Geneva, Switzerland -- An investigation conducted by the World Economic Forum's board on Friday cleared the body's founder Klaus Schwab...
Anchorage, United States - Stepping foot on Western soil for the first time since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine,...
A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman died on September 16 after her arrest by...The street violence has led to dozens of deaths, mostly of protesters but also members of the security forces.
A member of the Basij force was killed Saturday night "after suffering a serious head injury following an armed attack by a mob" in the south of the capital, IRNA said.
- Hours after two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli troops were...
Police cordoned off the area near the checkpoint and dozens of officers had been deployed at the entrance and exit of east Jerusalem
Two reporters were wounded Wednesday while covering a military operation near the West Bank city of Nablus, in which one Palestinian was killed
- Kuwait City, Kuwait— Kuwait has decided to postpone the convening of the first parliament session after elections to Oct. 18,...
The Gulf state’s crown prince re-appointed Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Sabah as prime minister on Wednesday and later approved a new Cabinet following legislative polls
The government has not taken the constitutional oath because of the objection of more than 40 members of parliament
- Siamak's brother, Babak Namazi, said in a statement Saturday that Iranian authorities had granted his sibling a further three-day furlough...
Former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi has been held in Iran for years along with his elderly father under convictions for espionage, allegations they both deny
The younger Namazi was granted release from prison after his father, who was serving his sentence under house arrest, was allowed to travel to Abu Dhabi for medical treatment
Tunis--As dawn breaks over the Mediterranean, Tunisian coastguards intercept a flimsy craft packed with migrants, bringing their dream of reaching...The North African country, just 130km from Italy's Lampedusa island, has long been a launchpad for people fleeing violence and poverty across the continent.
The demand has created one of the few thriving new industries in Tunisia: clandestine boat manufacture.
It remains without not only a new government but a budget too, obstructing much-needed reforms and infrastructure projects in the...The government can't invest that money without an annual state budget, which Mustafa al-Kadhemi is not authorised to submit to parliament in his capacity as caretaker PM.
Former finance minister Ali Allawi, who had prepared a reform plan that never materialised, blamed the "political framework" for obstructing progress.
Britain, however, relies on gas to create a large proportion of electricity and is therefore particularly exposed to the soaring...Households face possible rolling three-hour power cuts if imports run extremely low, the nation's power operator National Grid warned
A blackout would be more drastic than EU plans for an energy-saving initiative this year to help its member nations survive winter season
The Barakah Plant is spearheading the decarbonization of the UAE’s power sector by generating clean electricity and forms key component...The meeting is scheduled to be held in Prague, Czech Republic under the theme “One WANO – A Global Commitment to Nuclear Excellence,”
Due to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, a major strategic energy infrastructure project, the UAE is recognized as a global nuclear energy leader.
A high-level UAE delegation, on a visit to Egypt, met with senior officials of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense.The two sides discussed opportunities for strengthening the overall relations between the UAE and Egypt.
They discussed promoting partnerships between the defense industry of the two countries.
- EU leaders meeting in Prague looked to bridge divisions on how to tackle soaring energy prices as they grapple with...
EU leaders were discussing how to better protect their critical infrastructure in the wake of leaks from the Russia-Europe Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Europe is facing an energy crunch as the price of electricity generation skyrockets because of a massive surge in gas prices.
