Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal, Israel urges Rafah evacuation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the proposal "is far from Israel's essential demands", but the government will send...Geostrategy
Blinken presses for Gaza aid on Jordan visit
Blinken, on his latest tour of the region since the Gaza war erupted in October, observed Jordan's efforts to bring...Geostrategy
US to work with partners to support Syria with aid but not Assad
Washington, United States--The United States said Tuesday it was working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but would stand...The US has refused normalization of relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or any direct reconstruction aid
Stephen Allen, who is leading the response on the ground for the US Agency for International Development, said that most of the damage was in areas not under Assad's control
UN states spar over Syria chemical attack report
Damascus denies the use of chemical weapons and insists it has handed over its stockpiles under a 2013 agreement, prompted...The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) blamed Damascus for the strike on the rebel-held town of Douma, which killed 43 people
The OPCW report said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that at least one Syrian air force helicopter had dropped two cylinders on the town
Qatari, Bahraini foreign ministers discuss talks to resolve issues
Earlier in the last week of January, Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's emir spoke by telephone. in a sign that...Earlier in the last week of January, Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's emir spoke by telephone. in a sign that the two Gulf countries are making effort to improve ties
In June 2017, the four countries - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt - severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting militant groups, which it denied
Aleppo buries its dead as rescuers look for survivors in rubble
Soldiers, rescuers and residents of Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood used pickaxes and shovels to free survivors trapped under the debris...The region's worst earthquake in over a century has killed more than 6,200 people, at least 1,712 of them in Syria
Aleppo, with at least 290 fatalities, has accounted for more than a quarter of all deaths in government-held areas, Syrian state media said
Morocco hands migrants more jail time over Melilla tragedy
Rabat, Morocco--A Moroccan appeals court has increased the prison sentences of eight migrants over a deadly attempted crossing into the...A court increased the sentences of three migrants to four years in prison, and three years for five others".
The charges against them include illegal entry to Morocco, "disobedience" and "damaging public property".
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank raid: Ministry
Nablus, Palestinian Territories---Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, the Palestinian health...The ministry said Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar, 17, was "killed by a bullet in the face fired by the occupation (Israeli) soldiers during the aggression on Nablus".
There has been a mounting death toll from a spate of Israeli raids in West Bank towns and cities in recent months.
World rushes to offer humanitarian aid to Turkey, Syria
The European Union has mobilized 10 search and rescue teams for Turkey after the stricken country requested EU assistance, EU foreign policy...US national security spokesman said his country was sending two search-and-rescue teams of 79 people each, while Pentagon and USAID were coordinating with their Turkish counterpart
United Arab Emirates pledged humanitarian assistance worth around $13.6 million to Syria, including search and rescue teams, urgent relief supplies and emergency aid
UAE-Oman military exercise ‘Cooperation-3″ gets underway
Abu Dhabi, UAE--A joint Oman-UAE military exercise codenamed “Cooperation-3” began in Oman on Monday. The 11-day drill, which concludes on...The joint military training exercise, titled, “Cooperation 3,” began in Oman, as part of the cooperation, coordination and exchange of expertise
The exercise, which will end on 16th February, 2023, is being held under the framework of joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) action and aims to improve the military capacities
UAE tops globally in tertiary education
For the 12th year in a row, Switzerland leads the ranks on the Global Innovation Index. South Korea was the...The 2022 GII says it tracks the most recent global innovation trends against the background of the pandemic, slowing productivity growth and other evolving challenges.
It looks at whether stagnation and low productivity growth are here to stay, or whether we are about to enter a new era, where new innovation spurts.
Russia’ Foreign Minister in Iraq for energy talks
Iraq, a close ally of Iran, also has strategic relations with the United States, which still has soldiers in the...Lavrov landed in Baghdad late on Sunday at the head of a large delegation that includes "oil and gas companies and investors", Ahmed al-Sahhaf told AFP
He will also meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, President Abdul Latif Rashid, and parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi
