Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's top security body, met with senior officials in Iraq on Monday, ahead of a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday a plan to allow more foreign journalists to report inside Gaza with...
Following last month's rail tragedy, Greece's prime minister said that he would discuss with Italy safety improvements on Geek trains...The prime minister said that his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni accepted an invitation to talks in Athens before the Greek general election in May
Late last month, two trains collided head-on after running on the same track for several kilometers (miles), killing 57 people
The boat carrying 38 people had set off Thursday from near Sfax and was attempting to reach Italy, said Fawzi...Tunisia's population of 12 million hosts an estimated 21,000 migrants from other parts of Africa, representing 0.2 percent of the population.
Earlier Friday, Alarm Phone, a charity monitoring migrant boats, said that 40 people were at risk on a "boat in distress trying to escape Tunisia".
- Paris, France - France on Friday banned public-sector employees from downloading "recreational applications" on their work phones, the public services ministry...
The ban would include "game apps like Candy Crush, streaming apps like Netflix and recreational apps like TikTok".
Recreational applications do not present sufficient levels of cybersecurity and data protection to be deployed on administrative equipment," said the public services ministry.
Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al-Thani of Qatar, who serves as a UNHCR advocate, has been the biggest contributor..."Last year, we raised more than $20 million in Ramadan alone," said Khaled Khalifa, UNHCR's representative to the GCC countries. "We are hoping to exceed that this year."
The agency said it was increasingly able to channel obligatory donations under Islam to help fund its activities.
- JERUSALEM -Israel's attorney general on Friday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "illegal" public intervention on the government's divisive judicial...
The prime minister must avoid any involvement in changes in the judicial system, Israel’s attorney general said.
Israel’s PM pledged to do everything to find a solution that would satisfy both supporters and critics of the judicial reforms.
Kanani was referring to criticism, including from France, of Iran's response to months-long protests triggered by the death of Mahsa...Protesters clashed with French security forces on Thursday in the most serious violence yet of a three-month revolt against Macron's decision to increase the retirement age
Kanani was referring to criticism, including from France, of Iran's response to months-long protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini after the 22-year-old's arrest
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Denmark has invited the Russian-controlled operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to help recover a mystery object...Russian energy giant Gazprom holds a majority stake in the twin pipelines, with the rest owned by German, Dutch and French companies.
The Danish energy agency released a photo of the cylindrical object standing near the Nord Stream 2 pipeline at the bottom of the sea.
Dubai, UAE -- Saudi Arabia has said that the kingdom is on track to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development...Deputy Minister for Water Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani told UN Water Conference that the kingdom has restructured the water sector and developed the National Water Strategy.
The kingdom has allocated $80 billion for water projects in the coming years as part of its efforts to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water.
- Netanyahu, in a televised address, said he was determined to advance the reforms but wanted to reach a solution acceptable...
Thousands of Israelies rallied against proposed judicial reforms in Jerusalem outside Netanyahu's residence as well as in the northern city of Haifa
Israeli prime minister says the proposed changes are necessary to diminish the powers of the Supreme Court, which they argue has become politicized
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that at the direction of President Joe Biden, he had authorised "precision airstrikes tonight...
On Friday, Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said eight people had been killed by US strikes
Two of the US service members wounded on Thursday were treated on site, while the three other troops and one US contractor were medically evacuated to Iraq
