Seven children among 22 dead as boat capsizes off Turkish coast
Istanbul, Turkey - Twenty-two migrants including seven children have drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials said...Geostrategy
GCC seeks travel ease with Schengen visa exemption
GCC Secretary General Jasem Albudaiwi calls for visa-free travel to Europe, aiming to simplify the journey for Gulf citizens to...Geostrategy
UAE reaffirms commitment to OPEC+ pact, production adjustments
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to OPEC+ alliance agreements, a day after an envoy said it...A surge in prices and supply fears following Russia's invasion of Ukraine have led to calls for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase output.
The OPEC+ group plans to boost production by just 400,000 barrels a day in April, the same pace as in recent months.
UN tribunal convicts two in 2005 killing of former Lebanon PM Hariri
A UN-backed tribunal on Thursday found two Hezbollah members guilty on appeal for the 2005 death of former Lebanese prime...Appeals judges at the Netherlands-based court said trial judges "erred" in 2020 by acquitting the two men---Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Oneissi.
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Hezbollah movement, refused to hand over any of the suspects or to recognize the UN-backed court.
Iran blames US for working to ‘complicate’ nuclear talks
Iran on Thursday accused the United States of working to "complicate" efforts to restore a 2015 nuclear deal, after new...It came on the day Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stressed that his country will not give up on elements of "national strength"
Tehran is locked in negotiations with world powers to revive the nuclear deal that offered it sanctions relief in return for curbs on its atomic program
Russia accuses US of funding biological weapons research in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday accused the US of funding research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine, as Moscow stepped...Russian defense ministry said that "the purpose of this was to establish a mechanism for the stealthy spread of deadly pathogens
Both Washington and Kyiv have denied the existence of laboratories intended to produce biological weapons in the country
Ukraine war affects green energy transition
The EU, IEA, and NGOs stress that the development of renewable energy sources and biogas must be accelerated.The global demand for the dirty fossil fuel reached a historic high in 2021 as several countries including China prefer it to pricier gas
Some countries could burn coal for longer, using it to transition to renewable energy sources without passing through a gas-power phase
World clamors will air hit TV series starring Zelensky
The famous TV series shows Zelensky as a high school teacher propelled to the presidency after a student's video of...Broadcasters around the world have been seeking to show Zelensky's TV show 'Servant of the People' in act of solidarity with Ukrainians
The TV series was first aired in 2015, and its success propelled Volodymyr Zelensky to the presidency in real life
Pressure mounts on Russia as it ravages Ukraine
Video shared from a children’s hospital in Mariupol hit by shelling showed a scene of complete devastation, with the wounded...A local official said the attack wounded at least 17 staff, though no deaths were immediately reported
Russia did not deny the attack, but accused Ukraine of using the hospital to set up firing positions from the hospital
EU parliament demands to end ‘golden passport’
The Parliament has asked member states to ban Russian applications of 'golden passport' as Russian in particular benefit from these...MEPs have voted for a non-binding Bill against granting citizenship on financial grounds
Lawmakers in EU parliament have also demanded EU-wide rules on "golden visas"
Britain urges all G7 members to ban Russia oil imports
The US has led a Western assault on Russia's economic lifeline by banning imports of oil and gas followed by...The British foreign secretary, standing alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hailed transatlantic unity against Russia
Blinken called absurd and offensive the Russia proposal of safe passage of Ukrainians through its own territory
Turkey hosts peace talk between Russia and Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry confirmed that Lavrov would be attending the meeting on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum organized by...Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pushed Turkey to play a mediation role between Russia and Ukraine to initiate peace talk
Erdogan has called Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine 'unacceptable', but at it did not emulate Western sanctions
