Firms and researchers at odds over superhuman AI
The belief that human-or-better intelligence -- often called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) -- will emerge from current machine-learning techniques fuels...Technology Geostrategy
Japan’s Masaki Kashiwara wins Abel Prize for mathematics
Oslo, Norway -- The prestigious Abel Prize for mathematics was on Wednesday awarded to Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara a specialist...Arts & Culture Geostrategy
Children in war-scarred Idlib kick off their own World Cup
Idlib, Syria— More than 300 children in rebel-held northwest Syria kicked off their own football World Cup on Saturday, with organizers...Ibrahim Sarmini of the NGO Violet, which organized the tournament, said children aged 10 to 14 have been training for months to take part in the "camps World Cup"
The Idlib region is home to about three million people, around half of them displaced
Turkey carries out air strikes in Syria, hitting several towns
A week after the deadly Istanbul bombing, which Ankara blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey carried out air...Turkey considers the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) -- the main component of the SDF -- an extension of the outlawed PKK
Both the PKK and the YPG have denied any involvement in the Istanbul attack, in which six people were killed
GAL-AMMROC, GMF ink pacts
The pact were inked during the B20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.The pacts will allow AMMROC to expand its MRO capabilities and consolidate its status as a key enabler of a sustainable domestic defense sector in the UAE.
The cooperation will further expand to the joint promotion of the N219 and NC212 aircraft in the Middle East and Africa markets.
‘Most APEC members condemn war in Ukraine’
Asia-Pacific leaders added their voices to international pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, issuing a summit statement saying...The summit communique was agreed by all APEC members, including Russia and China.
Apart from substituting the name of the organization, the statement was word-for-word the same as a G20 declaration.
UK blames Iran for ‘spreading bloodshed’ from Mideast to Kyiv
Vowing to work with allies in order to counter Tehran, Britain's foreign minister has blamed Iran for "spreading bloodshed. Ukraine...The growing criticism comes as Iran grapples with mass protests -- the biggest in years -- following the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini
On Monday, the EU hit more than 30 senior Iranian officials and organizations with sanctions over Tehran's crackdown on protesters and the supply of drones to Russia
Xi, Harris meet briefly, call for US-China communication
The meeting came after the United States said it was looking for China to do more to rein in its...Harris spoke to the Chinese leader as they entered a retreat in Bangkok during a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
The vice president reinforced Biden's message that "we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries."
GCC, Bangladesh ink MoU to strengthen economic cooperation
The MoU was inked on the sidelines of the 18th edition of Manama Dialogue 2022.The MoU was inked on the sidelines of the 18th edition of Manama Dialogue 2022
The GCC is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union
Blinken to visit Doha to launch US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue
Washington, US— US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Qatar on November 21 to launch the fifth annual...State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement that Blinken will meet with senior Qatari officials
The statement added that the US top diplomat will also "recognize Qatar's important contribution to international sports diplomacy as it hosts the World Cup
GCC renews commitment to strengthen ties with EU
Manama, Bahrain—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has stressed the importance of strengthening ties between the GCC and the European Union...During the meeting, a number of issues of common interest were reviewed, and GCC-EU relations were reviewed
The file of free trade negotiations between the two sides was also reviewed, and the importance of inviting technical teams to review their developments
Qatar emir praises Russia for ‘cooperation’ in preparing World Cup
Two days before the start of the World Cup, Qatar's emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in a call with Russia's...Diplomats say Russia has largely been frozen out of preparations since its February invasion
No senior Russian officials are expected in Doha for the World Cup, but top US diplomat Blinken starts a two-day visit on Monday, the state department said
