There are frequent reports of Israeli forces firing on people seeking aid, with Gaza's civil defence agency saying 10 Palestinians...
- Paris, France - A rebooted Superman is flying into cinemas around the world this week, with critics mostly positive about...
The World Trade Organization urged countries to abolish trade barriers in environmental goods and services to help fight climate change....Trade is a force for good for climate and part of the solution for achieving a low-carbon, resilient and just transition, the WTO said.
Reducing tariffs and non-tariff measures on energy-related environmental goods could increase exports of these products by five percent by 2030, the WTO said.
At the opening ceremony on Sunday, COP27 officials urged governments to keep up efforts to combat climate change despite soaring..."The fear is other priorities take precedence. The fear is that we lose another day, another week, another month, another year," UN official Simon Stiell said.
Nearly 100 heads of state and government began to arrive for the summit, with the notable absence of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, whose country is the world's top emitter of gases.
The protests were fanned by fury over the restrictive dress rules for women, over which Amini had been arrested. But...Images posted on social media showed protesters threw stones at the official administration building and took down and burned the Iranian flag
On Sunday, the vast majority of Iran's lawmakers -- 227 out of 290 -- urged the judiciary to apply "an eye for an eye" retributive justice amid the protests
The two ministers also discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation and partnership between the UAE and Türkiye.The two ministers also discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation and partnership between the UAE and Türkiye
Sheikh Abdullah congratulated Çavuşoğlu on the resumption of the grain-export deal through the Black Sea to international markets
The lawmakers also urged the judiciary to "deal decisively with the perpetrators of these crimes and deal with all those...The declaration, approved by 227 parliamentarians, comes as protests following the death of Mahsa Amini enter eighth week
Amini died in custody in mid-September following her arrest by Tehran's morality police for allegedly breaching the country's dress code for women
The Gulf country will reveal the mechanisms for implementing its strategic initiative to achieve climate neutrality 2050, as part of...At COP27, the Gulf country intends to reveal the details for the mechanisms and pathways for implementing its strategic initiative to achieve climate neutrality 2050
This is alongside a comprehensive assessment of the status and movement of sustainable financing solutions, including green bonds, says the UAE minister
Gaza rulers Hamas arrested two people over firing rockets at Israel last week, a security source in the Palestinian enclave...Israel's army said rockets were launched Thursday from Gaza, the first such military action since three days of cross-border fighting in August.
The incident prompted Hamas's internal security services to detain two people "directly related to the firing of four rockets", said a security source.
- Countries least responsible for planet-heating emissions -- but hardest hit by an onslaught of weather extremes -- have been ramping...
The issue was only added to the formal agenda to the UN's COP27 climate summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh after two days of last-ditch negotiations.
This "reflects a sense of solidarity and empathy for the suffering of the victims of climate induced disasters," Egypt's Sameh Shoukry, the COP27 president, said to applause.
It would take two years after the passing of the law to fully restore conscription, Iraqi MP Watout said, adding...Service in the armed forces was mandatory in Iraq from 1935 up until 2003, when a US-led invasion toppled former dictator Saddam Hussein.
The bill would pave the way for conscription of young men aged 18 to 35, for terms between 3 and 18 months depending on their education.
- Abu Dhabi, UAE - UAE and European Union discussed ways to enhance cooperation relations in multiple issues of mutual concern...
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the EU Commission.
The two also reviewed the latest developments on the regional and international arenas, including the Ukranian crisis.
