Rockets fired from Iraq at US-led coalition base in Syria
Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to...Geostrategy
Lebanon’s Hizbollah targets Israel base, wounding 14 soldiers
Hours after the strike on Arab al-Aramshe, an Arab-majority village in northern Israel near the border, Israeli forces hit targets...Geostrategy
Morocco raises migrants’ jail time over Melilla tragedy: lawyer
More than six months after 23 people died in an attempt to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla from...The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) put the number of dead at 27, while rights group Amnesty International said at least 37 people lost their lives
Melilla and its sister enclave of Ceuta have long been a magnet for those desperate to escape grinding poverty and hunger
Israeli tough measures a ‘new war’ against Palestinian Authority: PM
Israel's new right-wing government said Friday it will withhold millions of dollars in tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority. This...Israel's new right-wing government said Friday it will withhold millions of dollars in tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority.
Israel revoked VIP passes for several officials, including Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki.
UAE, Oman education ministers discuss cooperation in the sector
MUSCAT, OMAN -Â UAE Minister of Education Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi and Oman Minister of Education Dr. Madiha bint...The meeting was held in Muscat and aimed at boosting the coordination and cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The two sides also discussed the exchange of expertise in the field of curriculum development and international tests
Global piracy acts drop to 14-year low, says report
Worldwide acts of piracy fell to their lowest level last year since statistics were first established in 2008, a maritime...In the Gulf of Guinea, considered a piracy hotspot, just three ships were attacked in 2022 compared to 26 in 2019, the MICA said.
In the same area, the number of kidnappings dropped to two last year, from 146 in 2019.
Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests
Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered...The latest sentences, which can still be appealed, bring to 17 the total number of people condemned to death in connection with the more than three months of protests
On Saturday, Iran executed Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini for killing a paramilitary force member in November in Karaj west of Tehran
90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official
China is battling a surge in cases following its decision last month to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass...With a population of 99.4 million, the figures suggest about 88.5 million people in Henan may now have been infected
Beijing is determined to press on with its reopening, on Sunday lifting mandatory quarantine for all international arrivals
Conspiracy theorists make comeback on Twitter after the ban
Those reinstated include far-right activists, anti-Muslim extremists as well as others peddling election conspiracies and Covid-19 misinformation, according to an...Among those allowed back on Twitter is former US President Donald Trump, who was handed a "permanent" ban by Twitter after his supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021
Former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who once appeared to endorse the idea for a Myanmar-style coup in US, also thanked Musk on Friday after his account was restored
UAE, Pakistan advancing parliamentary cooperation
A delegation of the UAE Federal National Council's Parliamentary Division, led by Dr. Nidal Mohamed Al-Tunaiji met with Nuzhat Sadiq,...A delegation of the UAE Federal National Council's Parliamentary Division, led by Dr. Nidal Mohamed Al-Tunaiji met with Nuzhat Sadiq, Member of the Senate of Pakistan
The two sides discussed the bilateral relations, and the importance of advancing cooperation between the two parliaments
Sweden says it can’t fulfill Turkey’s demands for approving NATO membership
Most of Turkey's demands have involved Sweden because of its more robust ties with the Kurdish diaspora.Sweden and Finland broke with decades of military non-alignment and applied to join the US-led defense alliance
Turkey has refused to approve their bid until the two countries take steps, including joining Turkey's fight against banned Kurdish militants
UAE’s FNC participates in Asian Parliamentary Assembly meet
ANTALYA, TURKEY - The UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC), participated in the meeting of the Standing...During the meeting, the report of APA's Secretary-General was presented.
Draft decisions of the Political Affairs Committee were discussed and approved.
