EXCLUSIVE: ILO chief urges action on job gap and reskilling at Davos 2025
Davos, Switzerland -- The world labor market is nearing the pre-Covid levels but gender gap and other concerns remain, International...Geostrategy
Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, marking first steps toward peace
As the first phase of the ceasefire takes effect, the world watches to see whether this temporary reprieve will be...Geostrategy
Turkey to hold talks with US for sale of jet fighters
A Turkish delegation will visit Washington next week to follow up on US President Joe Biden's pledge to deliver F16...Turkey was kicked out of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter program over its acquisition of an advanced Russian missile defense system in 2019
A few US senators have said they will only approve the sale if Turkey ends its territorial dispute with historic rival Greece
Jordan, Yemen foreign ministers discuss ties, regional issues
Safadi said Jordan welcomes the announcement of extending the cease-fire in Yemen for two months.Safadi said Jordan welcomes the announcement of extending the cease-fire in Yemen for two months
The ministers stressed efforts to reach a political solution to end the Yemeni crisis and restore stability in the embattled country
Fate of nuclear plant remains uncertain as Ukraine war rages on
The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, which is at the center of international concern amid mutual accusations of shelling...The power plant located close to the Crimean peninsula which was annexed by Moscow in 2014 was captured by Russian forces on March 4, 2022
Ukraine says there are around 500 Russian troops at the plant and has called for the establishment of a demilitarized zone
Former Iraq PM calls for resumption of legislative sessions
Nuri al-Maliki said, "Neither the dissolution of parliament nor the change of the regime nor early elections will be possible...Sadr's supporters have continued a sit-in protest in the gardens around the parliament, inside Baghdad's normally secure Green Zone
On Thursday Shiite Coordination Framework had said they were conditionally open to Sadr's call for new elections, signaling a potential de-escalation
UN Security Council expresses concern over Gaza fighting
Diplomats at the UN Security Council have expressed concern at the situation in Gaza despite the tenuous truce between Islamic...Egypt brokered the ceasefire ending the intense fighting that killed 44 people, including 15 children
Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour denounced Israel's "unjustified aggression against Gaza
Jordan, Canada to forge cooperation in food and water security
Jordan and Canada on Sunday discussed enhancing bilateral development cooperation, especially in food and water security. Jordan’s Minister of Planning...Canada is expected to support the education sector and vocational and technical education in Jordan.
The two sides agreed to renew the MoU signed in 2015 between both countries to identify the areas where Canada could support Jordan.
‘Iran examining EU’s final text at nuclear talks’
Iran said Monday it is examining a "final text" presented by the European Union at the negotiations in Vienna aimed...Iranian sources have suggested an International Atomic Energy Agency probe is a key sticking point in reviving the nuclear deal.
Talks aimed at reviving the agreement over Iran's nuclear program resumed on Thursday in Vienna, months after they had stalled.
Gaza crossing opens as truce holds between Israel, Islamic Jihad
Gaza's health ministry said 15 children were among 44 people killed in three days of intense fighting. Despite a flurry...In addition to those killed, Gazan health officials said 360 people had been wounded in the Palestinian enclave, which is run by Hamas.
"We have a lot of martyrs and wounded, and devastation and destruction, but Gaza is tending to its wounds," said Gaza resident Mohammed Alai.
GCC members call for peace in Gaza, condemn Israel
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Naif Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned aggression of Israeli forces on the Gaza...UAE expressed concern over escalation and called for restraint to prevent Gaza from violence and instability while Saudi Arabia condemned the attack on Gaza Strip
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Israeli forces for the attack on Gaza Strip, which resulted in multiple deaths
30 inmates escape Lebanon’s notorious detention center using saw
More than 30 people fled a Lebanon detention center at dawn on Sunday, security forces said, after sawing their way...The Adlieh detention center was formerly controlled by Lebanon's General Security agency but is now managed by the country's prison authority.
It was notorious for abuses committed against detained Syrian refugees and foreign migrant domestic workers, according to rights groups, including Human Rights Watch.
