Houthi PC small group’ leak: Probe underway after sensitive info exposure
The breach became public on Monday after The Atlantic magazine's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg published an article recounting how he was...Geostrategy
Israel presses ground offensive in Gaza, encircles part of Rafah city
Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, encircling part of Rafah city near Egypt almost a...Geostrategy
UAE-US partnership to spur $100 bn clean-energy financing, development
The Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy will see the two countries develop, finance and deploy clean projects in the US,...UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Special Presidential Coordinator Amos Hochstein signed the partnership at ADIPEC.
They will accelerate investment in fossil fuel emissions mitigation; further develop CCUS technologies and advance methane measurement and management.
EU presidency says sanctions may next target Belarus
The Czech prime minister, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said the bloc may look at sanctions on Belarus...The EU has imposed sweeping sanctions against Russian industry and individuals.
Certain sanctions against Belarus are already in place, but EU can't have Belarus joining Russia's policy, says the Czech prime minister.
Lebanon now without president as Michel Aoun’s mandate expires
Aoun's six-year term, that came to a close on Sunday, was marred by mass protests, a painful economic downturn and...Today, headed by a caretaker government, Lebanon is unable to enact the reforms needed to access billions of dollars from international lenders to help save the economy.
Aoun signed on Sunday a decree formalising the resignation of premier Najib Mikati's government, in a caretaker role since legislative elections in May.
Israelis vote as Netanyahu seeks return to power
Such a scenario has led to despondency among many Arab-Israelis -- who make up around 20 percent of the population...The latest ballot follows the collapse of the so-called "change" coalition, which united eight disparate parties
The extreme-right leader Itamar Ben-Gvir may be key to helping Netanyahu return to the premiership
Algeria hosts first Arab summit since Israel normalisation deals
Since the last Arab League summit in 2019, several members of the 22-member bloc -- for decades a forum for...The main roads of Algiers have been decked out with Arab flags and huge billboards welcoming "brother Arabs."
remains a steadfast supporter of the Palestinians, even mediating a reconciliation deal in October between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas
Biden threatens tax hit for ‘war profiteering’ oil giants
His comments came days after oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported bumper earnings, reflecting how a surge in crude prices...Biden said companies have a "responsibility to act" beyond the narrow self-interest of executive shareholders
Hefty profits reported earlier by TotalEnergies and Shell have also reignited a European debate on windfall profits taxes
CIA among targets of new Iran sanctions on US
The Islamic republic has been rocked by protests since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini on September 16, following...It comes days after the US placed more than a dozen Iranian officials on its sanctions blacklist for the crackdown on protests
The sanctions include bans on issuing visas and entry to Iran, as well as "freezing their money and assets under the jurisdiction of the Islamic republic of Iran."
ILO says global crises will lead to a fall in labor market
The war raging in Ukraine and other overlapping crises are taking a toll on labor markets worldwide, the UN said,...In a fresh report, the International Labor Organization cautioned that the outlook for global labor markets has deteriorated in recent months.
It also warned that excessive policy tightening could cause "undue damage to jobs and incomes in both advanced and developing countries."
Saudi Arabia, UAE say global investments required for oil production
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said the world needs to keep investing in oil production, just days before...Sultan Al Jaber, the head of UAE oil giant ADNOC, warned that under-investment could cause a shock to the world economy
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the Gulf countries were both increasing production capacity.
UAE, Kyrgyz Presidents review bilateral relations
ABU DHABI, UAE - President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Monday received President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov,...UAE and Kyrgyzstan affirmed their common interest in enhancing bilateral relations.
The meeting explored various opportunities of the UAE- Kyrgyz friendship and affirmed to further cooperation in economy, trade.
