"We have no home left, no food, no income... so we are forced to turn to charity kitchens, but they...
Israel has approved the plans for the roughly 12-square-kilometre parcel of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, which...
After the multi-billion dollar overhaul, Hamad International Airport will take its capacity from 40 million passengers a year to 58...The expansion adds 39 airport gates to the existing 140 at the airport, which is a major hub for transit passengers.
Qatar Airways has also eliminated 18 destinations from its schedule to increase flights from key World Cup markets.
- A deal was brokered between Qatar and Israel, who do not have diplomatic relations, so that flights are "temporarily operated"...
More than 10,000 Israeli and Palestinian fans have tickets fan passes. Israel severely restricts access to its main Ben Gurion Airport for residents of the Palestinian territories.
FIFA said Palestinian access would be "subject to Israel's security requirements and operational capabilities".
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - UN chiefs are to hold talks with Russian officials in Geneva on Friday on the Black Sea...The 120-day Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-led deal agreed with Moscow and Kyiv, runs out on November 19.
Ukraine is one of the world's top grain producers and the Russian invasion had blocked 20 million tons of grain
More than 600 lobbyists from some of the world's biggest polluters have registered to the climate talks in the Egyptian...They said that is more than the number of lobbyists from the 10 most climate-affected countries combined. A total of 503 lobbyists were registered atCOP26 in Glasgow.
The groups called on the United Nations to restrict access to the talks for fossil fuel firms, which the UN chief Antonio Guterres has said are "poisoning our planet".
Designed as a punishment for the government of Iran, the EU will likely adopt new sanctions against the Islamic republic...The bloc had already imposed sanctions in mid-October against Iran’s “morality police” and 11 officials including the telecommunications minister
Iran has been rocked by demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, following her arrest in Tehran for allegedly flouting the dress rules
Diplomats from developing nations criticised the persistent imbalance in climate financing which, within the UN framework, should be evenly split...In 2009, UN climate summit saw rich nations promise $100 billion a year by 2020 to Global South, but two years past that deadline the amount delivered is still $17 billion short
As climate disasters have multiplied over the last decade, nations in the Global South have called for a separate financial facility for loss and damage
Russia's commander in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin proposed the "difficult decision" of pulling back from the city and setting up defences...Russia's commander in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin proposed the "difficult decision" of pulling back from the city and setting up defences on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River
Kherson was the first urban hub captured by Russia during its "special military operation" and the only regional capital controlled by Moscow's forces since the offensive began
Tripoli, Libya— The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday he had urged eastern Libyan military chief Khalifa Haftar to "prevent"...The North African nation descended into chaos following the NATO-backed revolt that brought down dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime in 2011
Before taking over as the ICC's lead prosecutor, Karim Khan defended Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, whose arrest the ICC is seeking
- The fund will support the acceleration of the energy transition, the increased resilience of food, transport, water and urban systems,...
The fund will support the acceleration of the energy transition, the increased resilience of food, transport, water and urban systems, and the promotion of energy security
The financial commitment by the Arab Coordination Group comes as part of a joint Call for Climate Action for Equitable Development at COP27
There are at least 25,000 rooms free even during the peak days of the World Cup, expected between November 24...For accommodation bookings, neighbouring Saudi Arabia has been the top market, followed by the United States, Mexico, Argentina, India, Britain, Brazil, Canada, Iran and Japan.
Qatar is the smallest country to hold the World Cup, leaving many foreign fans worrying about prices and the availability of rooms.
