Israeli forces killed at least 46 people, including 36 in Gaza City. The deceased include two aid workers southwest of...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Qatar's prime minister from the White House on Monday, apologized for strikes against Hamas...
In Venezuela, Raisi and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro announced that they signed 25 accords, across sectors ranging from education and...The Iranian leader, whose country is also sanctioned by the United States, kicked off his trip in Venezuela earlier this week before flying to Nicaragua
Raisi added that Iran and the Central American country "share a common history of struggle, of resistance, of revolutions, of combat against a common enemy"
Lebanese authorities say the country hosts around two million Syrians, while more than 800,000 are registered with the UN --...Aid groups warned that support for Syrians at home and abroad has dwindled, as the international community meets in Brussels this week for a pledging conference
Amid a crushing economic crisis that has pushed most of Lebanon into poverty, anti-Syrian sentiment has soared, the government has called for refugees to leave
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, is scheduled to visit Tehran on Saturday,...This visit follows the agreement reached in March, facilitated by China, which aimed to end the prolonged hostility between the two countries
Earlier in June, the foreign ministers of the two countries met in South Africa to discuss plans for the full restoration of relations
Beijing has sought to boost its ties in the Middle East, challenging US influence -- efforts that have sparked unease...Beijing has positioned itself as a mediator in the Middle East, brokering the restoration in March of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Xi told Abbas at a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People that China was "ready to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the Palestinian side."
- China's approach, characterized by a combination of economic incentives and a focus on development, contrasts with the more assertive and...
The diminishing US presence in the Middle East has compelled Gulf countries to seek new alliances, and China has positioned itself as a prominent alternative
China's approach, characterized by a combination of economic incentives and a focus on development, contrasts with the more assertive and unilateral approach of the US
- Jerusalem, Undefined - Israeli defense exports hit an all-time high of $12.5 billion last year, with Arab countries that recently established...
One quarter of deals were for drone systems, with "missiles, rockets and air defense systems" making up another 19 percent.
The US-brokered Abraham Accords from 2020 saw Israel normalize ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
GCC banks started adopting online and mobile banking, and ATMs, in the 1990s and 2000s. More recently, they've integrated advanced...As of 2019, there were over 5,000 bank branches in the GCC region, catering to a population exceeding 50 million.
On average, customers spent about 30 minutes in these branches to avail themselves of banking services.
- The vote for the presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian under Lebanon's delicate sectarian power-sharing system, pitted the Hezbollah-backed Sleiman...
Lebanon is facing a double power vacuum, with the country governed by a caretaker cabinet with limited powers for more than a year.
France and the US have renewed calls for Lebanese lawmakers to cooperate and elect a new president.
Mohammed bin Salman has left for a state visit to France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron, a statement...Saudi Crown Prince will take part in the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris next week, the Royal Court statement said
In December 2021, Macron became one of the first Western leaders to meet Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia since 2018
The EU's plans date back to 2021, the draft rules took on greater urgency when ChatGPT exploded onto the scene...Once adopted by the EU parliament, officials say negotiations for a final law with the bloc's 27 member states will begin almost immediately, starting later Wednesday
The EU law will regulate AI according to the level of risk: the higher the risk to individuals' rights or health, for example, the greater the systems' obligations
