Israeli airstrikes escalate in Lebanon as UN and Macron demand urgent ceasefire and de-escalation
As Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, the UN demands peace and hostages’ release, and Macron criticizes Israel’s military actions, warning against...Geostrategy
Israel’s hawkish Yoav Gallant driving war in Lebanon
Jerusalem, Undefined - Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, a former general who has shaped Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, is a...Geostrategy
Man in gas mask shoots 10 people on Brooklyn subway; terrorism ruled out
A man in a gas mask shot 10 people on a packed New York subway train during rush-hour on Tuesday,...There were 40 to 50 passengers inside the coach at the time of the incident and they began crowding towards the front
The NYPD has urged people to stay clear of the area, urging witnesses to contact a tip line with any information
Oman becomes first GCC nation to ratify a treaty on rights of seafarers
Oman has become the 100th country to ratify a 2006 treaty that protects the rights, pay and conditions of seafarers. The...Maritime Labor Convention has become a worldwide reference for the maritime industry and a pillar of international maritime rules and regulations since its signing in 2006.
Guy Ryder, the ILO Director-General, said Oman, a longstanding maritime nation, has set an example for other countries in the region.
Maritime traffic between Morocco and Spain resumes
Maritime traffic between Spain and Morocco is set to resume Tuesday following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two...Embroiled in a dispute with Spain over the territory of Western Sahara, Morocco upheld the blockade between some of the largest ports on the Mediterranean for over two years.
The maritime borders reopened last summer -- but connections between Tangiers and Spain's Algeciras and Tarifa ports have remained cut.
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"
