- Finland and its neighbour Sweden ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join NATO last May. Their applications were...
Turkey's ratification will leave Finland with only a few technical steps before it becomes the 31st member of NATO
Ratification is all but certain after President Erdogan ended months of negotiations and blessed Finland's candidacy
- The provisional political agreement, which was reached after nightlong negotiations between the EU parliament and states, seeks to raise the...
The move also comes as the EU has sought to slash its dependence on Russian fossil fuels after Moscow cut gas supplies last year.
The figure is a compromise between the 45 percent share for renewables that was sought by EU lawmakers and the European Commission.
- The decision of the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to name Tahnoun bin Zayed, who is the...
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was the first among regional leaders to congratulate the UAE President on the move
The UAE leaders meanwhile, also appreciated the latest decisions of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and congratulated the new appointees
- The appointments signal a new phase in the UAE's leadership and its commitment to pursuing economic growth and development while...
Sheikh Mohamed appointed Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed as Vice President and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
The president also named Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed and Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed as Deputy Rulers of Abu Dhabi
- "Advancing the economic status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness --...
The initiative, launched by Harris, is a mix of US government funding and private sector commitments.
It includes a $60 million fund for women in the digital economy and nearly $400 million from the private sector.
- Riyadh's move to partner with the bloc comes less than three weeks after the unveiling of a landmark China-brokered reconciliation...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organization to rival Western institutions
Besides China, its eight members include India, Pakistan and Russia, as well as four central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
- A case in point is the royal palace's reaction after the opposition Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) "deplored" the...
The North African country normalised its ties with Israel in December 2020, part of a series of deals known as the Abraham Accords
In exchange, Rabat won a key concession from Washington: recognition of its sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara
- A fire believed to have been started by migrants protesting against their deportation killed at least 38 people at a...
The migrants were believed to have lit the fire as a demonstration because they feared they would be deported, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said
At least 38 immigrants were killed and 28 were injured, according to the INM, which said the center housed 68 adult males from Central and South America
- The two sisters of Somali origin clandestinely left Norway for Syria in late 2013, aged 16 and 19, to join...
The two sisters, now aged 29 and 25, are between them mothers to three daughters born from partnerships with IS fighters, according to Norwegian paper
Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria said that two women and three children from Islamic State families were handed over to a Norwegian diplomat
- Asked if Israel's democracy is at an inflection point -- a phrase Biden frequently uses to describe the danger facing...
US president expressed concern over the situation in Israel, where Netanyahu has been accused of trampling democracy
Biden said he was not considering inviting the Israeli leader to the White House, at least "not in the near term."





















