BRICS leaders on Sunday described Trump's stop-start tariff wars as "indiscriminate", damaging, and illegal, drawing a quick rebuke from the...
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry US President...
The United States said there had been an "alarming increase in Palestinian and Israeli deaths and injuries, including numerous children"....Some 66 people were injured around the city of Nablus, also in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said
Dozens of Palestinians have been shot dead in recent months during near daily Israeli raids across the West Bank
Russian oil giant Rosneft has filed a complaint against the German government for taking control of its German-based refineries, a...Berlin in September took control of Rosneft's German subsidiaries, which account for about 12 percent of oil refining capacity in the country.
Germany said the dramatic move last month was necessary to counter "a threat to the security of energy supply", as relations with Russia deteriorate.
Most Turkish newspapers and television channels fell under the control of government officials and their business allies during a sweeping...The new rules cement the government's already-firm grip on the media eight months before a general election
The legislation comprised of 40 amendments that each required a separate vote was proposed by Erdogan's Islamic-rooted AKP party
Hady Amr also reiterated the Biden administration’s commitment to rebuilding bilateral relationship with the Palestinian people and to a two-state...Hady Amr also reiterated the Biden administration’s commitment to rebuilding bilateral relationship with the Palestinian people and to a two-state solution
He also urged Israeli and Palestinian counterparts to work cooperatively to lower tensions and discourage armed conflict
The 52-year-old Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who has the backing of influential pro-Iran factions, vowed to form a government "as quickly...Abdul Latif Rashid, a 78-year-old Iraqi Kurd, was elected as head of state, replacing Barham Saleh
The new president swiftly named Shiite politician Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister-designate
- It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday said the agreement would make conflict with Lebanon's Iran-backed militant...
The deal had faced hurdles, with a major source of friction being the Karish gas field, which Israel insisted fell entirely within its waters and was not a subject of negotiation.
Lebanon reportedly claimed part of the field and Hezbollah, which holds huge sway in Lebanon, threatened attacks if Israel began production at Karish.
Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-million-ton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled.Despite containing valuable gold, copper, silver, palladium and other recyclable components, these devices will be dumped or incinerated, causing environmental harm.
Studies show 46 percent of the 8,775 households surveyed considered potential future use as the main reason for hoarding small electrical and electronic equipment.
- The UN agencies for weather and for disaster risk reduction found countries with poor early warning systems on average see...
Proper early warning systems for floods, droughts, heatwaves, storms or other disasters allow for planning to minimize adverse impacts
The number of people affected by disasters had doubled from an average of 1,147 per 100,000 per year between 2005 and 2014, to 2,066 from 2012 to 2021, the UN report said
- Known for his criticism of the authorities, Monjib was sentenced in January last year to 12 months in prison, after...
The 61-year-old said security officials had prevented him from boarding a flight from Rabat airport to take part in a cultural event in Spain
Several journalists critical of Morocco's government have been imprisoned in recent years for sex crimes, accusations they have denied
A few days after US President Joe Biden said that there would be consequences for Saudi Arabia on its decision...The United States accused Saudi Arabia of kowtowing to Moscow, which objects to a Western cap on the price of Russian oil in response to its invasion of Ukraine
The Saudi foreign ministry statement stressed the “purely economic context” of the oil cut
