Fatah urges Hamas to cede power to safeguard ‘Palestinians’ existence’
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement called on Hamas on Saturday to relinquish power in...Geostrategy
Macron announces new Ukraine ‘coalition’ summit in Paris on March 27
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the leaders of a coalition of Ukraine backers would meet again in Paris...Geostrategy
UAE, Oman education ministers discuss cooperation in the sector
MUSCAT, OMAN - UAE Minister of Education Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi and Oman Minister of Education Dr. Madiha bint...The meeting was held in Muscat and aimed at boosting the coordination and cooperation between the two friendly countries.
The two sides also discussed the exchange of expertise in the field of curriculum development and international tests
Global piracy acts drop to 14-year low, says report
Worldwide acts of piracy fell to their lowest level last year since statistics were first established in 2008, a maritime...In the Gulf of Guinea, considered a piracy hotspot, just three ships were attacked in 2022 compared to 26 in 2019, the MICA said.
In the same area, the number of kidnappings dropped to two last year, from 146 in 2019.
Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests
Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered...The latest sentences, which can still be appealed, bring to 17 the total number of people condemned to death in connection with the more than three months of protests
On Saturday, Iran executed Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini for killing a paramilitary force member in November in Karaj west of Tehran
90% of people in China province infected with Covid: official
China is battling a surge in cases following its decision last month to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass...With a population of 99.4 million, the figures suggest about 88.5 million people in Henan may now have been infected
Beijing is determined to press on with its reopening, on Sunday lifting mandatory quarantine for all international arrivals
Conspiracy theorists make comeback on Twitter after the ban
Those reinstated include far-right activists, anti-Muslim extremists as well as others peddling election conspiracies and Covid-19 misinformation, according to an...Among those allowed back on Twitter is former US President Donald Trump, who was handed a "permanent" ban by Twitter after his supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021
Former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who once appeared to endorse the idea for a Myanmar-style coup in US, also thanked Musk on Friday after his account was restored
UAE, Pakistan advancing parliamentary cooperation
A delegation of the UAE Federal National Council's Parliamentary Division, led by Dr. Nidal Mohamed Al-Tunaiji met with Nuzhat Sadiq,...A delegation of the UAE Federal National Council's Parliamentary Division, led by Dr. Nidal Mohamed Al-Tunaiji met with Nuzhat Sadiq, Member of the Senate of Pakistan
The two sides discussed the bilateral relations, and the importance of advancing cooperation between the two parliaments
Sweden says it can’t fulfill Turkey’s demands for approving NATO membership
Most of Turkey's demands have involved Sweden because of its more robust ties with the Kurdish diaspora.Sweden and Finland broke with decades of military non-alignment and applied to join the US-led defense alliance
Turkey has refused to approve their bid until the two countries take steps, including joining Turkey's fight against banned Kurdish militants
UAE’s FNC participates in Asian Parliamentary Assembly meet
ANTALYA, TURKEY - The UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC), participated in the meeting of the Standing...During the meeting, the report of APA's Secretary-General was presented.
Draft decisions of the Political Affairs Committee were discussed and approved.
Egyptian court sentences Ukrainian to four years for smuggling
Cairo, Egypt - A Cairo court has sentenced to life in prison a Ukrainian woman arrested at the Egyptian capital's airport...Liudmyla Balakina, who lives in the Netherlands, had been convicted of drug smuggling following her arrest in April.
Balakina had confessed in court to "meeting an Egyptian abroad, who took advantage of her need for money".
QatarEnergy, Chevron Phillips to build $6 billion gas-to-plastics plant
The Ras Laffan Petrochemicals Complex, which will produce 2.1 million tonnes of ethylene a year along with 1.7 million tons...QatarEnergy has a 70 percent equity share in the joint venture with Texas-based Chevron Phillips taking the other 30 percent.
Ras Laffan will double Qatar's ethylene production capacity and increase its polymer output from 2.6 million tons to more than four million tons a year.
