Putin has upper hand in Trump talks on elusive Ukraine peace: analysts
Paris, France - Vladimir Putin scored a coup by discussing with Donald Trump in highly anticipated phone talks everything from improving...Geostrategy
Mediators push for Gaza ceasefire as Israel, Hamas remain stuck on hostage, withdrawal demands
Hamas has consistently demanded negotiations for the second phase, which would include a permanent end to the war, a complete...Geostrategy
UAE Foreign Minister makes phone call to Israeli PM
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed thanked Prime Minister Lapid for the warm reception during his recent visit at the head of...Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed thanked Prime Minister Lapid for the warm reception during his recent visit at the head of an official delegation to Israel
UAE Foreign Minister commended the statement of Lapid before the UN General Assembly calling for a two-state solution to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince named prime minister
Saudi Arabia has for years sought to quell speculation over the health of the 86-year-old king, who has ruled the...The move effectively formalises power already wielded by Prince Mohammed, who has been the kingdom's de facto ruler for several years
Prince Mohammed, who turned 37 last month, has been first in line to succeed his father as king since 2017
Iran arrests ex-president Rafsanjani’s daughter: news agency
Hashemi, a former lawmaker and a women's rights activist, has had previous run-ins with the law in the Islamic republic....Iranians on Tuesday staged a 12th straight night of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22
The Kurdish woman died in the custody of Iran's notorious morality police, after her arrest for allegedly breaching the country's strict rules
Lebanon’s speaker asks Parliament to name new president
The term of Michel Aoun expires at the end of October. The session will mark the first attempt by lawmakers...But it comes without any consensus on a replacement for Aoun amid a deadlock that has prevented the formation of a new government since outgoing one's man mandate expired May.
With no compromise in sight among Lebanon's bitterly divided politicians, it may take several sessions of parliament before a president is finally named.
As Ukraine war grinds on, Saudi influence grows
Saudi Arabia's unexpected role in brokering the release of foreign fighters detained in Ukraine was just the latest example of...The release of the 10 foreign fighters, including two from the United States and five from Britain, came alongside a broader prisoner-of-war swap, brokered by Turkey
Expressions of gratitude for Saudi Arabia immediately poured in from Washington, London and beyond, with officials highlighting the personal involvement of Crown Prince
Iraq MPs to meet for first time since August violence
Parliament said in a brief statement on Monday that votes on the resignation of the assembly's speaker, Mohammed al-Halbussi, and...Iraq's deeply divided political factions have failed to form a new government since inconclusive elections last October
Iraq's standoff pits Sadr against the Iran-backed Coordination Framework, which includes lawmakers from the party of his longtime foe, ex-prime minister Nuri al-Maliki
Fresh violence breaks out in Libya, killing five
Fighting late Sunday broke out between rival forces equipped with heavy weapons, with one group linked to the defense ministry...Libya's ambulance service reported five dead, including a 10-year-old girl, and 13 injured in Zawiyah, some 40 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli
The fighting comes amid a political crisis between backers of rival Libyan PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah and Fathi Bashagha, whose administrations are vying for control of Libya
Tunisian mayor detained after fruit seller suicide
Tunisia's interior ministry said Dridi, the fruit seller, had faced "serious family problems", claims his brother rejected in an interview...Mohamed Amine Dridi, 25, hanged himself on Saturday two days after the electronic scales he used on his fruit and vegetable stall were taken
Dridi's suicide echoes the death of fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi, a university graduate who set himself on fire in 2010
Leading Iran cleric calls on authorities to ‘listen to people’
At least 41 people have been killed since the protests began on September 16, mostly protesters but including security forces,...The powerful 97-year-old cleric has long been aligned with the country's ultra-conservative establishment
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of major cities across Iran, including the capital Tehran, for 10 straight nights since the death of Mahsa Amini
IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to secure nuclear plant
The head of the UN atomic energy watchdog - IAEA- said he was ready to continue talks in Ukraine and...Fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- Europe's largest -- has raised fears of a nuclear disaster.
The IAEA chief said that all efforts must be made in order to prevent a nuclear accident that would add tragedy to the suffering,
