From cars to champagne: Trump’s expanding tariffs trigger trade war fears
Paris, France -- From champagne to steel and now cars: it is getting harder to keep up with US President...Economy Geostrategy
Turkey protesters defiant despite nearly 1,500 arrests
The protests erupted on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a graft...Geostrategy
Jordan King and UK PM meet to discuss strategic relations
London, UK— King Abdullah of Jordan and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have met in London to discuss the development...The king expressed Jordan’s keenness to advance its friendly ties with the UK and bolster cooperation in the political, economic and defense fields
He told the British PM that Jordan would continue to safeguard Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem under the Hashemite Custodianship
Hundreds join march of hunger striker’s sister at COP27
Demonstrations at COP27 must be approved by organizing authorities and should take place only in a special zone, activists behind...Seven months into a hunger strike, Abdel Fattah began refusing water last Sunday, as world leaders arrived in Egypt for Climate Summit
A few world leaders have raised Abdel Fattah's case with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in bilateral meetings during the climate talks
Lebanon extradites Saddam Hussein’s “grandnephew” to Iraq
Accused of involvement in a massacre by the Islamic State group, Abdullah Sabawi, dubbed as the "grandnephew" of the late...Sabawi's family has denied the accusations, telling AFP he had been in Yemen at the time of the killings
The Camp Speicher massacre was considered one of IS's worst crimes after it took over large parts of Iraq in 2014
At least 326 killed in Iran crackdown, say NGOs
Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people in a crackdown on nationwide protests since Mahsa Amini's death in...The protests were fanned by fury over the dress rules for women.
The latest toll represents an increase of 22 since the rights group issued its previous figures on November 5.
Qatar plans to open new visa center in Jordan
DOHA, QATAR - Qatar plans to open a new center in Jordan for issuing visas in the near future, in...The Qatari Ministry of Interior said five new centers for Qatar visas will soon be opened in Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya and Indonesia.
Qatar visa centers abroad have contributed to facilitating workers employment procedures and expediting their visas and residencies issuance.
Turkey appoints new envoy to Israel after four-year gap
Turkey has appointed an ambassador to Israel after a gap of four years in the latest step towards normalising ties...Sakir Ozkan Torunlar is a veteran diplomat who has served as Turkey's consul general in Jerusalem between 2010 and 2014
Ankara withdrew its ambassador to Israel in May 2018 and threw out the Israeli envoy over the Israeli army's killing of dozens of Palestinians
Bahrainis vote to elect members to Council of Representatives
People are choosing their candidates for the 40-member Council of Representatives, one of the two chambers of the bicameral parliament.People are choosing their candidates for the 40-member Council of Representatives, one of the two chambers of the bicameral parliament
Those living abroad or visiting foreign countries had an advance polling on Tuesday in the 37 voting centers set up in diplomatic missions across the world
Tel Aviv-Doha World Cup flights draws criticism from Qatari activists
While Qatar's Gulf neighbours Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates established relations with Israel through agreements mediated by the United...The protest led by Qatar Youth Against Normalization was small but noticeable in a state where citizens very rarely speak out against authorities
Qatar has stated that normalisation with Israel is contingent to the establishment of a Palestinian state
UN, Russia hold talks on grain, fertilizer exports
United Nations chiefs held talks with Russian officials on the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilizers, eight days...The talks took place behind closed doors at the UN Palais des Nations headquarters in Geneva.
No statement has yet been issued following the meeting.
Global food import bill to jump to record $1.9 trillion: FAO
The new forecast would mark "an all-time high", and is due to the depreciating values of currencies against the US...Ukraine and Russia are agricultural superpowers, with more than 30 nations reliant on them for wheat and sunflower oil exports.
Sub-Saharan Africa, already hard-hit by malnutrition, is expected to spend $4.8 billion more on food imports, despite a decrease in volumes.
