Joint Operations Room set up in Cairo to oversee Gaza ceasefire implementation
Cairo, Egypt - A joint operations room has been established in Cairo to oversee the implementation of the Gaza Strip...Geostrategy
US proposes $8B arms deal with Israel; Biden plans strikes on Houthis as Gaza aid faces Trump-era cuts
The US proposes an $8 billion arms deal with Israel, plans intensified strikes on Yemen's Houthis, while Israel considers cutting...Geostrategy
Iran says sending team to resume nuclear talks in Vienna
Negotiations in Vienna began in April 2021 to restore the deal, but have stalled for the past five months amid...Iran foreign ministry statement said that Iran hoped the opposing parties will seriously focus on resolving the remaining issues
Earlier, coordinator of the nuclear talks between Iran and world powers, Josep Borrell submitted a new draft text and urged all sides to accept it
Anger, anguish as Lebanon marks two years since Beirut mega-blast
The 2020 disaster, one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions, killed more than 200 people and decimated vast areas of the...The 2020 disaster, one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions, killed more than 200 people and decimated vast areas of the capital
UN experts and groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have again appealed to the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission
Israel’s border closure could shut Gaza’s only power station
The Israeli military has also imposed restrictions of movement on Israeli communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip.Israeli authorities shut goods and people crossings along its frontier with Gaza on Tuesday.
Shutdown halted deliveries through Israel of diesel, needed to fuel Gaza's sole power plant.
Ethiopian delegation visits Dubai to explore digital services
An Ethiopian delegation of 10 members, comprising decision-makers from the public and private sector, visited Dubai Chambers between July 25-...The delegates sought to review Dubai’s success in digital services, and discuss creating potential business partnerships
The visit included signing deals supporting the Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, and exchanging knowledge and expertise.
UAE, Egypt discuss money laundering, terrorist financing
The heads of UAE and Egypt's anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing and the UN's representative for drugs and crime...The heads of UAE and Egypt's anti-money laundering and counter terrorism met to discuss cooperation in counter terror measures
The two sides reviewed the most prominent regional developments and coordination between the two countries
Russia to launch Iran satellite into orbit next week
News of the launch follows Putin's visit to Iran on July 19, when he met President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran's...Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos confirmed the launch of Khayyam satellite is scheduled for Tuesday
The new Iranian satellite is aiming to "monitor the country's borders", enhance agricultural productivity and monitor water resources and natural disasters
As fuel prices soar, Morocco’s billionaire petro-PM faces heat
Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as...Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as fuel prices -- and energy firms' profits -- surge.
Morocco, which is heavily reliant on oil imports, insists it is doing its best to ease the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing shock to crude prices.
ASEAN ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark ‘open conflicts’
A furious Beijing kicked off its biggest-ever exercises around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit this...Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is attending the summit along with his US counterpart Anthony Blinken
Beijing, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory to one day be reclaimed, by force if necessary, was enraged by the trip by Pelosi
Oil prices tumble on demand worries as global stocks mostly rise
The drop in oil prices came despite a move by the OPEC+ oil cartel, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia,...Oil prices finished about four percent lower following US energy data that showed unexpectedly weak gasoline demand
Gasoline demand last week was 8.5 million barrels per day, down almost 13 percent from the year-ago period, which is part of the peak summer driving season
Two years after blast, Lebanese still strive for justice
The portside blast of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrate, one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever, killed more than 200 people,...Several heavily damaged grain silos that became a grim symbol of the disaster collapsed last week, and more are dangerously close to coming down, experts warn
Amnesty, HRW and other groups Wednesday relaunched an appeal to the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission on Beirut blast
