Drone strike blamed on Turkey kills three in Iraq
Arbil, Iraq - A drone strike in northern Iraq killed a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commander, Kurdish authorities said, raising the...Geostrategy
Canada to resume funding UN agency for Palestinians
Canada has reviewed the investigation's interim report and "we were reassured by the contents," Minister of International Development said. He...Geostrategy
Saudi king asks Iran to end ‘negative behavior’ in the region
King Salman said, ‘We hope (Iran) changes its policy and negative behavior in the region, and it heads towards dialogue...Saudi Arabia and Iran have had bitter ties for decades, taking opposing sides in a range of regional conflicts
This includes Yemen, where Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition against Iran-backed Huthi rebels
Jordan signs pact with Germany, EU to build water projects
The project will improve wastewater treatment and environmentally friendly sludge disposal.The project will improve wastewater treatment and environmentally friendly sludge disposal.
The value of the EU’s bilateral support to the water and sanitation sector in Jordan is over 150 million euros
Iran federation defends footballer in jersey row
Mehdi Mahdavikia recently wore a jersey featuring the flags of all FIFA member countries, including Israel, during a friendly match...Mehdi Mahdavikia ‘must apologize to the Iranian people for his act and must stand trial because he has betrayed the Iranian nation’ an MP has said
‘He is one of the greats of Iranian football’ and ‘a symbol of pride for the Islamic Republic of Iran’, the federation has said
Years after war, health sector ailing in Iraq’s Mosul
Apart from the hospitals, the rest of Mosul is also struggling to regain a sense of normalcy. Residents crowd into...The former stronghold of the Islamic State group, Mosul was devastated by the battle to oust the jihadists that ended in summer 2017
More than four years on, the northern metropolis remains a patchwork of gutted concrete carcasses interspersed between buildings under construction
Finland provides $2.27m to fund Palestinians’ hospital referrals
Finland will give €2 million ($2.27 million) to the Palestinian Authority to support the payment of medical referrals to East...This contribution will be channeled through the EU Program of Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority’s PEGASE mechanism
The aid will help the Palestinian Authority meet its obligations towards East Jerusalem hospitals
WHO says Omicron risk ‘very high’ after Covid cases rise by 11 percent
Omicron is behind rapid virus spikes in several countries, including those where it has already overtaken the previously-dominant Delta variant,...Further data was needed to understand Omicron's severity in terms of clinical markers, including the use of oxygen, mechanical ventilation and death, WHO said.
The highest numbers of new cases were reported from the United States, Britain, France and Italy.
Israel strikes suspected Hamas military sites in Gaza, injuring 2
Israel shelled suspected Hamas military sites in Gaza Wednesday after gunfire from the Palestinian enclave wounded an Israeli civilian, security...The incident coincides with the final day of military drills by armed factions in Gaza.
Since a fragile ceasefire came into force in late May, only five rockets or mortar rounds have been fired from Gaza towards Israeli territory.
Arab Parliament reiterates call for a free Palestinian nation
The Arab Parliament has praised the results of the trilateral summit which was held on September 2 in Cairo between...The Parliament praised the outcomes of a trilateral meeting held in Cairo on September 2, 2021
Arab parliament has called global community and the Quartet of the Middle East to offer real support and assistance for Palestine and its people.
US condemns Houthis’ attacks on Saudi, calls group a threat
The United States has condemned the Houthis' continuous attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stressing that the group is...US State Department Spokesman Ned Price said that Saudi Arabia was able to eliminate about 90 percent of Houthi attacks.
Houthis launched a military projectile that hit a commercial store in the Samtah governorate in the southern Jazan region on 24 December.
Palestinian president Abbas visits Israel’s Gantz in rare trip
Excerpt Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel Tuesday for talks with Defence Minister Benny Gantz, that...Israeli media reported that the meeting took place at Gantz's home in the central town of Rosh HaAyin
In late August, Gantz visited the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks with Abbas
