US plan for Gaza aid transfer through sea dismissed by UN expert
In his annual State of the Union address to Congress, President Joe Biden said the US military would "lead an...Geostrategy
Biden warns Israel not to use Gaza aid as ‘bargaining chip’
Using his annual State of the Union address to deliver some of his strongest comments yet about the five-month-long war,...Geostrategy
Iran sees possibility of exporting Covid-19 vaccines in a few months
Iran has said exporting vaccines manufactured by domestic producers was possible in a few months. Iran's deputy health minister for...Country's deputy health minister Younes Panahi says domestic producers have made good progress and mass production was possible in future.
The country produces both attenuated and protein-based vaccines, Panahi said.
Here’s why FIFA wants a biennial World Cup
A controversial proposal of staging the FIFA World Cup championship every two years rather than the current four-year cycle is...FIFA is to hold an online global summit to discuss the feasibility of biennial world cups
An association of 54 of FIFA's 211 members, the Confederation of African Football' supports the idea
Pentagon documents reveal ‘deeply flawed’ US air war in Middle East
Poor or inadequate surveillance footage often contributed to deadly targeting failures.The NYT obtained the Pentagon documents for its report through Freedom of Information requests beginning in March 2017
The documents were also sourced from lawsuits filed against the Defense Department and the Central Command
OIC says Afghanistan needs full support of member states
The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize and implement an immediate humanitarian assistance plan...The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize an immediate humanitarian assistance plan for Afghanistan
The OIC humanitarian office in Kabul will assume the responsibility for the coordination of this aid
After trade push, Turkey pledges 15m Covid-19 vaccines for Africa
Turkey has invested heavily in developing trade and diplomatic ties with Africa under Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2003.Turkey is developing its own vaccine, known as Turkovac, which is in the process of receiving emergency use approval
Following any authorization, it will be shared with Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said
Morocco says it has foiled IS terror plot with US help
The Moroccan authorities also arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization, saying it was ‘the culmination of close collaboration’...A suspect arrested in connection with the plot was said to be an extremist belonging to the so-called Islamic State group
The 24-year-old was said to be hailing the Sala Al-Jadida region north of the Moroccan capital of Rabat
Iraq works with Belarus to drop fines on refugees stranded on border
The feat is said to have been achieved due to efforts from Iraq’s embassy in Moscow and ‘in coordination’ with...An evacuation flight returned to the country from Belarus on Friday carried 258 Iraqis
Iraq has so far managed to bring back 3,817 of its citizens from Belarus over 10 trips
UN Secretary-General on state visit to Lebanon
The reports said that he will pay tribute to the victims of the Beirut Port blast, and also undertake field...UN Secretary-General will meet with Government officials including President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Antonio Guterres will travel to southern Lebanon to visit the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and tour parts of the Blue Line
Cyprus, Jordan sign bilateral deals, discuss regional developments
Jordan's King Abdullah II paid an official visit to Cyprus on Friday for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, during which...The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, as well as climate change and efforts to combat Covid-19
The agreements covered issues including double taxation and the extradition of fugitives
Lebanon crisis exposes 1 million children to violence: UN
Lebanon's spiraling economic crisis is causing abuse against children to soar and is putting one child out of two at...One in two children in Lebanon is at serious risk of physical, emotional, or sexual violence, as families struggle to cope in the country’s deepening crisis, UN said.
New threats against children were appearing such as "destitute families abandoning babies in the streets and children facing increased risk of abduction".
