Biden’s United States powerless as Israel pounds Lebanon
US President Joe Biden's top priorities for the past 11 months has been to prevent the Gaza war from spiraling...Geostrategy
United by innovation and progress: The enduring US-UAE partnership
‘’In close partnership, we are working to advance multilateral diplomatic solutions and provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Gaza and...Geostrategy
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
US tells oil majors it needs more supply
The surge in energy costs is a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Washington and its European allies...Oil prices are in the midst of the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused demand to collapse
The prices have now surged, contributing to a wave of inflation that has damaged Biden's approval ratings
UAE says will urge OPEC to boost oil output
Brent had spiked to $139 on Monday — about $8 short of an all-time record — in expectation of the...US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas
Meanwhile, Britain said it would phase out crude imports from the country by the end of 2022
Israel and Turkey hail new era after years of broken ties
Relations between the two countries were frozen after the death of 10 civilians following an Israeli raid on the Turkish Mavi...A 2016 reconciliation agreement that saw the return of ambassadors all but collapsed in 2018 in the wake of Gaza border clashes that killed dozens of Palestinians.
After the 2018 Gaza bloodshed, Turkey recalled its diplomats and ordered Israel's envoy out of the country.
How Russian ‘safe corridors’ worked in bitter Syria war
Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted...In those evacuations, Russia backed Syria's regime in pummelling rebel-held enclaves, before it brokered "safe corridors" and exit deals for civilians
Russia entered Syria's war in 2015 on the side of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, overseeing controversial evacuations of more than 200,000 people
Drone threat puts air defense at centerstage of Saudi defense show
Deadly strikes on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemeni rebels have been the talk of shows...Around 600 companies from about 40 countries showed off the latest military technology at the World Defense Show in Riyadh.
The General Authority for Military Industries, which oversees the Saudi defense industry, has made 22 deals with national and international enterprises worth some $2bn.
Kyrgyzstan and Ras Al Khaimah to expand cooperation in investment, trade
Kyrgyzstan and the UAE have discussed enhancing the investment and trade cooperation between the two sides. Mohamed Ali Musabbeh Al...Both sides agreed at a meeting to organize a business visit by a delegation from the chamber to Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting also discussed several projects and investment opportunities that will increase the trade exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Ras Al Khaimah.
UN chief warns pandemic not over, decries vaccine inequality
The pandemic’s most tragic toll has been on the health and lives of millions, with more than 446 million cases...Guterres noted that while 1.5bn shots are produced monthly, nearly 3 billion people are still waiting for their first shot.
This failure is the direct result of policy and budgetary decisions that prioritize the health of people in wealthy countries over the health of people in poor countries, he said.
