The United Nations estimated in late August that about one million Palestinians lived in and around Gaza's largest urban centre,...
- Beijing, China -- China urged the United States on Friday to address their TikTok dispute through dialogue, as top leaders...
Iran said it would welcome restoring ties with Bahrain to end seven years of ruptured relations, following the China-brokered deal...Iran and Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflict zones including Yemen.
Some of Saudi Arabia's Gulf Arab allies have already sent envoys back to Iran.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The world failed to act quickly enough to rush life-saving aid to Syrians in desperate need following the...Almost 6,000 people were killed in Syria by the 7.8-magnitude tremor that struck the country and neighboring Turkey.
The UN estimates that five million people need basic shelter and non-food assistance in the quake-hit part of Syria.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) president Filippo Grandi concluded a five-day visit to earthquake-devastated areas...UNHCR president reviewed and discussed the immediate humanitarian response with authorities in Turkey and Syria.
UNHCR has delivered tens of thousands of tents, beds, mattresses, thermal blankets to the quake survivors in the two countries.
Lukashenko said he had observed "with great respect the perseverance with which the (Iranian) people resist external pressures, attempts to...Ex-Soviet state Belarus serves as a rear base for Russian troops, and Iran is accused of supplying Moscow with armed drones
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi hailed three decades of close ties with Belarus after talks with his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko
- Efforts were made to bring together a divided world and find solutions to the ongoing global crises during the World...
Efforts were made to bring together a divided world and find solutions to the ongoing global crises during the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting held in Davos earlier this year
Despite the ongoing pandemic and continuing restrictions, the meeting in Davos garnered heightened interest due to the conflict in Ukraine, and its economic repercussions
Italy's coastguard said the boat in distress was in Libya's search-and-rescue zone, and that the deadly episode laid bare "the...Seventeen migrants were saved and a search was underway for the missing after the early-morning attempted rescue in Libya's search-and-rescue zone, the coastguard said
On Saturday, the Italian coastguard brought more than 1,300 rescued migrants safely to Italian ports after three packed boats ran into bad weather
The Israeli-UAE trade is likely to get an added boost in the next few weeks as an anticipated signing of...The Israeli-UAE trade is likeiy to get an added boost in next few weeks as an anticipated signing of a customs agreement will enable the FTA signed last year to go into effect
Israel imports diamonds, electronic equipment, IT, and communications equipment from the UAE and mainly exports diamonds, electronic equipment and cosmetics
- MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash discussed ways to enhance cooperation with First Deputy...
UAE, Ukraine discuss parliamentary cooperation through exchanging visits and enhancing coordination.
The two sides deliberated on improving trade and economic ties between the two countries.
- Nablus, Palestinian Territories - Three Palestinian gunmen were shot dead after they fired at Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank...
Violence intensified last year but has worsened in the West Bank since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to office in December.
Since the start of the year, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed the lives of 81 Palestinian adults and children, including militants and civilians.
- TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's top diplomat on Sunday said "everything is ready" to implement a stalled prisoner exchange deal with the...
At least 16 Western passport holders, most of them dual nationals - which Iran does not generally recognize - are detained in the country.
At least three US citizens are held in the country's prisons, according to Iran's judiciary and the US State Department.
