Helpless! Top EU diplomat regrets failure to ‘stop’ Netanyahu
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell voiced regret Friday that no power, including the United States, can "stop" Israeli Prime...Geostrategy
Diplomacy fails Lebanon: Biden hints all-out-war while Israel plans ground invasion
Israel's army chief told troops on Wednesday to be prepared for possible entry into Lebanon as Israeli fighter jets bombarded...Geostrategy
US says ‘troubled’ by Assad visit to ally UAE
Assad's surprise trip on Friday was his first official visit to an Arab country since civil war erupted in his...On Friday, Assad and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed the ‘fraternal relations’ between the two countries
Talks also centered on efforts to ‘contribute to the consolidation of security, stability and peace in the Arab region and the Middle East’
Arab Parliament hails EU decision to sanction Houthi group
The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed the decision by the Council of the European Union to include the Houthi terrorist militia...The Council’s amended regulation follows the recent UN Security Resolution which designates Houthis a terrorist group for the first time
The Arab Parliament affirmed that this decision is an important step to put an end to the terrorist acts carried out by the Houthi coup militia
Tehran demanded $36,500 to release UK/Iran national: family
The family of a UK/Iranian man freed this week after spending five years in a Tehran jail were forced to...He flew home on Wednesday having been released along with compatriot Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after Britain reached a deal with Tehran
The families of both Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori believe they were being held as political prisoners until the historic debt was settled
Ukraine offers dialog as Russia continues urban attacks
Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for talks with Moscow on Saturday, even as the two sides have...Russia's offensive remains largely stalled, with troops about 30 kilometers east of the capital Kyiv and facing heavy resistance
They had made no further progress into Kharkiv, which they have encircled, and Ukrainians were also defending Chernihiv
Liberal young flee to Turkey’s ‘Little Russia’
Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western...Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western sanctions tighten
Some have found a place to live in the upscale Istanbul neighbourhood of Nisantasi so beloved of Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk
Iran talks raise possibility of IRGC losing ‘terrorist’ designation
Sources close to the negotiations in Vienna have said that one of Tehran's conditions was the removal of the largely...One of Tehran's conditions was the removal of the largely symbolic designation, which equates the Revolutionary Guards with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
The IRGC, one of the most powerful forces in Iran, was officially branded a "foreign terrorist organization" by the administration of president Donald Trump in 2019
Syria’s Assad visits UAE, first trip to an Arab state since war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first official visit to an Arab...The meeting is the latest sign of warming ties between Syria and the UAE, which broke ties with Damascus in February 2012
Sheikh Mohammed said he hoped the visit would "pave the way for goodness, peace and stability to prevail in Syria and the entire region", WAM said
Powered solely by renewables, PORRIMA docks at Dubai Harbour
Dubai Harbour welcomed the Swiss experimental vessel powered solely by renewables, PORRIMA, to its marinas on Thursday as part of...The first-of-its-kind solar, wind and hydrogen-powered ship has travelled more than 11,000 kilometers without stopping since departing Osaka, Japan, on December 18, 2021.
Now, using solar, wind and hydrogen, the 36-metre 100-tonne vessel also utilizes artificial intelligence and technologies inspired by nature.
Finland named happiest nation for fifth year, Afghanistan unhappiest
The World Happiness Report, now in its 10th year, is based on people's own assessment of their happiness, as well...Lebanon, which is facing economic meltdown, fell to second from last on the index of 146 countries, just below Zimbabwe.
Northern Europeans once again dominated the top spots -- with the Danes second to the Finns, followed by the Icelandic, the Swiss and the Dutch.
Postmen deliver the goods on Ukraine’s home front
The Nova Poshta courier company in Lviv handled millions of parcels before the war. Now, most of the 100,000 daily...The Nova Poshta warehouse's workforce has slimmed by more than half. Just 22 work here with most of the rest called up for combat.
Around 90 percent of freight passing through the facility is now humanitarian aid -- gathered and sorted at the Lviv way station for incoming refugees or eastbound distribution.
