Climate change undermines global security, says NATO chief
Baku, Azerbaijan--NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday stressed the need to fight global warming, and called climate change a "crisis...Geostrategy
Passports officers to ease travel for Ramadan at Dammam airport and causeway
DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA – With the increase in passenger traffic during Ramadan, the General Directorate of Passports is ramping up...Geostrategy
Jordan plans to expand cultivation of wheat, barley
The plan includes allocating interest-free loan packages to farmers through the Agricultural Credit Corporation.The plan includes allocating interest-free loan packages to farmers through the Agricultural Credit Corporation
Jordan Minister of Agriculture, Khaled Hneifat said the ministry will provide seeds to grow wheat and barley in alignment with the climatic condition of the cultivation areas
‘Pain’ of Algerians banished to the Pacific
Between 1864 and 1897, as French colonial troops advanced through Algeria, 2,100 people were tried by special or military courts...They were sent in chains around 18,500 kilometers (11,500 miles) to the other side of the world, to a penal colony on the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia.
Those who survived the tough journey became known as the "straw hats" -- a nod to the convicts' headgear as they worked in the blazing sun.
Qatar, Iran ink bilateral pacts in aviation sector
An agreement to increase the number of flights between Qatar and Iran was also signed.An agreement to increase the number of flights between Qatar and Iran was also signed
A series of meetings were also held between the two sides to enhance cooperation in the transport sector
Palestine wheat stocks could run out within 3 weeks
The cost of wheat flour in Palestine has already surged by nearly 25 percent because of the Ukraine crisis.Most households in the Gaza Strip are now buying food on credit
Many families are eating less and lower quality of food items
From Denmark to Portugal, Europe ups effort to quit Russian gas
In Denmark, large black pipes are about to be buried in a muddy trench, as construction of a gas pipeline...In Middelfart in central Denmark, work resumed last month on the Baltic Pipe project intended to help Poland reduce its dependence on Russian
In southern Europe, Spain and Portugal are strengthening an alternative supply route to help Europe wean itself off Russian gas
Iran questions US will to reach nuclear talks deal
Tehran on Monday questioned Washington's will in reaching an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, with key sticking points...Iran has been engaged for a year in negotiations with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly to revive the deal.
Negotiations in Vienna aim to return the US to the nuclear deal, including through the lifting of sanctions on Iran, and to ensure Tehran's full compliance with its commitments.
UN envoy lands in Yemen, first trip after ceasefire
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg started his first visit to Yemen's rebel-held capital Monday, following an April 2 ceasefire that...The two-month ceasefire declared at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has largely held
Grundberg has urged all parties to exercise "restraint", tweeting that he was "following very closely the latest developments in Marib"
A Macron walkover? Moody French voters may need convincing
This time, a series of polls have suggested Macron would win 51 to 54 percent against 46 to 49 percent...Overall, the far-right veteran, fighting her third presidential campaign, scored highest among voters aged 25-34, at 30 percent.
Macron did best only among voters aged 50 and older, though that demographic is historically more likely to go to the polls.
Russia’s alarming hold over German energy infrastructure
The war in Ukraine has exposed not only Germany's dependence on Russian gas, but also the large share of Russian...The German subsidiaries of Russian giants Gazprom and Rosneft are key players in the energy landscape of Europe's biggest economy
Gascade, one of the largest gas distribution network operators in Germany, is 50.03-percent owned by Gazprom Germania
Polisario breaks ties with Spain as Western Sahara crisis deepens
Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco...Morocco sees the Western Sahara as an integral part of the kingdom and proposes autonomy for the region
The Polisario waged a long and armed struggle for independence from Morocco before reaching a ceasefire in 1991
