Israel prepares for Lebanon ground invasion as Netanyahu tells Iranians ‘change coming soon’
While Israeli defense minister indicates imminent ground invasion of Lebanon speaking to his country's troops, Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Iranian...Geostrategy
UN sends emergency food aid for one million Lebanese amid fresh Israeli attacks
The World Food Program says it had launched an emergency operation to provide meals for one million people affected by...Geostrategy
Blinken, Arab officials in Israel for ‘Negev Summit’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats arrived Sunday in southern Israel for a "historic" meeting...The gathering with officials from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco and Egypt comes amid rising regional concerns over a deal Washington could soon reach with Iran
With the day of talks scheduled for Monday Israel aims to mark the success of the US-propelled "Abraham Accords" that saw the normalisation deals
Two migrants drown off Morocco coast, more than 200 arrested
In total, 236 migrants were arrested by Moroccan authorities during operations in Tarfaya, located 100 kilometers from the Canary Islands.Two migrants died in and attempt to cross the sea to reach Spain's Canary Islands
Over 40,000 migrants have reached in Spain through the sea in 2021, Spain's interior ministry has confirmed
Abbas slams West’s ‘double standards’ on Ukraine, Palestinians
Blinken held talks with Abbas on the first full day of a trip that includes a meeting with the foreign...Blinken held talks with Abbas on the first full day of a trip that includes a meeting with the foreign ministers of Israel and four Arab countries
Blinken told Abbas he wanted to revitalise US relations with the Palestinians after they collapsed under the administration of former president Donald Trump
Two Israeli police killed in attack claimed by Islamic State group
Two police officers were shot dead in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in the northern Israeli city...Police said "two terrorists arrived at Herbert Samuel Street in Hadera, and began shooting at a police force there," resulting in two deaths
Dudu Boani, the police deputy commander for the region, told reporters the two victims of the attack were police officers
NATO not seeking regime change in Russia: Scholz
The German chancellor's comments follow remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he warned against verbal 'escalation' with Russian...White House played down US President Joe Biden's comments in which he called the Russian president as a 'butcher' for invading Ukraine
Democracy, freedom, and justice have a future everywhere, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz has said
Independents candidates dominate in Palestinian local elections
Independent candidates dominated the Palestinian local elections, winning 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago,...Independents won 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago, according to official results released on Sunday.
The polls came after president Mahmud Abbas called off last year's planned presidential and legislative elections, after Israel barred voting from taking place in east Jerusalem.
French FM says world powers must ‘keep talking’ with Putin
International powers must keep talking with Russia's President Vladimir Putin until he is ready to end his invasion of Ukraine,...Le Drian told a conference in Doha that Putin had not achieved any of his aims, but that there had to be a ceasefire around the bombarded Ukrainian city of Mariupol
Le Drian said the Russian invasion had united Ukraine and given a new impetus to the European Union and NATO, while Russia was losing major markets for its energy exports
UAE finance ministry to organize dialogue sessions WGS 2022
UAE’s Ministry of Finance will organize a series of specialized dialogue sessions on the sidelines of the World Government Summit...This year’s summit themed ‘Shaping the Future of Governments’ will be held on March 29 and 30, coinciding with the closing of Expo 2020 Dubai.
The summit will also launch 20 in-depth knowledge reports that outline key topics on global governments’ agendas in cooperation with prominent global research institutions.
Yemen faces ‘extremely troubling outlook’, says UNDP chief
War-torn Yemen faces an "extremely troubling outlook" after a serious escalation between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, the head...Achim Steiner, the UNDP's administrator, also told AFP the impoverished country is at risk of being "forgotten" as Russia's war on Ukraine grabs the world's attention
The war has killed hundreds of thousands directly or indirectly and left millions on the brink of famine in what the UN calls the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe
Earth Hour: ENOC group stresses on lesser energy consumption
All service station forecourts including Service Station of the Future at Expo 2020 Dubai remained dark for an hour.The ENOC group switched off non-essential lights at its headquarters on 26th March from 8:30 to 9:30.
ENOC saved a total of 11.9 GWh (or 11,963 MWh) of electricity in 2021, which is equivalent to 6,221 tCO2
