Readying for jobs of tomorrow: WEF’s Till Leopold stresses upskilling
Davos, Switzerland -- In the next five years, millions of jobs will be created. Governments, employers, and education institutions, therefore,...Technology Education Business Economy Geostrategy
Nations retreating inward making global cooperation harder, Dr Masood tells TRENDS at Davos
Davos, Switzerland - The world is grappling with challenges that demand collective action, but rising nationalism and geopolitical tensions are...Geostrategy
Iraqis grow weary of squabbling political parties
Iraq has been ravaged by decades of conflict and endemic corruption. It is blighted by ailing infrastructure, power cuts and...Political deadlock has left Iraq without a new government, president or prime minister following general elections 10 months ago
Coordination Framework says it wants a new government as quickly as possible, and its supporters on Friday began their own sit-in to press for that demand
US, Russia explore prisoner swap including arms dealer, athlete
Last weekend Bill Richardson, a former US ambassador to the UN who has negotiated the release of several Americans held...31-year-old Brittney Griner was in Russia to play for a basketball team during her off-season, when she was charged with smuggling narcotics
Viktor Bout was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and extradited to US, where in 2012 he was sentenced to 25 years prison on charges of arming rebels
Russia, Ukraine blame each other for striking N-plant
Kyiv and Moscow accused each other on Saturday of striking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine, which has been...The plant Zaporizhzhia is under Russian control since March, with Ukraine accusing Moscow of basing hundreds of soldiers and storing arms there.
Kyiv and Moscow have traded several accusations over multiple rounds of shelling on the plant this month, raising fears of a nuclear catastrophe
Jordan, Morocco to launch hospitality training facility
A Jordanian-Moroccan hospitality and tourism training project will be launched in the Hashemite Kingdom as part of the strategic partnership...The Moroccan ambassador stressed on Jordan's pivotal role in joint Arab efforts and regional issues.
The envoy stressed on the partnerships between Jordan and Morocco in tourism, agriculture, renewable energy
Egypt’s parliament approves major cabinet reshuffle
An emergency session of parliament on Saturday approved several cabinet changes in Egypt's first major reshuffle since 2019, with 13...An emergency session of parliament on Saturday approved several cabinet changes in Egypt's first major reshuffle since 2019
The reshuffle does not include the key defense, interior, finance or foreign ministries. Following parliamentary approval, the new ministers are now expected to be sworn in.
President invites Swiss President to visit the UAE
President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis, has received a written message from President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan...The UAE is keen on strengthening bilateral relations with Switzerland
Sheikh Abdullah has delivered the written message of the UAE President to the Swiss President
United States not going anywhere: US envoy on XI’s Saudi visit
Amid reports of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia next week, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said the...There has been speculation about the US's diminishing influence in the region as China and Saudi Arabia seek to strengthen their ties
Xi Jinping could potentially meet with President Biden in November during his trip to Southeast Asia, as he said to his American counterpart
US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct air, sea transits
A new trade plan will be unveiled within days, while US forces will transit the Taiwan Strait in the next...Taiwan has accused China of using the visit by Pelosi as an excuse to kickstart drills that Taipei called that Taipei called a rehearsal for invasion
In response to China's drills, the United States is reasserting its involvement in the area, while reiterating its policy of "strategic ambiguity."
Syria says Israeli shelling wounds two near Golan Heights
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the attack, adding that the two people, whom it did not identify,...Two civilians were wounded when a tank belonging to the Israeli occupation forces fired two shells near the village of Hamidiya
Israel seized 1,200 square kilometers (460 square miles) of the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War
Rival sit-ins deepen Iraq political deadlock
The opposing encampments are the latest turn in a standoff between Iraq's rival Shiite blocs which has so far remained...The protests reflect months of failed talks by Iraq's political forces to form a new government after inconclusive October elections
Loyalists of Sadr, a revered Shiite cleric who once led a militia against US and Iraqi government forces, have been demanding fresh elections
