- Aqibya, Lebanon-- An Irish member of the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon was killed and three were wounded after their convoy...
The peacekeeping force UNIFIL said the "incident" happened near the village of Al-Aqbiya, just outside the force's area of operations
The UN force has been present in south Lebanon since 1978 when they first deployed after Israel occupied a border strip on the Lebanese side
- Over a decade since the country's revolution that unseated dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, opposition parties have urged a...
The previous legislature had far-reaching powers, in the mixed presidential-parliamentary system enshrined in the North African country's post-revolt constitution
In July this year, Saied used a widely shunned referendum to push through a new constitution, stripping parliament of any real clout and giving his own office unlimited powers
- The EU summit was to also examine the situation, and consequences in Europe, of Russia's war in Ukraine, which European...
Brussels views the "Buy American" condition for purchasers of electric vehicles mainly made in the United States as discriminatory against European car manufacturers
EU chief said the e-vehicle subsidies contained in a broader US Inflation Reduction Act "risk un-levelling the playing field and discriminating against European companies
- Hamas chief said indirect negotiations over a prisoner exchange were "interrupted because of the elections" in Israel. (AFP)
Earlier this year Hamas published a video of an Israeli civilian detained for seven years in Palestine
Israel has imposed a crippling blockade on Gaza since 2007, when Hamas took power in the enclave
- The Palestinian govt has no money to support would-be entrepreneurs, environment for foreign investors is too risky and the Israeli...
Israeli occupation impacts everything, including tariffs, storage costs and barring Palestinians from exploiting the economic potential of Area C.
The Palestinian Authority is failing the Palestinian stone companies by not defending their local market from foreign competition, say experts.
- The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has for years been calling on Iran to explain the presence of undeclared...
Earlier Wednesday, Iran had said that IAEA officials would visit the country to settle "ambiguities" over claims of secret activities.
The issue has increasingly frustrated efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, that has been on life support since the United States unilaterally withdrew from it in 2018.
- Like several other Arab nations, Morocco has agreed full diplomatic ties with Israel -- but this has not stopped its...
A Palestinian poll group has said that "the World Cup in Qatar helps restore Palestinian public trust in the Arab world after years of disappointment".
"The Moroccan festivities at the World Cup have proven that the Arab world is far from normalization with Israel", the Israeli newspaper Maariv said in a commentary on Sunday.
- Gas prices are high, albeit lower than during the middle of the year, spurring worries that European homes and businesses...
Europe has entered a bitingly cold winter with fewer energy options because Russia has reduced gas supplies in retaliation for EU sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine
Several EU countries, including France, Poland and Spain, criticised the commission proposal as being designed so  the price cap could never be triggered
- The plan reaffirms the UK’s enduring commitment to working with Saudi Arabia on promoting regional security and stability.
The plan reaffirms the UK’s enduring commitment to working with Saudi Arabia on promoting regional security and stability.
It also aims to develop the capabilities of the Saudi Ministry of Defense, localize military industries, and strengthen the partnership between the two countries
- Sudan signed an initial US$6 billion deal led by United Arab Emirates' AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to build...
The Abu Amama port, to be built north of the existing key hub of Port Sudan, will include an industrial zone.
The signing came a week after Sudan's military and civilian leaders inked an initial accord aimed at ending the crisis since last year's military coup.





















