Pro-Palestine rallies held in many countries on Quds Day
Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations were launched in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic, which has...Geostrategy
From cars to champagne: Trump’s expanding tariffs trigger trade war fears
Paris, France -- From champagne to steel and now cars: it is getting harder to keep up with US President...Economy Geostrategy
Syrian quake survivors shelter in crumbling Aleppo homes
Aleppo, once a major commercial hub, had already been battered by over a decade of war when the 7.8-magnitude quake...With at least 432 fatalities, Aleppo accounts for nearly a third of all deaths in government-held parts of Syria, according to state media.
Officials and medics across the war-ravaged country, including in rebel-controlled areas, put the overall Syrian death toll at more than 3,600 people.
Israeli court sentences West Bank militant to 22 months in prison
Jerusalem--An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced Bassam al-Saadi, a senior member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the...Leader of Islamic Jihad in the north West Bank city of Jenin, Saadi was arrested and charged by Israel with supporting and transferring funds to a "terrorist" organisation"t
The August arrest led to threats by Saadi's Gaza-based organisation, triggering an Israeli offensive against Islamic Jihad
Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to France
Algeria accused France of assisting her "clandestine and illegal exfiltration" via Tunisia, sparking a diplomatic row between Algiers and its...Bouraoui, 46, a doctor, was arrested on February 3 in Tunisia and faced deportation to neighbouring Algeria, but flew to France on February 6
A prisoners' rights group said Bouraoui's 71-year-old mother had also been detained but later released under judicial supervision
Iran hits back at EU and Britain, imposes retaliatory sanctions
Taking retaliatory action for imposition of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Iran has slapped 36 individuals and entities from the...Iran imposed on several military companies as well as ministers and lawmakers from various European countries
The EU on Monday imposed asset freezes and visa bans on Iran's education and culture ministers -- part of a targeting of 32 individuals and two entities
Iran court sentences German-Iranian man to death
TEHRAN, IRAN - A Tehran court Tuesday sentenced to death an Iranian-German dual national accused of being the leader of...Iran-born Sharmahd, 67, who is also a German national and a US resident, was arrested in August 2020.
Iran has carried out several executions in recent months that have sparked international outcry
EU says Israel deporting MEP ‘deeply disappointing’
The EU called it "deeply disappointing" and "surprising" that Israel stopped and deported a Spanish MEP who had arrived for...Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares also expressed indignation and said "we are demanding an explanation from Israeli authorities".
EU foreign affairs spokeswoman, Nabila Massrali said Miranda's deportation was "surprising" and view it as "deeply disappointing."
Sharjah, Costa Rica explore trade, food security
SHARJAH, UAE - Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi recently met with...The Costa Rican delegation was briefed on Sharjah free zones and industrial zones.
The Costa Rican minister said the meeting explored opportunities to strengthen trade between the two sides.
IEA faults energy firms for not doing enough to cut methane
The International Energy Agency (IEA) found that emissions from the energy sector rose slightly last year to 135 million tons,...The IEA estimates that $100 billion would be enough to achieve a 75 percent reduction in in methane emissions
It noted that the explosions last year which destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines released a huge amount of methane into the atmosphere
FNC Speaker, Canadian Senate Speaker discuss strengthening parliamentary ties
ABU DHABI, UAE - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash received the visiting Speaker of the Senate...UAE and Canada discussed the development and activation of parliamentary diplomacy between the two countries.
The meeting touched on the latest developments in the region and efforts aimed at confronting terrorism and extremism.
How does aid get into rebel-held northwest Syria?
More than four million people live in areas outside government control in Syria's north and northwest, 90 per cent of...The UN largely delivers relief to Syria's northwest via neighbouring Turkey through the Bab al-Hawa crossing
On February 13, the United Nations said Damascus had allowed it to use Bab al-Salama and Al-Rai crossings for three months
