UN chief warns Lebanon on ‘brink’ as world leaders gather
Top United Nations officials have expressed deep concerns over the violent Lebanon-Israeli situation that has resulted in the deaths of...Geostrategy
Iran’s president calls Israel warmonger as he seeks talks with West
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel of seeking regional war, as he attempted to cast Tehran as restrained and...Geostrategy
Condemnation pours in after Houthi attack on Saudi refinery
From the UAE to Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain, and from the OIC to the Arab Parliament, the attack is being...Regional and global condemnation is pouring in after a drone strike by the Houthi rebels of Yemen hit Saudi Arabia
The pre-dawn attack on Friday caused a fire but did not disrupt supplies, officials have said
US says it is up to Russia, Iran to revive nuclear deal
US State Department spokesman Ned Price has said the US has announced a pause on nuclear negotiation with Iran, and...Vienna talk between world powers and Tehran appeared close to its goal until Russia's sudden demand on nuclear accord
The US said that western sanctions on Russian in response to invading Ukraine are entirely unrelated to the JCPOA
Ukraine war to ‘deeply destabilise’ food supply in Europe, Africa: Macron
“Europe and also Africa will be very deeply destabilised as regards food because of what can’t be planted right now...“Europe and also Africa will be very deeply destabilised as regards food because of what can’t be planted right now in Ukraine,“ Macron told reporters
The French leader added that still more economic punishment would be piled on Russia if it continues its invasion of its neighbour
US seized cargo of ships allegedly carrying Iranian crude
Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to...Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to other vessels using surreptitious means.
The court case was made public only recently, after the oil was resold for between $38 million and $45 million
UN dismisses Russia claim of Ukraine-US bioweapons
Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US...Washington and Kyiv have denied the existence of laboratories intended to produce biological weapons in Ukraine
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US' envoy to the UN, accused Russia of requesting the meeting jut so it could spread disinformation’
Rights groups want Tunisia to revoke freedom-choking draft law
The leaked draft law could permit authorities to dissolve civil society groups at will without going through the courts.A total 13 groups, which includes major organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, oppose the draft.
Draft laws in the North African country no longer go through parliament since its President suspended the legislature last year.
Saudi World Defence Show sees tensions between Russia, Ukraine
Maxim Potemkov, sales director of one of the exhibiting Ukrainian companies, said there was a wall of silence between the...Russian military hardware at the World Defence Show in Riyadh this week far outstripped the display at the Ukrainian pavilion.
The number of staff at the Ukrainian pavilion was severely diminished by the war, which broke out two weeks ago.
Saudi Arabian oil refinery hit by Yemen rebel drone attack
Saudi energy ministry said the pre-dawn attack on the refinery in Riyadh caused a small fire that was brought under...The attack did not result in any injury or death, nor was the supply of oil or its derivatives affected, the ministry said.
The Houthis said they fired three drones at the Aramco refinery and six more at the oil giant's facilities in the southwestern cities of Jizan and Abha.
Israeli lawmakers reinstate controversial citizenship law
The law was passed after a fractious late night session that exposed deep fault lines in the governing coalition of...The law was passed after a fractious late night session that exposed deep fault lines in the governing coalition of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
Known as the "citizenship law", it reinstates a ban that was first enacted in 2003 during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising.
Qatar third Gulf country to become major non-NATO ally of US
Qatar became the third country in the Gulf region after Kuwait and Bahrain to be designated by the United States...The move gives Qatar special economic and military privileges in its relationship with the US.
The US and Qatar have had close relations for years, collaborating on a number of issues, including the evacuation of Afghan refugees after Taliban takeover.
