Empty streets and ‘fear’ in Gaza’s Rafah since Israeli incursion
Rafah, Palestinian Territories - Displaced Gazan Marwan al-Masri, sheltering in Rafah, said on Wednesday "life has completely ceased" since Israeli tanks...Geostrategy
Blinken urges Hamas to agree truce to help Gazans
A Hamas official said the group would respond "within a very short period" to a plan proposed by mediators to...Geostrategy
UN relief chief fears Turkey-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000
UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said the death toll from the massive earthquake will "double or more" from its current...Officials and medics said 24,617 people were killed in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria. The confirmed total now stands at 28,191
Turkey's disaster agency said more than 32,000 people from Turkish organizations are working on search-and-rescue efforts
Thousands protest in Israel against PM Netanyahu’s reforms
Opposing the controversial legal reforms being pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing governemnt, thousands of Israeli protested in central...Netanyahu returned to power following elections in November, at the head of a coalition with extreme-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties
A Palestinian was shot dead on Saturday during a clash with Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, south of Nablus
UN urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria to help quake aid
The call came as rescue workers continued their search for survivors in the rubble of the 7.8 magnitude quake that...At the session, the council will hear from UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, who is to visit Turkey and Syria this weekend
The rebel-held areas of Syria near Turkey's border are in a particularly dire situation since they cannot receive aid from government-held parts of Syria
UN estimates 5.3 million people in Syria homeless after quake
The earthquake is estimated to have made some 5.3 million people in Syria homeless, which rocked the region this week,...Nearly 23,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria because of the quake, one of the worst disasters to hit the region
The quake killed more than 3,300 in Syria, according to health ministry figures and a rescue group
IEA calls special meeting as gas crisis ‘not over’
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the measures taken following Russia's invasion of Ukraine helped European nations whether Russia cutting...The meeting, to be held on Wednesday by video conference, is the first such special IEA ministerial meeting recent history
It will also include ministers from several non-IEA member nations and will look at the global repercussions of the cuts to European gas supplies
Iranians celebrate 44th anniversary of Islamic revolution
this year, many flag-waving people travelled on foot to converge on the capital's iconic Azadi (Freedom) Square, despite chilly temperatures....State television said the celebrations were held in 1,400 cities and towns across the country, airing footage of large rallies in Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, and Tabriz
For the past two years, the 1979 overthrow of the Western-backed Shah was commemorated mainly in vehicles and on motorcycles due to Covid restrictions
UAE and Japan to boost collaboration in skill development
The two sides reaffirmed their keenness to advance bilateral cooperation in the fields of human resources and skill development.The two sides reaffirmed their keenness to advance bilateral cooperation in the fields of human resources.
The meeting also reviewed the legislation and procedures regulating the UAE labor market.
Children found alive as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 22,000
In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, one of those hit hardest, the stench of death clung to the air. But...In the 105th hour, rescuers pulled 18-month-old Yusuf Huseyin from the debris in the southeastern city of Antakya.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council to authorize the opening of new cross-border humanitarian aid points between Turkey and Syria.
Russia to slash oil output by 5% over Western price cap
Russia is part of an alliance with OPEC that meets regularly to decide on oil output levels. As a result...The international benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, leapt 2.3 percent to $86.48 per barrel. New York contract WTI soared 2.5 percent to $80.01.
"Russia will voluntarily reduce production by 500,000 barrels per day in March. This will help restore market relations," Deputy PM Alexander Novak said.
World Bank to provide Turkey $1.78 bn for recovery after quake
The 7.8-magnitude quake struck as people slept early Monday, with Turkish officials saying that over 70,000 people have been injured...Immediate assistance of $780 million will be offered via Contingent Emergency Response Components from two existing projects in Turkey
An added $1 billion in operations is being prepared to support people affected amid recovery and reconstruction from the catastrophe
