The latest operation followed approximately 140 US strikes carried out the previous day after Iran attacked a commercial ship in...
- Attacks hit southern Iran as funeral rites for the slain supreme leader continued in Iraq, prompting Tehran to accuse Washington...
Dubai, UAE – The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) recorded its highest-ever trade performance in 2024, with total trade...The Authority’s zones handled 444,300 tons of goods last year, with electronics and precious metals driving 94 percent of overall trade.
Dubai’s overall non-oil trade also reached record levels in 2024, with DIEZ contributing its largest-ever share.
Portugal was also to recognize Palestinian statehood, as Israel came under huge international pressure over the war in Gaza where...A poll released by YouGov on Friday showed two-thirds of young Britons aged 18-25 supported Palestinian statehood.
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy acknowledged at the UN in July that "Britain bears a special burden of responsibility to support the two-state solution".
Washington, United States -- The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had...H-1B visas allow companies to sponsor foreign workers with specialized skills to work in the United States, initially for three years but extendable to six.
Such visas are widely used by the tech industry. Indian nationals account for nearly three-quarters of the permits allotted via lottery system each year.
- The United Kingdom has historically been a staunch supporter of Israel but has shifted position as Israel has intensified the...
The small Palestinian territory has since suffered vast destruction, death and lack of food that have resulted in a major humanitarian crisis.
Starmer said in July that Britain would formally recognize the State of Palestine if Israel did not take "substantive steps" towards a ceasefire with Hamas.
Still heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels, Japan has declared offshore wind energy a "trump card" in its drive to...That's despite rising project costs and fears over inadequate infrastructure to produce turbines en masse.
Floating turbines are particularly well suited to Japan as its deep coastal waters make fixing them to seabeds tricky.
- Saudi Arabia has spent months courting Syria's new leaders, aiming to draw closer a country long dominated by Iran and...
Syria was a battleground for outside powers throughout the conflict, with Iran and Russia backing Assad, and Turkey and the United States supporting various armed groups.
In May, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman convinced visiting US President Donald Trump to promise to lift Syria sanctions.
- Hamas' armed wing published Saturday "farewell" photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel's assault on...
Of the 251 people seized by Palestinian militants during their attack on Israel in October 2023, 47 remain in Gaza, including 25 the Israeli military says are dead
Israel launched a ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, following weeks of heavy air strikes that continue on the territory's largest urban centre
- France and the UK will be the first permanent UN Security Council members to recognise a Palestinian state and, along...
The recognition marks the growing international frustration with Israel over its assault and aid blockades on the Gaza Strip launched in October 2023
France and the UK will be the first permanent UN Security Council members to recognise a Palestinian state and, along with Canada, the first G7 members to do so
- US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping including on selling blockbuster app...
The leaders of the world's two largest economies spoke by telephone for the second time since the return to the White House of Trump
Trump told reporters ahead of the call that he hoped it would finalize a deal to take out of Chinese hands TikTok, the social media hugely popular with young Americans
Britain, France and Germany are signatories to a 2015 deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended...Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's envoy to the UN, told the UN Security Council described the vote as the "politics of coercion."
"Today's action is hasty, unnecessary and unlawful. Iran recognizes no obligation to implement it," he said.
