Singapore makes Israel embassy delete ‘insensitive’ Palestinian post
Singapore, Singapore--Singapore made the Israeli embassy in the city-state take down an "insensitive" social media post about the Palestinians over the...Geostrategy
World’s only Dragon Ball theme park launched in Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya City
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Board of Directors of the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) revealed on Sunday the launch of...Arts & Culture Business Culture & Society Geostrategy Global Tourism
World food prices fell in June but remain very high: FAO
World food prices, including for wheat, fell in June for a third month running despite remaining near an all-time high,...Export flow disruptions resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and international sanctions on Moscow have sparked fears of a global hunger crisis.
After a record spike in March due to the war, the FAO food price index -- a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities --Â fell 2.3%.
Asian stocks up as recession fears ease, yen rises after Abe shooting
The safe-haven yen also picked up following news of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe being shot during a campaign...The safe-haven yen also picked up following news of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe being shot during a campaign rally
Equities were also boosted by reports that Beijing was considering a huge stimulus push to the struggling economy
German lawmakers recognize the 2014 Yazidi ‘genocide’
Germany, home to a large Yazidi diaspora, is one of the few countries to have taken legal action against IS.Germany, home to a large Yazidi diaspora, is one of the few countries to have taken legal action against IS
Last November, a German court convicted an Iraqi of genocide against the Yazidi minority, a first in the world
Major Tunisia party urges boycott of constitution vote
Tunisia's Ennahdha party urged its supporters on Thursday to boycott a July 25 referendum on President Kais Saied's new constitution,...The constitution, the centerpiece of Saied's drive to remake the Tunisian political system, sparked instant criticism for the nearly unlimited power it gives the president
The legal expert who headed a committee to draw up the new charter said the final text published by Saied had nothing to do with the text they drafted
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe assassinated by gunman
The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan's longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and prompted an international outpouring of...A doctor said Abe had suffered two gunshot wounds to the neck and died of massive blood loss, despite being administered enormous transfusions.
The assassin has been identified as 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, with many media outlets describing him as a former member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, the country's navy.
Rare Abbas meeting with Gantz ahead of Biden visit to region
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held talks in Ramallah to prepare for US President Joe...Abbas and Gantz, a former army chief of staff who heads the centrist Blue and White party, earlier met in December in Israel
Biden is due to visit Israel and the occupied West Bank from July 13 to 15, and will hold talks with new Israeli Prime Minister Lapid and Abbas
Biden to meet Saudi Crown Prince during his visit next week: White House
Biden is expected to press for increased Saudi oil production in the hope of taming spiraling fuel costs and inflation...Biden is expected to press for increased Saudi oil production in the hope of taming spiraling fuel costs and inflation at home
The White House emphasized Biden will address "greater collaboration" in the Middle East region on issues such as air defense
European Union warns of worst Palestinian displacement in ‘decades’
An EU envoy warned Thursday over the possible mass displacement of Palestinians from a West Bank area at the centre...About 27 buildings have been demolished in Masafer Yatta in West Bank, where Israeli SC ruled that its 1,000 residents 'failed to prove" their claim of permanent residents.
In the early 1980s the army declared the 3,000-hectare (30 square kilometre) territory a restricted military area and claimed it was uninhabited.
Boris Johnson steps down as Conservative Party leader
Johnson announced that he would step down after a slew of resignations from his top team in protest at his...The leadership election will take place over the summer and the victor will replace Johnson by the party's annual conference in early October, the BBC and others reported.
Defence minister Ben Wallace and Rishi Sunak, whose departure as finance minister on Tuesday sparked the exodus, were among the early frontrunners to succeed Johnson.
Arab parliament welcomes Yemen truce during Eid
The pan-Arab legislature expressed its hope that the humanitarian truce would contribute to ending the war.The pan-Arab legislature expressed its hope that the humanitarian truce would contribute to ending the war
The Arab Parliament urged Yemeni parties to commit to stopping all military operations and abiding by the Saudi initiative announced in March 2021
