Turkey’s main opposition leader urges elections ‘in November at the latest’
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Sunday called for expected elections to be held "at the latest in...Geostrategy
Syrian government says studying Amnesty report on massacres
Syria's government said late Friday it was "closely following" the findings of a new Amnesty International report urging an investigation...Geostrategy
Saudi team leaves Yemen but truce talks to continue
Houthi political leader Mohamed Ali al-Houthi said the talks were conducted in a "positive atmosphere", with plans for another round....Saudi delegation led by ambassador Mohammed al-Jaber, left Yemen late on Thursday, four days after he arrived seeking to stabilise a truce that lapsed last year
Britain's ambassador to Yemen, Richard Oppenheim, said the talks were a "positive development and may be the start of a golden opportunity for peace"
Syria’s return to Arab fold: Shifting Mideast diplomacy takes center stage in Jeddah talks today
Friday's nine-nation talks in Jeddah, the Red Sea gateway to Mecca, come after Syria's foreign minister arrived on a previously...Friday's nine-nation talks in Jeddah, the Red Sea gateway to Mecca, come after Syria's foreign minister arrived on a previously unannounced visit
On Wednesday, an Iranian delegation landed in Saudi Arabia to pave the way for reopening diplomatic missions, following a trip by a Saudi team to Iran
EU privacy watchdog sets up ChatGPT task force
The European Union's central data regulator said it was forming a task force to help countries deal with AI chatbot...ChatGPT can generate essays, poems and conversations from the briefest of prompts and is capable of passing exams.
Chatbot can only function if it is trained on vast datasets, raising concerns about where OpenAI gets its data.
Libyan security forces arrest second US citizen for ‘evangelism’
Tripoli, Libya -- Libyan security forces said Thursday they had arrested a second US citizen for alleged Christian proselytizing in...On Thursday, the Internal Security Agency said it had arrested the center's assistant director in Tripoli, identifying him by the initials "SBO".
The arrest came a day after another US citizen, who was also teaching at the same private language school in the capital Tripoli.
IMF chief calls upon global community to avert a ‘second Cold War’
Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of growing global trade fragmentation, and help avert a "second Cold...Multilateral institutions like the World Bank and IMF have an important role to play in preventing the world from splintering into different blocs.
An IMF report said that growing trade fragmentation due to Brexit, US-China trade war and Russian invasion of Ukraine, could make the global economy.
Russia to withdraw from grain deal if all conditions are not fulfilled
Russia delivered a new warning to the West over a grain deal with Ukraine, saying a number of conditions must...Russia, whose economy has been hit by a raft of Western sanctions, has repeatedly threatened to walk away from the agreement if obstacles to its own exports remain.
There are no sanctions on Russian exports of food and fertilizers to global markets but the problems are related to sanctions on shipping, insurance companies and banks.
Arab meet: Middle East peace, ending Syria isolation key issues
Friday's nine-nation talks in Jeddah come after Syria's foreign minister arrived on a previously unannounced visit -- the first since...Ministers and top officials from the six GCC nations -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE-- along with Egypt, Iraq and Jordan will meet in Jeddah.
On the table is Syria's suspension from the Arab League, in place since President Bashar al-Assad's government launched a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2011.
Tunisia recovers 14 more migrant bodies after shipwreck
Tunisia has recovered 14 bodies of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the Mediterranean, bringing to 24 the number of dead...Dozens of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, have drowned off Tunisia in recent weeks in desperate attempts to reach Europe.
Tunisia's coastline is less than 150 kilometers from the Italian island of Lampedusa and is a favored spot for migrants attempting to enter Europe.
Tunisia farmers stare at poor harvest as drought imperils food security
Even before the roasting summer months, the soil is dry and dusty in the small Mediterranean country, whose water resources...At a time when the global cereals market has been disrupted by Ukraine war, Tunisia's domestic grain production has also withered under a lack of rainfall that has killed off crops
UTAP has called on the government to urgently announce a drought and state of water "emergency" and has demanded a "clear strategy" to boost Tunisia's water reserves
Syria to reopen Tunisia embassy after more than 10 years
Tunisia's Saied had said last month he planned to restore diplomatic relations with Syria. Tunisia expelled Syria's ambassador in 2012...Syria's decision followed a similar move by Tunis on April 3, when Tunisian President instructed his foreign minister to appoint an ambassador to Damascus
Since the quake, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders, momentum analysts say he could leverage to bolster regional support
