Israel's military said a drone launched from Yemen struck the southern resort town of Eilat on Wednesday, with rescuers reporting...
- San Francisco, United States - Nvidia said Monday it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, building infrastructure for...
China aims to play a more central role in the Gulf region, focusing on investment opportunities beyond the oil and...China aims to play a more central role in the Gulf region, focusing on investment opportunities beyond the oil and energy relationship
Brokering talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran highlights China's ambition to challenge the US dollar's hegemony in the Gulf region
The foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan called for an end to the violence between Israel and Gaza..."The bloodletting must end now," said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also said the "negative developments must end.
- IS militants used sledgehammers and power tools to deface ancient statues and pre-Islamic treasures housed in the museum.
A gaping hole remains in the floor of the museum's famed Assyrian gallery, caused by a bomb explosion.
The artefacts are being revived with financing from the International Alliance for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH).
"Everybody is serious. Serious means everybody is looking for peace," Mohammed al-Jaber said in his first extensive comments after meeting...Jaber, Riyadh's ambassador to Yemen, travelled to Sanaa in April as part of a plan to "stabilize" the truce, which officially expired in October.
The Houthis see Saudi Arabia as a party to the conflict, whereas Jaber indicated that Riyadh sees itself as more of a mediator trying to facilitate a truce.
- Iraqi Kurds are watching with anxiety the tightest electoral battle yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the outcome of which could...
Iraq's Kurdish government scarcely reprimands Ankara, despite Turkey routinely bombarding its territory and causing civilian casualties
Kurdish leaders have built relationships with Erdogan, if the president changes, the whole relationship between Arbil and Ankara changes,
- Vienna, Austria - Austria said on Wednesday it will ban TikTok on federal employees' work phones, joining a growing list of...
"The federal government has decided to ban the private use and installation of TikTok on work devices of federal employees," said Austrian government.
Similar measures have recently been taken by the United States, Britain, Australia, France, the Netherlands and the European Commission.
The Occupational Heat Stress conference in Qatar, which focused on climate change and how rising temperatures threaten workers' health, heard...There is no international standard for temperatures for outdoor working, but climate change has forced new scrutiny.
Last year's World Cup in Qatar drew attention to workers toiling in temperatures that can top 50 degrees, prompting Qatar to ban outdoor working from 10am to 3.30pm.
Tehran, Iran-- Oman is keen to improve the military and defense ties with Iran in order to ensure the security...Sultan of Oman underscored the importance of developing military and defense industry cooperation between the two countries
The visiting Iranian Major General Mohammad Bagheri termed Tehran-Muscat relations as stable and positive
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was politically isolated in the region since the conflict began, but a flurry of diplomatic activity...The kingdom would seek to develop joint Arab action, Saudi foreign ministry said, two days after Syria was readmitted to the Arab League
The move comes weeks after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met in Damascus with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan
CUACOS, SPAIN - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said peace negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine were "not possible at this...UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he hoped it was possible "in the future" to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table.
The UN chief's statement came as the leaders of Russia and Ukraine called for victory during events commemorating the end of World War II.
