Turkey says Erdogan to meet Joe Biden at White House on May 9
Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on May...Geostrategy Global
Restoration project for Jeddah district’s old buildings completed
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Ministry of Culture, represented by the Jeddah Historic District Program, has announced the completion of...Arts & Culture Culture & Society Geostrategy
US names seasoned diplomat as new envoy to Kuwait
The White House said that Sasahara is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor...According to the White House Sasahara has been the recipient of numerous State Department performance awards, including five Senior Foreign Service Performance Awards
She has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North Africa since November 2020
Upsurge in violence leaves 21 dead in Syria
Violence has intensified on Syria’s northern border with Turkey leaving 21 civilians dead, many of them children. The bloodshed comes...Turkey considers the main Kurdish component of the SDF to be a terrorist organization with liinks to the Kurdish insurgency inside its own territory.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was not looking to seize any Syrian territory, despite stepping up its attacks in the country's north
Moroccan diplomats drugged, robbed by women they met on Tinder
Two Moroccan diplomats have been suspended from their positions in Colombia after they were drugged and robbed by women they...They could be dismissed, and an inquiry has been opened to determine if they will face legal proceedings
Colombian channel CityTV quoted a police chief as saying the diplomats had been robbed of their cell phones and a tablet device
European nations call closure of Palestinian NGOs ‘not acceptable’
Terming the Israeli closure of seven Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank as not acceptable, the foreign ministries of nine...The European countries believe that a free and strong civil society is key to promoting democratic values and a two-state solution
Last October Israel labelled six of the Palestinian organizations as terrorist groups for their alleged links to a leftist militant group
Putin, Macron call for IAEA inspection of Ukraine nuclear plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called for independent inspections at the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant,...Putin "stressed that the systematic shelling by the Ukrainian military of the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant creates the danger of a large-scale catastrophe.
As per the Kremlin, both leaders called for experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the plant "as soon as possible" and "assess the real situation.
UAE gave foreign aid worth $3.5bn, says MoFAIC
The UAE is providing sustainable humanitarian aid worldwide, underscoring its commitment to promote regional, global peace and prosperity. As per...The total value of foreign aid provided by the UAE from the start of 2021 to mid-August 2022 amounted to $3.5 billion
While Yemen accounted for most of Emirati aid with over $315 million, the list also included several Arab, Asian and Western countries
US says ‘concerned’ by Israeli closure of Palestinian NGOs
The Israeli military announced earlier in the day that it had conducted overnight raids of seven organizations in Ramallah, the...The NGOs have all denied any links to the PFLP, which many western nations have designated a terrorist group
US officials have reached out to their Israeli counterparts "at the senior level" to obtain additional information, which Israel has promised to provide
Erdogan warns of ‘another Chernobyl’ after talks in Ukraine
A flare-up in fighting around Europe's largest nuclear facility in Russian-controlled southern Ukraine has sparked urgent warnings from world leaders,...Russian forces took the plant in March and uncertainty surrounding it has fueled fears of a nuclear incident
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Russia's seizure of the plant "poses a serious threat."
Israel planning renewable energy projects in MENA region
The companies are also developing projects in Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain, along with Egypt and Jordan.The companies are also developing projects in Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain, along with Egypt and Jordan
The plans follow two years after Israel normalized relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco. Israel also signed a Free Trade Agreement with the UAE
Erdogan supports Ukraine, warns of ‘another Chernobyl’
The Turkish leader met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Lviv just two weeks after flying to Sochi for talks...Erdogan said that NATO member Turkey remained firmly on Ukraine's side in the conflict.
His talks with Zelensky and visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres came with global alarm rising about fighting that has raged around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
