Air Arabia Egypt marks its first flight to Istanbul
CAIRO, Egypt – Air Arabia Egypt on Sunday commenced its first non-stop flight from Cairo International Airport to Sabiha Gökçen...Business Geostrategy Aviation
Seven children killed in Syria’s as explosive device goes off
Damascus, Syria - Seven children were killed in southern Syria's Daraa province on Saturday when an "explosive device" detonated, state media...Geostrategy
Swiss regret COP27 going soft on top polluters
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Switzerland regretted Sunday that the COP27 climate summit outcome does not impose obligations on the highest greenhouse...There was disappointment in some quarters over COP27's stand on cutting emissions.
There were concerns that no resolutions were passed on phasing out coal and reducing subsidies for oil and gas
First Israel-Qatar direct commercial flight takes off for World Cup
When FIFA announced the deal for direct Israel-Qatar flights on November 10, it claimed that "Palestinian ticket holders and media"...But it was not immediately clear to what extent Palestinian residents of the Israeli-occupied West Bank or blockaded Gaza Strip would have access to the charter.
Israeli foreign ministry official Lior Haiat, at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, told AFP that "history has been made," with the "first direct flight from Tel Aviv to Doha."
Protest-hit Kurdish town fears a major Iranian crackdown
Activists on Sunday expressed alarm that Iran was implementing a major crackdown in a Kurdish-populated town that has seen intense...Iran's clerical leadership has been shaken by more than two months of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini
The Norway-based Hengaw rights group said "armed troops" had been despatched to Mahabad from Urmia, the main city of West Azerbaijan province
‘Historic’ but ‘not enough’: UN COP27 climate summit reactions
The summit drew praise for the "loss and damage" fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the destructive impacts of...It is more than frustrating to see overdue steps on mitigation being stonewalled by a number of large emitters and oil producers, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
"This COP has taken an important step towards justice. I welcome the decision to establish a loss and damage fund," said UN chief Antonio Guterres.
Children in war-scarred Idlib kick off their own World Cup
Idlib, Syria— More than 300 children in rebel-held northwest Syria kicked off their own football World Cup on Saturday, with organizers...Ibrahim Sarmini of the NGO Violet, which organized the tournament, said children aged 10 to 14 have been training for months to take part in the "camps World Cup"
The Idlib region is home to about three million people, around half of them displaced
Turkey carries out air strikes in Syria, hitting several towns
A week after the deadly Istanbul bombing, which Ankara blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey carried out air...Turkey considers the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) -- the main component of the SDF -- an extension of the outlawed PKK
Both the PKK and the YPG have denied any involvement in the Istanbul attack, in which six people were killed
GAL-AMMROC, GMF ink pacts
The pact were inked during the B20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.The pacts will allow AMMROC to expand its MRO capabilities and consolidate its status as a key enabler of a sustainable domestic defense sector in the UAE.
The cooperation will further expand to the joint promotion of the N219 and NC212 aircraft in the Middle East and Africa markets.
‘Most APEC members condemn war in Ukraine’
Asia-Pacific leaders added their voices to international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, issuing a summit statement saying...The summit communique was agreed by all APEC members, including Russia and China.
Apart from substituting the name of the organization, the statement was word-for-word the same as a G20 declaration.
UK blames Iran for ‘spreading bloodshed’ from Mideast to Kyiv
Vowing to work with allies in order to counter Tehran, Britain's foreign minister has blamed Iran for "spreading bloodshed. Ukraine...The growing criticism comes as Iran grapples with mass protests -- the biggest in years -- following the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini
On Monday, the EU hit more than 30 senior Iranian officials and organizations with sanctions over Tehran's crackdown on protesters and the supply of drones to Russia
Xi, Harris meet briefly, call for US-China communication
The meeting came after the United States said it was looking for China to do more to rein in its...Harris spoke to the Chinese leader as they entered a retreat in Bangkok during a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
The vice president reinforced Biden's message that "we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries."
