- The United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg said efforts to extend and expand the ceasefire for a further six months had...
The ceasefire, enacted for two months in April and renewed twice, has brought a sharp drop in fighting in the war between Huthi rebels and a Saudi-led pro-government coalition
The war, which has been raging since 2014, has killed hundreds of thousands directly or indirectly and has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis
- The presidents of the countries issued a joint statement saying they could not "stay silent in the face of the...
The nine nations are Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Their reaction comes two days after Russian President Putin signed treaties to annex four Moscow-occupied regions of Ukraine.
- The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has organized a forum to discuss ways to boost economic ties and...
The forum witnessed bilateral meetings between business owners from Sharjah and Russia.
The chamber briefed the Russian trade mission on Sharjah’s business advantages and facilities.
- The draft agreement floated by US envoy Amos Hochstein aims to settle competing claims over offshore gas fields and was...
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told his cabinet on Sunday that the US proposal "strengthens Israel's security and Israel's economy."
Lebanon and Israel have no diplomatic relations and their land border is patrolled by the United Nations.
- Beijing, China---Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to China, has said the UAE and China maintain close strategic relations, which...
As one of the first countries to join the Belt and Road Initiative, UAE has become the main logistical centre in the MENA, said Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri.
It re-exports more than 60 percent of Chinese exports to the region, where the value of trade exchange between the two countries has exceeded $70 billion.
- Hundreds of students were taking tests training for university admission, and the United Nations said at least 35 were killed...
On Friday, a bomber blew himself up in the women's section of a gender-segregated study hall in Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood
Women's rights protests have seen tense standoffs with authorities since the Taliban returned to power, with demonstrators detained
- Vice President Kamala Harris traveled last week to Japan and South Korea and said the United States would act without...
Washington announced an $810 million aid package for Pacific Island nations where the United States plans to intensify its diplomatic presence
Beijing considers Taiwan to be part of China and also claims the thin and busy channel of water that separates the two
- During the session, Jordanian MP Khalil Attia was elected as second deputy speaker of the parliament, Iraqi MP Shaalan Abdul-Jabbar...
Al-Asoumi collected 51 votes at a special session attended by 66 members and designed to choose the speaker of the parliament and four deputies
It also announced the election of a member of the Saudi Shoura Council, Hazza Bin Bakr Al-Qahtani, as First Deputy Speaker for a period of two years
- The Energy Minister said the UAE encourages joint investments with China in every sector, most notably in digital economy, green...
Al Mazrouei stressed that cooperation with Chinese companies is continuing, as more than 4,000 operate in the Emirati market and employ some 400,000 people
The minister said the UAE was among the first countries to join the Belt and Road Initiative and is one of the founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
- Waving portraits of the "martyrs" killed in rallies three years ago, hundreds of protestors clashed with security forces in Iraqi...
Protesters were heard chanting "the people demand the fall of the regime", as thousands demonstrated in Baghdad's iconic Tahrir Square
On Wednesday, three unclaimed rockets were fired at Baghdad's Green Zone, wounding seven security force personnel, as parliament held its first session





















