Readying for jobs of tomorrow: WEF’s Till Leopold stresses upskilling
Davos, Switzerland -- In the next five years, millions of jobs will be created. Governments, employers, and education institutions, therefore,...Technology Education Business Economy Geostrategy
Nations retreating inward making global cooperation harder, Dr Masood tells TRENDS at Davos
Davos, Switzerland - The world is grappling with challenges that demand collective action, but rising nationalism and geopolitical tensions are...Geostrategy
Israel says Hamas fighter was at target instead of Gaza aid workers
Israel said it was targeting a "Hamas gunman" when it killed in Gaza seven aid workers whose deaths caused an...The victims were killed in three air strikes over four minutes by an Israeli drone as they ran for their lives.
The two brigade officers who ordered the strikes, a colonel and a major, have been fired.
Kremlin slams Macron claims Russia trying to undermine Olympics
Moscow, Russia - The Kremlin on Friday blasted as "unacceptable" French President Emmanuel Macron's claims that Russia was trying to undermine...Kremlin said it was "absolutely unacceptable behavior" and characteristic of Western accusations that are "never backed up by adequate evidence".
Macron had said Thursday that Moscow was trying to promote the narrative that France was unable to host the Games and that the event would be a risk.
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...Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza
"We welcome the steps that have been initiated by Israel," Blinken said at a meeting with EU officials in Belgium
Abu Dhabi’s private sector grows by over 35 percent in 2023
ABU DHABI, UAE – The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) organized, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Office...Al Multaqa Meetings empower Abu Dhabi to accelerate economic growth, by providing a platform to support investment.
Supported by private sector and family-owned businesses, Abu Dhabi’s non-oil sectors is going from strength to strength.
Aid worker killed by Israel felt need to help, parents say
Washington, United States--The father of US-Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger, one of seven aid workers killed in an Israeli strike earlier this...The father of US-Canadian citizen Jacob Flickinger said his son was hesitant to go to the Gaza Strip but had felt a need to help
The aid workers had just unloaded supplies at a warehouse in central Gaza when Israeli warplanes fired a missile into their vehicle
UAE suspends coordination of humanitarian aid with Israel
Dubai, UAE - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to halt its coordination of humanitarian aid with Israel following...According to reports, the Emirati foreign ministry has expressed its outrage to the Israeli ambassador Amir Hayek over the death of seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza
Efforts to address the situation are underway, with Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, engaging in a phone conversation with his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed
Iran supreme leader prays over bodies of slain Guards
Tehran, Iran--Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mourned Thursday the seven Revolutionary Guards killed in a strike in Syria, which...The Supreme leader, flanked by top military brass, took part in a ceremony in the capital Tehran during which he led prayers for the dead
Khamenei said on Tuesday that Israel will be punished at the hands of "our brave men who will make them regret this crime and the other ones"
Israel acting against Iran and its proxies, says Netanyahu
Israel has declined to comment on the Damascus strike but analysts saw it as an escalation of Israel's campaign against...He spoke after the army paused leave for combat units, blocked GPS signals in certain places and strengthened "alertness" as its war against Hamas in Gaza nears its seventh month
Tensions have been inflamed by Monday's strike against the Iranian consulate in Damascus that killed 16 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Israel systematically destroying Gaza healthcare, says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said deadly attacks on humanitarian staff showed either deliberate intent or reckless incompetence, and called for...MSF said the healthcare system in Gaza before the war was imperfect but robust and improving
The medical charity said that Israel was acting with impunity in the Palestinian territory
Bodies of killed Iranian soldiers reaches Tehran from Syria
Tehran, Iran - Iran has repatriated the bodies of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's...The Guards, including two generals, were killed in the air strike on Monday which levelled the Iranian embassy's consular annex.
"The bodies of the Iran embassy martyrs arrived at Mehrabad airport" in Tehran, the ISNA news agency reported overnight.
