late Saturday near the town of Penjwen, close to the Iranian border, targeted a vehicle carrying Turkish Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party
Haval Abubaker, regional governor of Sulaimaniyah, expressed his "concern" about the "attacks" in a telephone call with Masrour Barzani, PM of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan
Thousands fill up Tel Aviv to protest against government’s judicial reforms
The 15th consecutive week of protest came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 27 announced a "pause" to allow...Smaller protests also took place in the northern port of Haifa and outside the home of Justice Minister Yariv Levin in Modiin
Saturday's demonstration came a day after US rating agency Moody's announced it was lowering Israel's rating from "positive" to "stable"
Syrian foreign minister visits Algeria to boost ties
Algiers, Algeria-- Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Algeria on Saturday, Algerian state radio reported late on Friday, a...According to Algerian state radio, the visiting foreign minister was welcomed by Ahmed Ataf, Algerian foreign minister
Faisal Mekdad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, in the first such trip since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011
Lula visit: Brazil, UAE seal climate, biofuels deals
They also announced a series of deals, including one for the UAE-controlled Mataripe refinery in northeastern Brazil to invest up...The countries said in a joint statement the leaders had discussed a range of subjects including trade, technology, defense, aviation and food security
The strategically located Gulf monarchy is Brazil's second-largest trading partner in the Middle East, according to the official WAM news agency
Brazil president reaches UAE to enhance bilateral ties
ABU DHABI, UAE - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived here Saturday, following a two-day visit to China to...The UAE is Brazil's second-largest trading partner in the Middle East, according to reports.
Trade between the two trade excluding petrol totaled over US$4 million in 2022 - a 32 percent rise from 2021.
Iranian police to prosecute women violating dress code
Iranian police said they will deal with women who violate the Islamic dress code. The number of women defying the...A wave of civil protest swept the Islamic republic after Amini's death, three days after her arrest by the morality police.
"Removing hijab is considered a crime, and the police deal with social anomalies within the framework of the law," the police said
