Israeli strikes hit Yemen as Netanyahu fires warning
Israeli air strikes pummeled Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, with Huthi rebel media reporting six...Geostrategy
Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband
Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and...Geostrategy
US seeks billions in Africa investment: aid agency chief
Washington wants to foster billions of dollars of investment in Africa, the head of its delegation to a US-Africa business...Albright was speaking at the US-Africa Business Summit in Marrakesh, an annual conference organized by private organization Corporate Council on Africa
The meeting will bring together African political and business leaders as well as decision-makers and investors from the US private sector
Iraq PM blames Turkey after Kurdistan shelling kills 9 civilians
Nine civilians including children were killed in a park in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Wednesday by artillery fire that Baghdad...Iraq said it was recalling its charge d'affaires from Ankara and summoning Turkey's ambassador
Turkey's foreign ministry said these "kinds of attacks" were committed by "terrorist organisations."
France and UAE explore ways to enhance cultural cooperation
Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, UAE’s Minister of Culture and Youth, discussed cultural cooperation with Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of...They also tackled the future of cultural ties and the significance of creative and cultural cooperation.
The two sides reviewed various areas of cooperation, especially the cultural and innovative industries.
Iran says its nuclear policy unchanged after bomb remark
The remarks came amid heightened tensions between Iran and Western powers as talks in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear...It is the second time in the past 18 months that Iran has reiterated its opposition to nuclear weapons.
Iran's supreme leader has issued a 'fatwa'/religious edict which forbids manufacture of atomic weapons.
Syria cuts off ties with Ukraine, clings to its ally Russia
Syria announced Wednesday that it was severing ties with Ukraine in support of its close ally Russia, saying the move...Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky already announced he was severing ties with Syria late last month after Syria recognized the Russian-backed breakaway republics
The breakaway states of Donetsk and Lugansk, whose independence Moscow recognized in February, are situated in the Donbas region at the center of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Iran film-maker Panahi must serve six-year sentence: judiciary
Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him...He was arrested in 2010, following his support for anti-government demonstrations
France and US has called for Panahi's "immediate" release, decrying his "arbitrary arrest"
Rival military figures of Libya meet to discuss unified command
Senior military figures from Libya's rival eastern and western power bases have held an unprecedented meeting in the capital Tripoli,...Two rival governments are currently vying for power, one based in Tripoli, the other in the central city of Sirte
The sides also agreed Tuesday to carry out border patrols, including in the south, in order to stem the flow of migrants and root out smuggling and trafficking networks
Morocco, Israel strengthen military links as army chief visits kingdom
Israeli army chief Aviv Kohavi, who arrived Monday, met with the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces Belkhir El...Israeli army chief Aviv Kohavi, who arrived Monday, met with the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces Belkhir El Farouk, an Israeli army statement said
He also met with Morocco's minister delegate in charge of defence administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi, and intelligence chief Brahim Hassani, it added
Putin says West must remove restrictions on Russian grain exports
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the West must remove restrictions on exports of Russian grain. "We will...Russia's military intervention in Ukraine has hampered shipments from one of the world's biggest exporters of wheat and other grain, sparking fears of global food shortages
Cereal prices in Africa, the world's poorest continent, have surged because of the slump in exports from Ukraine, sharpening the impact of conflict and climate change
Biden’s Arab trip lukewarm, at best
The US president could not dispel the view that the Washington is no longer a reliable ally and he also...The US president could not dispel the view that the US is no longer a reliable partner and he also failed to connect at a personal level with the young GCC leaders, say experts
He publicly invited UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed for a state visit to Washington. 'Why did he not extend the same thing to Mohammed bin Salman?' a professor asks
