Hamas to stick on truce conditions amid renewed Cairo talks
"The demands ... are complete ceasefire, withdrawal of the occupation forces from Gaza, the return of the displaced to their...Geostrategy
UN chief troubled by reports Israel using AI to identify Gaza targets
According to a report in magazine +972, Israel has used AI to identify targets in Gaza -- in some cases...Geostrategy
Saudi Ports register 15% growth in October container activity
Container throughput the Kingdom's ports continued its upward year-on-year movement during October 2022, soaring to 694,517 twenty-foot equivalent unit at...Growth remained the dominant trend across most cargo categories.
Optimizing operational efficiency and attracting big-ticket investments have remained a major focus for the Saudi Ports Authority.
Qatar Airways official discards ‘rumors’ as airport expansion begins
After the multi-billion dollar overhaul, Hamad International Airport will take its capacity from 40 million passengers a year to 58...The expansion adds 39 airport gates to the existing 140 at the airport, which is a major hub for transit passengers.
Qatar Airways has also eliminated 18 destinations from its schedule to increase flights from key World Cup markets.
Special World Cup flights to carry Israeli and Palestinian fans: FIFA
A deal was brokered between Qatar and Israel, who do not have diplomatic relations, so that flights are "temporarily operated"...More than 10,000 Israeli and Palestinian fans have tickets fan passes. Israel severely restricts access to its main Ben Gurion Airport for residents of the Palestinian territories.
FIFA said Palestinian access would be "subject to Israel's security requirements and operational capabilities".
UN, Russia to discuss black sea deal on grain, fertilizer export
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - UN chiefs are to hold talks with Russian officials in Geneva on Friday on the Black Sea...The 120-day Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-led deal agreed with Moscow and Kyiv, runs out on November 19.
Ukraine is one of the world's top grain producers and the Russian invasion had blocked 20 million tons of grain
Fossil fuel lobbyists have flooded UN climate talks in Egypt: watchdogs
More than 600 lobbyists from some of the world's biggest polluters have registered to the climate talks in the Egyptian...They said that is more than the number of lobbyists from the 10 most climate-affected countries combined. A total of 503 lobbyists were registered atCOP26 in Glasgow.
The groups called on the United Nations to restrict access to the talks for fossil fuel firms, which the UN chief Antonio Guterres has said are "poisoning our planet".
Germany says EU will adopt new sanctions against Iran
Designed as a punishment for the government of Iran, the EU will likely adopt new sanctions against the Islamic republic...The bloc had already imposed sanctions in mid-October against Iran’s “morality police” and 11 officials including the telecommunications minister
Iran has been rocked by demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, following her arrest in Tehran for allegedly flouting the dress rules
Countries wrangle over future climate finance at COP27
Diplomats from developing nations criticised the persistent imbalance in climate financing which, within the UN framework, should be evenly split...In 2009, UN climate summit saw rich nations promise $100 billion a year by 2020 to Global South, but two years past that deadline the amount delivered is still $17 billion short
As climate disasters have multiplied over the last decade, nations in the Global South have called for a separate financial facility for loss and damage
Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal
Russia's commander in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin proposed the "difficult decision" of pulling back from the city and setting up defences...Russia's commander in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin proposed the "difficult decision" of pulling back from the city and setting up defences on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River
Kherson was the first urban hub captured by Russia during its "special military operation" and the only regional capital controlled by Moscow's forces since the offensive began
ICC prosecutor calls on Libya’s Haftar to ‘prevent’ crimes by troops
Tripoli, Libya— The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday he had urged eastern Libyan military chief Khalifa Haftar to "prevent"...The North African nation descended into chaos following the NATO-backed revolt that brought down dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime in 2011
Before taking over as the ICC's lead prosecutor, Karim Khan defended Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, whose arrest the ICC is seeking
COP27: ACG to give $24bn for climate action by 2030
The fund will support the acceleration of the energy transition, the increased resilience of food, transport, water and urban systems,...The fund will support the acceleration of the energy transition, the increased resilience of food, transport, water and urban systems, and the promotion of energy security
The financial commitment by the Arab Coordination Group comes as part of a joint Call for Climate Action for Equitable Development at COP27
