German Chancellor calls for Gaza deal with ‘longer-lasting ceasefire’
JERUSALEM – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free hostages held in war-ravaged Gaza accompanied...Geostrategy
Trump hails election as ‘most important date’ in US history
Earlier this month Trump and Biden each won enough delegates to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race,...Geostrategy
Saudi sending envoy to Lebanon after Yemen war spat: State media
A diplomatic crisis broke out last October after the then-information minister George Kordahi was quoted criticizing the Saudi role in...The diplomatic row, which has also seen Saudi Arabia ban the imports of Lebanese goods, was a blow to a country already in the grip of economic crisis.
We stress the fact that Lebanon is proud of its Arab allegiance and is adamant on maintaining the best ties with Gulf nations, PM Najib Mikati tweeted.
IMF reaches agreement on $3 billion deal for Lebanon
The country has been battered by triple-digit inflation, soaring poverty rates, and the collapse of its currency since a 2020...PM Najib Mikati said the deal is "a visa stamp for donor countries to begin co-operating with Lebanon and to put Lebanon back on the global finance map".
The aid would be released only after the parliament in Beirut approves a 2022 budget and a new bank secrecy law to fight corruption.
EU court rules in favor of Mubarak family on assets freeze
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favor of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed...The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had imposed on Mubarak, his wife, two sons and their wives.
The sanctions included a freeze on assets held in the EU and a ban on any citizens or entities from the 27-nation bloc making funding available to those on the blacklist.
Dangerous stray dogs pose culling dilemma in North African cities
Authorities opened an inquest Friday into the death of a 16-year-old girl after she was mauled as she walked to...A similar tragedy struck in neighboring Algeria last month, when a 12-year-old was killed and half-eaten by dogs in the Blida area.
Many stray dogs in the Maghreb region pose an additional threat: rabies, a virus that attacks the central nervous system and leads to a painful death.
Civilians try to flee east Ukraine as Russia prepares attack
More than 11 million people in Ukraine have been displaced since Russia invaded on February 24, aiming to seize the...Russian troops have been withdrawing from around the capital and Ukraine's north, leaving a trail of destruction behind them
The scenes of carnage left behind by retreating troops in towns like Bucha have led to a wave of fresh sanctions against Moscow
Yemen president transfers power to leadership council
In a major shake-up in the coalition battling Houthi rebels, Yemen's president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has formed a new council...A United Nations-brokered truce that started on Saturday has offered a glimmer of hope in the conflict amid the humanitarian crisis
The truce came as peace talks were unfolding in Riyadh without the participation of the Houthis, who refused talks on ‘enemy’ territory
Three rockets land near oil refinery in northern Iraq
It comes less than a month after Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed an assault on Arbil that it said targeted an...The rockets fell near the Kawergosk refinery, one of the largest in oil-rich Kurdistan
The refinery is located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of regional capital Arbil
Iran hands UN nuclear watchdog documents on undeclared sites
Iran on Wednesday said it has sent documents on its undeclared nuclear facilities to the UN atomic watchdog, bringing it...The move brings it a step closer to reviving its 2015 nuclear accord.
International Atomic Energy Agency will come to Iran to review responses and then prepare their final report.
Pope Francis to visit crisis-hit Lebanon in June
Lebanon, home to one of the largest Christian communities in the Middle East, has been gripped by an unprecedented economic...The pontiff, who has received Lebanon's president and prime minister in the Vatican in recent months, had previously promised to visit the country.
The last trip in 2012 saw Pope Benedict XVI visit to appeal for peace, months after the start of the civil war in neighboring Syria.
Environmental issues major cause of health problems globally: WHO
Environment-related issues are among the major causes of health problems worldwide, the World Health Organization has said. In the Eastern...In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, environmental risks responsible for 23 percent of the total burden of disease and as much as 30 percent of the disease burden for kids.
April 7 is being observed as the World Health Day 2022; it will be focusing on environmental threats and their effect on the health of the planet.
