Iran’s response ‘inevitable’ after consulate strike, says Nasrallah
Monday's strike in the Syrian capital levelled the five-storey consular annex of the Iranian embassy and killed seven Iranian Revolutionary...Geostrategy
Blinken says US seeks ‘results’ on Israeli new Gaza aid policy
Brussels, Belgium - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington wanted to see "results" showing more aid was...Geostrategy
COP27 summit opens as world races against climate clock
Just in the past few months, climate-induced catastrophes have killed thousands, displaced millions and cost billions in damages across the...The COP27 summit will focus like never before on money. Developing nations have "high expectations" for the creation of a dedicated funding facility to cover "loss and damage"
The most conspicuous no-show will be China's Xi Jinping, whose leadership was renewed last month at a Communist Party Congress.
UAE, Jordan ministers discuss global, regional issues
Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi met with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs...The meeting between the two ministers was held on the sidelines of the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi.
The ministers highlighted the progress on joint projects and cooperation programs adopted by UAE and Jordan.
Six displaced Syrians killed in regime rocket strike: monitor
According to the Observatory, the rocket fire came the day after five Syrian forces members died in shelling by a...The war monitor said more than 30 rockets exploded in several areas, including the camps, west of the city of Idlib in Syria's northwest
The Idlib region is home to about three million people, they are among the millions displaced internally and abroad by the war in Syria since 2011
Ahead of COP27, Germany criticizes Egypt for its human rights record
The German government's human rights commissioner, Luise Amtsberg, urged summit host Egypt to release jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, currently..."Assuming global responsibility also means, above all, assuming responsibility for the protection of human rights," said Amtsberg.
Rights groups estimate that some 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars in Egypt, many of them in brutal conditions and overcrowded cells, accusations Cairo rejects.
Israeli army kills Palestinian teen in West Bank
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories— Israeli forces shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian on Saturday near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian...The Israeli army said soldiers responded to "a report about stone hurling toward a highway" that had caused damage "to a number of cars"
Its forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians, including an alleged attacker in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the West Bank
Iran tests rocket capable of sending satellites into space
Three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia, Iran has announced the successful test flight of a...The Ghaem-100 rocket was manufactured by the aerospace organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and it is the country's first three-stage solid-fuel satellite launcher
In August this year, another Iranian satellite, named Khayyam, was launched by Russia on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Saudi, Australian ministers discuss trade, bilateral ties
Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef met the Australian Assistant Minister of Industry for Manufacturing...The Saudi delegation’s visit to Australia also included participating in the International Mining and Resources Conference + EXPO (IMARC).
The Saudi delegation highlighted initiatives to develop the industrial sector.
US backs two-state solution in call to Palestinian leader
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a phone...The election result in the Jewish state came against the backdrop of soaring violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also discussed efforts to improve the quality of life for the Palestinian people.
Iranians stage new protest actions despite crackdown
Iranian students protested and shopkeepers went on strike despite a widening crackdown, according to reports on social media, as demonstrations...As the working week got underway, security forces adopted new measures to halt protests at universities in Tehran.
An official in Kerman province admitted the authorities were having trouble quelling the protests that erupted after Amini's death on September 16.
Iran admits it had sent drones to Russia before the war
Iran admitted for the first time that it has sent drones to Russia, but insisted they were supplied to its...Ukraine and its Western allies have accused Russia of using Iranian-made drones in recent weeks to carry out attacks.
The European Union and UK have imposed sanctions on three Iranian generals and an arms firm accused of supplying Russia with drones.
