Le Pen’s French presidency bid in jeopardy after election ban
A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for president, handing her...Geostrategy
Turkey opposition pushes for early polls as Swedish reporter jailed
Istanbul, Turkey -- The Turkish opposition on Sunday worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by...Geostrategy
Enforcement alone is no fix for cross-channel migration woes: UN
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron last Friday agreed a new pact worth over 500 million...More than 3,000 migrants have arrived in Britain in small boats across the Channel so far this year, and the backlog of asylum claims now exceeds 160,000.
The deal will see Britain step up funding to France to allow hundreds more French police to patrol the Channel and also establish a new detention cent as a further deterrent.
Tunisia swears in new parliament with truncated powers
Tunisia inaugurated a new parliament largely stripped of its powers, after a vote that saw a paltry turnout amid boycotts...The new parliament was elected after a new constitution was passed in a July 25, 2022 referendum granting President Kais Saied unchecked powers.
The referendum was held exactly a year after he froze the previous legislature and dismissed Tunisia's government, before assuming wide-ranging powers.
Would welcome restoration of ties with Bahrain, says Iran
Iran said it would welcome restoring ties with Bahrain to end seven years of ruptured relations, following the China-brokered deal...Iran and Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflict zones including Yemen.
Some of Saudi Arabia's Gulf Arab allies have already sent envoys back to Iran.
UN investigators hit out at lackluster help for Syria quake victims
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The world failed to act quickly enough to rush life-saving aid to Syrians in desperate need following the...Almost 6,000 people were killed in Syria by the 7.8-magnitude tremor that struck the country and neighboring Turkey.
The UN estimates that five million people need basic shelter and non-food assistance in the quake-hit part of Syria.
UNHCR urges more support for Turkey, Syria earthquake survivors
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) president Filippo Grandi concluded a five-day visit to earthquake-devastated areas...UNHCR president reviewed and discussed the immediate humanitarian response with authorities in Turkey and Syria.
UNHCR has delivered tens of thousands of tents, beds, mattresses, thermal blankets to the quake survivors in the two countries.
Belarus, Iran vow to boost ties amid Russia’s Ukraine war
Lukashenko said he had observed "with great respect the perseverance with which the (Iranian) people resist external pressures, attempts to...Ex-Soviet state Belarus serves as a rear base for Russian troops, and Iran is accused of supplying Moscow with armed drones
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi hailed three decades of close ties with Belarus after talks with his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko
Video: Leaders find ways to unite fragmented world
Efforts were made to bring together a divided world and find solutions to the ongoing global crises during the World...Efforts were made to bring together a divided world and find solutions to the ongoing global crises during the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting held in Davos earlier this year
Despite the ongoing pandemic and continuing restrictions, the meeting in Davos garnered heightened interest due to the conflict in Ukraine, and its economic repercussions
Boat capsizes off Libya, nearly 30 migrants feared drowned
Italy's coastguard said the boat in distress was in Libya's search-and-rescue zone, and that the deadly episode laid bare "the...Seventeen migrants were saved and a search was underway for the missing after the early-morning attempted rescue in Libya's search-and-rescue zone, the coastguard said
On Saturday, the Italian coastguard brought more than 1,300 rescued migrants safely to Italian ports after three packed boats ran into bad weather
UAE-Israel ties solid despite clashes in Palestine
The Israeli-UAE trade is likely to get an added boost in the next few weeks as an anticipated signing of...The Israeli-UAE trade is likeiy to get an added boost in next few weeks as an anticipated signing of a customs agreement will enable the FTA signed last year to go into effect
Israel imports diamonds, electronic equipment, IT, and communications equipment from the UAE and mainly exports diamonds, electronic equipment and cosmetics
UAE, Ukraine keen on parliamentary, economic ties
MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash discussed ways to enhance cooperation with First Deputy...UAE, Ukraine discuss parliamentary cooperation through exchanging visits and enhancing coordination.
The two sides deliberated on improving trade and economic ties between the two countries.
