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
Trump admin sent journalist classified US plan for Yemen strikes
A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance...Geostrategy
US backs two-state solution in call to Palestinian leader
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a phone...The election result in the Jewish state came against the backdrop of soaring violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also discussed efforts to improve the quality of life for the Palestinian people.
Iranians stage new protest actions despite crackdown
Iranian students protested and shopkeepers went on strike despite a widening crackdown, according to reports on social media, as demonstrations...As the working week got underway, security forces adopted new measures to halt protests at universities in Tehran.
An official in Kerman province admitted the authorities were having trouble quelling the protests that erupted after Amini's death on September 16.
Iran admits it had sent drones to Russia before the war
Iran admitted for the first time that it has sent drones to Russia, but insisted they were supplied to its...Ukraine and its Western allies have accused Russia of using Iranian-made drones in recent weeks to carry out attacks.
The European Union and UK have imposed sanctions on three Iranian generals and an arms firm accused of supplying Russia with drones.
FANR highlights its robust nuclear safeguards regime
UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has recently participated in the 14th Symposium on "International Safeguards: Reflecting on the...The symposium in Austria aims to reflect on the experience gained and lessons learned over the past six decades of implementation of nuclear safeguards.
It also tries to verify that member states are honoring their international legal obligations to use nuclear material and technology only for peaceful purposes.
Turkey says Finland, Sweden must ‘take steps’ before NATO approval
Ankara has accused the two Nordic nations of providing a safe haven for outlawed Kurdish militants it deems "terrorists" and...Finland and Sweden dropped decades of military non-alignment and scrambled to become NATO members after Russia invaded Ukraine
All 30 NATO member states except Turkey and Hungary have ratified the accession of Sweden and Finland
Italy allows migrant rescue ship dock for health checks
Rome, Italy— Italy will allow an NGO ship carrying 179 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to dock so medics can carry...More than 1,000 migrants are currently aboard rescue boats trying to reach Europe, and Italy has faced mounting pressure to let humanitarian ships dock
Germany sent a diplomatic note to Italy on Thursday asking its government to provide rapid help
Difference between Netanyahu and Lapid is the one between Pepsi and Coca Cola: Palestinian PM
During his brief premiership, Lapid adopted a more conciliatory approach, approving a modest increase in the number of Israeli work...The difference between Netanyahu and Yair Lapid is like the difference "between Pepsi and Coca Cola," said Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh
Netanyahu's previous terms in office saw what little remained of the Middle East peace process collapse in a surge of Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank
G7 calls on oil-rich countries to up production for taming price rise
Increasing production should help "decrease volatility in energy markets" caused by the war in Ukraine, G7 foreign ministers said in...The G7 also said it intends to finalise "in the coming weeks" the implementation of a Russian oil price cap mechanism.
Rising prices for energy in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have driven a global surge in inflation and weighed on economic activity.
UAE’s FNC members discuss cooperation with German Parliament
Members of the UAE-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Federal National Council (FNC), headed by Sarah Mohammed Falkinaz, Chairperson of...The two sides affirmed the importance of strengthening their parliamentary cooperation.
They also discussed relations between the UAE and Germany and of enhancing them in science, health, higher education.
COP27 must shift from talk to action says UN climate chief
The upcoming COP27 climate summit in Egypt must mark a leap from the process of hammering out a treaty to...Diplomats from nearly 200 countries are gathering in the Red Sea resort for the November 6-18 conference.
The US and the European Union - fearful of creating an open-ended reparations framework - have dragged their feet.
