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
Al Jazeera TV raided in West Bank; ordered to close for 45 days
Global news channel Al Jazeera said armed and masked Israeli forces raided its office in Ramallah in the occupied West...Geostrategy
GCC to boost international cultural ties for strategic partnerships
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) seeks to boost its participation in international cultural arenas and events to activate strategic partnerships...Secretary-General of the GCC, Nayef Al-Hajraf, said this on Friday at second International Forum for Just Peace Culture
He added that the peace culture is a concept that contains a system of positive values to be translated into actions
The secretive Taliban leader shows his face
One of the Taliban's most secretive leaders, whose only picture on US "most wanted" lists is a grainy semi-covered profile,...Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who also heads the feared Haqqani Network, has previously only been photographed clearly from behind
The United States has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest, saying he was responsible for a string of terror attacks
Bahrain signs Artemis Accords to bolster space cooperation
Among other things, NASA plans to use the Artemis missions to land the first woman and first person of color...Joining the accords will give Bahrain new opportunities for cooperation and investment in the space field
It is also expected to facilitate the exchange of expertise among its signatories of the Artemis Accords
UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Tehran as UK says deal ‘close’
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he was prepared to travel to Vienna if a deal is reached.Rafael Grossi, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency is set to meet Iranian officials on its visit to Tehran
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he was prepared to travel to Vienna if a deal is reached
Added to FATF grey list, UAE renews vow to nix financial crimes
The UAE is the latest country to be added to the list, and will have to work closely with the...The Financial Action Task Force has included the United Arab Emirates in the ranks of ‘jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies,’ also known as the ‘grey list’
Countries on the list have to commit to resolve swiftly the identified strategic deficiencies within agreed timeframes and is subject to increased monitoring
Living rough in Morocco, migrants dreams of Spanish enclave
Melilla and Ceuta, Spain's tiny enclaves, have the EU's only land borders with Africa that attracts desperate migrants to escape...Around 500 migrants out of 2,500 managed to cross Morocco's border with a Spanish enclave this week, authorities have confirmed
In May 2021, almost 10,000 migrants stormed Ceuta as Moroccan border forces did not stop them, highlighting Spanish reliance on Moroccan cooperation on migration
Russia attack on Ukraine nuclear plant draws global ire
With fears growing of nuclear conflict, the US and Russian armed forces have set up a new direct phone line...Ukraine has accused the Kremlin of ‘nuclear terror’, and US envoy to the UN said the attack was ‘incredibly reckless and dangerous’
Russia’s UN ambassador called accusations that Russian forces had shelled the plant part of ‘an unprecedented campaign of lies’
Gas prices soar to record highs as Ukraine crisis stokes supply fears
Europe and UK gas prices hit record highs Friday and crude oil rallied, as Ukraine's invasion by key producer Russia...Europe reference Dutch TTF gas price struck 213.895 euros per megawatt hour in afternoon deals and UK gas hit 508.80 pence per therm.
Europe's London Brent North Sea crude leapt 4.7 percent to $115.63 per barrel, having surged to a 2012 peak close to $120 on Thursday.
Iran FM willing to travel to Vienna if nuclear deal reached
Iran's foreign minister said Friday he was ready to travel to Vienna if a deal is reached to revive the..."I am ready to go to Vienna when the Western sides accept our remaining red lines," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone call with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell
The 2015 deal began unraveling when former US president Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions
UN offers mediation to put Libya back on path to election
Stephanie Williams, UN chief Antonio Guterres' Special Advisor on Libya, warned in a series of tweets that "the solution to...The country endured two rival governments from 2014 to early 2021, when Dbeibah's administration was approved by key factions after a ceasefire late the previous year.
She also urged the country's politicians to "engage constructively together to move towards elections, for the sake of the 2.8 million Libyans who registered to vote" last year.
