Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine test Washington’s strategy under Trump leadership
The Trump administration faces a Middle East shaped by shifting alliances, unresolved conflicts, and evolving regional priorities, demanding a measured...Geostrategy
‘Numb’ New Orleans grapples with horror of deadly truck attack
New Orleans, United States - The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and...Geostrategy
Yemen’s warring parties renew truce for two months: UN
Yemen has been gripped by conflict since the Iran-backed Houthi rebels took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014, triggering...Hundreds of thousands have died, directly from fighting as well as indirectly, and millions have been displaced in what the UN has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis
US President Joe Biden welcomed the extension and the "unprecedented calm" that has prevailed in the war-torn country during recent months
China hits Taiwan with fresh trade curbs as Pelosi visits
The trip by Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency and the highest-profile elected US official to visit...The trip by Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency and the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, has ignited a diplomatic firestorm
China's Customs Administration said Wednesday it would suspend some citrus fruits and fish imports from Taiwan
OPEC+ to discuss its output strategy after Biden’s Saudi visit
After cutting production in 2020 in response to falling prices during the Covid pandemic, OPEC+ began to modestly raise production...Craig Erlam, analyst at OANDA trading platform, said the OPEC+ meeting will show whether "President Biden has any influence in the cartel at all."
Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia in July in part to convince the kingdom to loosen the production taps to stabilise the market and curb rampant inflation
Saudi, UAE to receive $5bn worth missile systems from US
Two weeks after US President Joe Biden made the visit to the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will...The State Department said the value of the missiles and attendant equipment, trainings and parts is $3.05 billion
The United States will sell THAAD surface-to-air missile systems to the UAE for $2.25 billion
Lebanon frees ship as stolen grains charge prove false
The prosecutor found that the grain aboard the vessel belonged to a Syrian merchant, the judicial official said.Ukraine's embassy in Lebanon had claimed that grain aboard the ship was loaded from a region occupied by Russian forces.
Investigations failed to prove--Laodicea--which docked in the northern port city of Tripoli last week, carried stolen goods.
Sadr supporters told to leave parliament, move protest outside
A top official from Iraq's Sadrist movement called Tuesday on followers who have occupied parliament for four days to move...Supporters of Sadr -- whose political bloc in October won the largest share of seats in elections -- stormed parliament on Saturday to protest against a rival faction's pick for PM
Nearly 10 months on from the elections, the oil-rich country still has no government and no new prime minister or president.
Iran hits out at US for sanctions against oil trade
The sanctions block any assets the entities own under US jurisdiction and ban US persons or entities from doing business...The US government blacklisted six companies Monday that it said helped Iran export petrochemicals to East Asia.
Three Hong Kong-based trading companies and one United Arab Emirates firm were hit with US Treasury sanctions.
Ebrahim Raisi to attend UNGA session despite US sanctions
The USA has alleged Ebrahim Raisi was involved in mass execution of detained leftists in 1988 while he was chief...Raisi has been under US sanctions since November 2019 for "complicity in serious human rights violations."
Washington accuses Ebrahim Raisi of playing a leading role in mass executions of detained leftists in 1988.
UN experts slam Israel for harassment of rights defenders
The special rapporteurs insisted such harassment must stop, and said residents of Masafer Yatta continue to be threatened by the...The case of Masafer Yatta -- or Firing Zone 918 -- an agricultural area near Hebron, has been one of Israel's longest running legal battles.
In the early 1980s the army declared the 30-square-kilometre territory a restricted military area and claimed it was uninhabited.
UAE minister discusses economic cooperation, trade with Mongolia
During the meeting, the minister emphasized the UAE's commitment to solidifying its economic and trade partnership with Mongolia to support...Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the UAE Odonbaatar Shijeekhuu
The meeting was held in Dubai with an aim to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the UAE and Mongolia
