Israel seizes 800 hectares of land in West Bank on Blinken’s arrival
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared as "state lands" the area in the northern Jordan Valley. Israeli settlement watchdog Peace...Geostrategy
Israel spy chief to return to Qatar for Gaza truce talks
The Israeli prime minister's office said that Benjamin Netanyahu approved an Israeli delegation led by Mossad head David Barnea to...Geostrategy
Jordan King discusses regional, security issues with EU leaders
The King discussed the latest regional developments and their impact on regional security, especially the Palestinian cause.The King discussed the latest regional developments and their impact on regional security, especially the Palestinian cause
He expressed Jordan’s keenness, along with Arab countries, to launch regional cooperation projects that seek development and prosperity in several fields.
Tunisia President sacks 57 judges, tightening grip on judiciary
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday sacked 57 judges accused of corruption and other crimes, after passing a new law...In the early hours of Thursday, the official gazette published a list of judges who had been dismissed, and who may face prosecution
A former head of the dissolved body is among those who lost their jobs on Thursday, along with a former anti-terror court spokesman and a former customs chief
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied sacks 57 judges, tightens grip on courts
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday sacked 57 judges accused of corruption and other crimes, after passing a new law...Saied had at a meeting accused unnamed judges of corruption, stalling "terrorism" cases, sexual harassment, collusion with political parties and obstruction of justice.
Ghazi Chaouachi, whose Democratic Current party has 21 seats in the now-frozen parliament, told journalists in Tunis that the decision was aimed at "settling scores against judges"
A probe shines light on global antiquities trafficking
Ex-director of the Louvre in Paris, Jean-Luc Martinez, was charged over the purchase of a pink granite stele depicting the...Egyptian authorities say the number of illegal digs jumped massively in recent years to hit 8,960 in 2020.
France has seen an uptick in looting from archaeological sites, said Xavier Delestre, who works for the regional cultural authorities based in Marseilles
OPEC to boost oil production as prices surge and EU bans Russian imports
Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia on Thursday decided to open taps wider than expected amid soaring...Analysts had expected OPEC+ producers to stick to their policy of modest output increases, as they have done since May 2021.
OPEC+ drastically slashed output in 2020 as demand slumped when the world locked down under the coronavirus pandemic.
Yemen’s warring parties renew truce under earlier terms: UN
Aid agencies and Western governments had urged the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels to extend the truce, which went into...On Wednesday, a Yemeni aircraft left Sanaa for Cairo on the first commercial flight between the two cities since 2016, the seventh such flight under the truce.
Houthis have called on the government to pay the salaries of public sector employees working in areas under their control.
UAE, Kyrgyzstan deepening economic cooperation: Al Marri
Al Marri said that the non-oil trade exchange between the two countries was valued at over US$828 million in 2021.Al Marri said that the non-oil trade exchange between the two countries was valued at over US$828 million in 2021
The UAE accounts for 98 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s total trade with the Gulf Cooperation Council
Russian foreign minister hails OPEC+ agreements on Saudi visit
European Union leaders agreed on Monday to ban more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports as part of the sixth...Moscow's OPEC+ removal would mean an early end to the pact and allow major crude nations such as Saudi Arabia to open the taps.
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is currently benefiting from high oil prices that soared after Moscow invaded Ukraine and the West slapped Moscow with sanctions.
Restrictions on single-use plastics begin in Abu Dhabi
Restrictions on single-use plastic bags took effect in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi Wednesday, as part of its...There are exemptions for medicine bags, bag rolls for produce in supermarkets, rubbish sacks and large brand name shopping bags.
Dubai, one of the seven other emirates that make up the UAE, has also announced it is ending the free provision of single-use plastic bags.
Saudi Arabia, Jordan discuss ways to enhance maritime transport relations
A joint panel of the two countries discuss the mechanism to develop and modernize previous agreements related to maritime transport.The two countries review the latest developments in the maritime transport sector and ports
The Saudi-Jordanian Technical Committee for Maritime Transport is holding its third session in Aqaba
