First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes seconds after blast-off
Oslo, Norway -- The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched...Technology Geostrategy Science
Lawyer complains Turkish student held in US ‘abducted’
A lawyer representing a Turkish university student detained in the United States and facing deportation said Thursday that his client...Geostrategy
Al-Jarman heads UAE delegation to 52nd session of Human Rights meet in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The United Arab Emirates is participating in the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva,...Al-Jarman will highlight key UAE achievements and the prominent role the country plays in human rights globally.
He will hold meetings with heads of delegations to exchange views on common issues.
Turkey to hold NATO bid talks with Sweden, Finland in March
Turkey said on Monday that NATO accession talks with Sweden and Finland would be held next month, after being postponed...Previous two rounds of the tri-party NATO talks were attended by foreign ministry officials and focused on a specific list of Turkish demand
Erdogan has dug in his heels heading into a close presidential election in which he is trying to energize his nationalist electoral base
Kremlin, on China plan, says no conditions for peace ‘at the moment’ in Ukraine
The Russian foreign ministry on Friday thanked Chinese efforts but said that any settlement of the conflict needed to recognise...China has sought to position itself as a neutral party in the conflict while maintaining close ties with strategic ally Russia
Beijing last week called released a 12-point paper to end the war in Ukraine, which included the respect of all countries' territorial sovereignty
CIA chief warns Iran advancing nuclear program at ‘worrisome pace’
Washington, United States--Iran's nuclear program is advancing at a "worrisome pace," CIA director William Burns said in an interview broadcast Sunday,...The Islamic Republic was last known to have enriched uranium up to 60 percent
The country has repeatedly insisted that it is not planning to build a nuclear bomb
Amid Jordan talks, two Israelis, Palestinian killed in West Bank
The latest deaths came amid talks in Jordan to discuss worsening violence in the occupied territory, and days after Israeli...Sunday's attack on the two settlers took place just south of the city, targeting a car on the main road through the town of Huwara
The violence erupted while Israeli-Palestinian talks were held in Jordan aimed at quelling a surge in West Bank violence
Bashar al-Assad receives delegation from Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union
Damascus, Syria--Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad received today a delegation from the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, participating in the thirty-fourth meeting of...The delegation included Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, and the speakers of parliaments in Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Libya and Egypt
Ghobash said that the UAE is always keen to ensure that its relations with countries are based on solid foundations of mutual cooperation
OIC holds meeting on escalating Israeli aggression against the Palestinians
The meeting will deliberate on the current situation in occupied Palestinian territories, especially killings of 11 Palestinian citizens in Nablus.The meeting will deliberate on the current situation in occupied Palestinian territories, especially killings of 11 Palestinian citizens in Nablus
According to the OIC statement, the meeting will urge the international community to provide the necessary international protection for the Palestinian people
WHO seeks $392m for Yemen before donor meet
The World Health Organization on Sunday appealed for $392 million ahead of a UN-led donor conference in Geneva to avert...The UN estimates that 21.6 million people –- two-thirds of Yemen's population –- will require humanitarian aid and protection services in 2023
Huthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene the following year to prop up the internationally recognised government
Egypt’s FM to visit Syria and Turkey to show ‘solidarity’
For the first time in a decade, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Syria and Turkey to show ""solidarity...While Cairo and Damascus have largely maintained relations during the conflict, the Cairo-based Arab League suspended Syria in 2011
Sisi and Erdogan shook hands in Qatar in November, in what the Egyptian presidency heralded as a new beginning in their ties
Jordan Senate Chairman, French senate vice-president discuss bilateral ties
AMMAN, JORDAN - Chairman of the Jordan Senate's Committee for Arab, International Affairs and Expatriates Hani Mulki, on Sunday discussed...The two leaders also discussed political changes in the surrounding countries following Arab Spring.
The French leader said her country is looking forward to strengthening relations and partnerships.
