Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian families streamed out of Gaza City on Sunday, some crammed into pick-up trucks, others...
- The United Nations estimated in late August that about one million Palestinians lived in and around Gaza's largest urban centre,...
DOHA, QATAR - Qatari prosecutors have charged former finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi with bribery, money laundering and a range of...Ali Sharif Al-Emadi who became finance minister and chairman of Qatar National Bank in 2013, has not been held in detention.
Prosecutors said the investigation had been completed "by interrogating the accused, hearing witnesses, and examining the technical reports".
The ruling was made due to discrepancies in the decree dissolving the previous parliament, the official KUNA news agency said....Many in the opposition had stayed out of elections in the past decade, over what they saw as alleged meddling in parliament by the executive authorities.
Kuwait is the only Gulf Arab state with a fully elected parliament. One of the world's biggest oil exporters, it adopted a parliamentary system in 1962.
BELGRADE, SERBIA - UAE Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology Sarah Al Amiri discussed cooperation in research...The UAE minister discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two nations in her visit to Serbia.
She also discussed ways and means to strengthen the education system and vocational schools.
Xi is pushing for a greater role for China on the global stage and rumours that he may soon hold...Announcing the trip Friday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said China would "play a constructive role in promoting peace talks"
China last month published a 12-point position paper on the war in Ukraine, calling for dialogue and respect for all countries' territorial sovereignity
"Canada is committed to providing relief to those impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria," said Sean Fraser, Minister...The new measures would allow, for example, people from those countries to apply for work permits that authorize foreigners to work for any employer for a specified period
The announcement comes 10 days after the UN urged the international community to speed up its settlement of Syrian refugees from areas affected by the earthquake in Turkey
- Donald Trump called on his supporters to "protest, take our nation back", as he expects to be arrested over an...
A conviction in the hush money case would not prevent Trump from running, but an indictment can have major consequences
Denouncing Trump's announcement as "reckless, Nancy Pelosi said it would foment unrest among his supporters
Turkey announced the extension of a deal that has allowed exports of Ukrainian grain to resume following Russia's invasion, but...Turkey and the United Nations did not specify the duration of the grain deal.
A deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in July 2022 - and signed by Kyiv and Moscow - had allowed for the safe passage og grain supplies.
- Turkey's top diplomat said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would meet to mark the end...
Turkey's foreign minister said his country wants to restore diplomatic relations with Egypt at the highest level.
Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry visited Turkey in February after the deadly earthquake as a mark of solidarity
PARIS, FRANCE - COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber met French President Emmanuel Macron and outlined his vision on the...The UAE minister stressed on the need to deploy all necessary resources to transform the global energy systems.
Dr. Al Jaber emphasized the need for ambitious reforms across international financial institutions and multilateral development banks.
TEHRAN, IRAN - An Iranian court sentenced two people to death over an October attack on a shrine in the southern...The pair were convicted of assisting in "corruption on earth, armed rebellion and acting against national security".
Three other defendants in the case were sentenced to prison for five, 15 and 25 years for being members of IS group.
