Libya closes Tunisia border crossing after outbreak of clashes
Tripoli, Libya--Libya ordered the "immediate" closure of its main border crossing with Tunisia on Tuesday following clashes between armed groups and...Geostrategy
S.Africa says Israel war undermining top UN court
South Africa's top diplomat accused Israel of setting a precedent for leaders to defy the top UN court, as she...Geostrategy Global
US First Lady Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
"I wanted to come on Mother's Day" said Jill Biden while telling reporters that people from US support people of..."I wanted to come on Mother's Day" said Jill Biden while telling reporters that people from US support people of Ukraine in the war against Russian invasion
She traveled to Ukraine from Slovakia as part of a regional tour that included Romania and was meant to be yet another display of American support for Ukraine
Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran ‘against’ Ukraine war
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that "we are against the war in Ukraine, just as we are against the war in Yemen,...Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that "we are against the war in Ukraine, just as we are against the war in Yemen, in Afghanistan, in Syria, in Iraq, or in any other part of the world
"We believe that the solution in Ukraine is political and that political negotiations between Russia and Ukraine must lead to an end to the war," he added
Russia readies Victory Day parade as fight for east Ukraine rages
Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles...President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia's power in celebration of Victory Day, as he seeks to justify a war that has gone on far longer than expected
But as huge missiles are towed through Moscow's Red Square , Ukraine will be desperately battling to stop a hoped-for military breakthrough
Qatar, Kuwait warn against Israeli settlement plans
Qatar has warned against the plans of the Israeli occupation authorities to approve about 4000 new settlement units in the...Qatar has warned against the plans of the Israeli occupation authorities to approve about 4000 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank
Kuwait ministry of foreign affairs said that these settlement schemes, which blatantly violate international law and legitimacy; mainly the resolution 2334
As Ukraine war rages, Biden team revives Asia focus
President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office -- China is the main international competitor and should...Biden from Thursday meets leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a two-day summit, a sign of personal US engagement in a region full of disputes with China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will soon deliver what is billed as a major speech on China, although it was recently pushed back after he tested positive for Covid
G7 countries pledge to stop Russia oil imports
The G7 club of wealthy nations committed Sunday to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil and issued a scathing...The statement from G7 countries did not specify exactly what commitments each country will make to move away from Russian energy.
The West has so far displayed close coordination in its announcements of sanctions against Russia, but has not moved at the same pace when it comes to Russian oil and gas.
Putin vows to repeat Russia’s World War II victory in Ukraine
Our sacred duty is to hold back the ideological successors of those who were defeated" in World War II, which...Putin insists Ukraine is in the grip of fascism and a threat to Russia and the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine's east
Moscow will officially commemorate victory over Nazi Germany with a giant military parade on Monday
Bashar al-Assad meets Ali Khamenei, Raisi in Tehran
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi during a brief visit to...Tehran has given financial and military support to the Assad regime during the 11-year war
The relationship between Tehran and Damascus are "vital for both countries and we should not let it weaken," Khamenei said
Hundreds of Tunisians rally in support of President
Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday in a show of support for President Kais Saied and a series of extraordinary measures...Demonstrators gathered in the capital's central Bourguiba Avenue -- the epicenter of vast protests that toppled former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011
Critics have warned that Saied's moves mark a shift towards autocracy, threatening the only democracy to have emerged from the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings
Lebanese expats vote in key parliamentary elections
Lebanese expatriates in 48 countries including France and the United Arab Emirates voted Sunday ahead of the May 15 parliamentary...The critical election comes amid an unprecedented financial crisis that has spurred a mass population exodus
The vote is the first since the onset of the economic crisis and the devastating 2020 port explosion in the capital Beirut
