Hopes rise for possible truce deal between Israel and Hamas
Jerusalem, Undefined - Hopes rose on Monday for a long-sought-after truce and hostage release deal after almost seven months of war...Geostrategy
Blinken to Saudi as window shrinks on Middle East mega-deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Riyadh comes nearly seven months after the eruption of war in Gaza...Geostrategy
New gun attack in east Jerusalem after synagogue mass shooting
An assailant shot and wounded two people in east Jerusalem, Israeli medics said, hours after a Palestinian gunman killed seven...The mass shooting unfolded as a 21-year-old resident of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem drove up to the synagogue and opened fire.
It came a day after one of the deadliest army raids in the occupied West Bank in roughly two decades.
DEWA’s virtual employee ‘Rammas’ responds to over 6.8mn enquiries since 2017
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s ( ) virtual employee ‘Rammas’, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI), answered over...DEWA CEO said the firm launched Rammas as part of its strategy to employ AI in all its operations and services.
Rammas encourages the use of smart channels, reduces the number of visits to DEWA’s Customer Happiness Centers.
Lebanese lawmakers sit-in inside parliament enters second week
Beirut, Lebanon--Two Lebanese lawmakers on Friday entered the second week of a sit-in inside the crisis-hit country's parliamentary chamber, vowing to...The country has been without a head of state since Michel Aoun's mandate expired last year, with a caretaker cabinet overseeing the responsibilities of government
Its judicial battle adds to a crushing economic crisis that has plunged much of Lebanon's population into poverty
Canadian Prime Minister holds talks with Jordanian king
The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering international security and stability and to continue to work together to overcome...The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering international security and stability and to continue to work together to overcome regional and global challenges
Regarding Syria, the two sides stressed the importance of finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254
Al Aqsa preacher fears takeover of mosque by Israeli government
Doha, Qatar-- The preacher of the Al Aqsa mosque Sheikh Ekrema Sabri fears takeover of the mosque by the extreme...Sabri did not rule out the extreme right-wing Israeli government's attempt to control the Al Aqsa mosque
He maintained that the Palestinian cities are sitting on the crater of a volcano
Turkish parliament speaker claims Erdogan can legally run for office again
Sentop argued there is no legal or constitutional objection to Erdogan’s candidacy, terming it an issue that does not concern...Sentop argued there is no legal or constitutional objection to Erdogan’s candidacy, terming it an issue that does not concern opposition parties
The opposition parties said that Erdogan’s announcement of his candidacy for the upcoming elections constitutes a violation of the constitution.
Europe extends sanctions against Russia for six more months
They have been routinely extended for six-month periods over the past eight years. The EU has imposed nine rounds of...The sanctions, originally imposed when Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, were significantly ramped up after the start of the all-out invasion in February.
The measures have included hitting Russia's key oil exports, cutting off its banks from the SWIFT global payment system, and targeting President Vladimir Putin personally.
Emergency phase of Covid not over as 170,000 die in two months
In terms of monitoring how the virus is evolving, surveillance and genetic sequencing has dropped sharply, making it harder to...WHO emergency panel's 14th meeting on the crisis comes nearly three years to the day since it first sounded the WHO's highest emergency alarm.
Last time the committee met in October it concluded that the pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern-- the WHO's highest level of alert.
Anger among Palestinians spreads after Israel raid that killed nine
The operation, which Israel said targeted Palestinian fighters planning an attack, killed nine people and for Palestinians recalled the bloodshed...Analysts have warned of more violence to come, after the deadliest year in the West Bank since the UN started tracking the death toll in the occupied territory in 2005.
The PA announced late Thursday that it was severing security coordination with Israel for the first time since 2020.
EU mission to Armenia will fuel confrontation, says Russia
The mission has been launched during what Armenia describes as a "humanitarian crisis" ravaging the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since...Moscow has sought to maintain its role as a powerbroker between the ex-Soviet republics despite being bogged down in its offensive in Ukraine
On Monday, the EU launched a civilian mission to help monitor Armenia's border with Azerbaijan, bolstering the bloc's role in a region
