Updates: Iran launches missile attack on Israel
Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv, state media reported Tuesday. The official IRNA news...Geostrategy
Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
Israel hit a Beirut apartment block on Monday, killing three members of a Palestinian armed group in its first strike...Geostrategy
Israel president heads to Greece to calm ally ahead of Turkey visit
Relations between majority-Muslim Turkey and the Jewish state froze over after the death of 10 civilians in an Israeli raid...Israeli will revive its diplomatic relations with Turkey that were frozen since 2010 when 10 civilians died in an Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla
Turkey aired objections in 2020 as Israel, Greece and Cyprus signed the EastMed deal for a huge pipeline to ship gas
UAE, EU discuss measures to boost regional economic cooperation
Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) Saqr Ghobash discussed the ongoing cooperation between the UAE and European Union...Ghobash and White strongly condemned the Houthi attacks on civilian facilities in the UAE and stressed the need to find peaceful solutions to conflicts
They also highlighted the importance of continuing their coordination on matters of mutual concern, and addressing terrorism and helping establish security, stability and peace
Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine as US vows ‘support’
Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east,...Weeks of intense diplomacy to avert war failed to deter Putin, who had massed more than 150,000 troops along the borders of Ukraine.
Ukraine has around 200,000 military personnel, and could boost that with up to 250,000 reservists. But Moscow's forces are much larger.
Oil price break $100 on Russian ‘military operation’ in Ukraine
According to the UN, a full-scale Russian invasion on Ukraine would have a devastating global impact that would likely spark...The crisis comes as governments struggle to contain runaway inflation fueled by demand as life returns after recent Covid-19 lockdowns,
World Markets have been hammered since a week as the Kremlin recognized Ukraine's rebellion and said it would provide "peacekeepers" to the regions
US declares Russia’s prized Nord Stream 2 pipeline ‘dead’
Although the pipeline is seen as an efficient way to supply energy to the European Union, which depends heavily on...Built to funnel Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 2 has long been controversial
The pipeline is completely built, but has not been put in use and for now at least it won't be
Qatar to recall two infant products on suspicion of contamination
The Ministry urged all consumers to report any violations by communicating with the Consumer Protection and Anti-fraud Department.The decision is taken due to the possibility of contamination of these products with Salmonella and Chronobacter bacteria.
The Ministry stated in a statement today that this move comes to ensure the immediate cessation of the use of the products.
ICESCO to cooperate with Qatari institutions and authorities
The Director-General of ICESCO Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik met with Ambassador of Qatar to Morocco Sheikh Abdullah bin ThamerDuring the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance the distinguished relations of cooperation between ICESCO and Qatar
The officials also reviewed aspects of the success achieved during the celebration of Doha, Capital of Culture of the Islamic World 2021
EU to send observers to Lebanon for monitoring parliamentary elections
The European Union will send election observers to monitor Lebanon's May 15 parliamentary polls, at the invitation of Beirut's government,...The team's chief observer, Gyoergy Hoelvenyi, said in a statement it will be the fourth time the EU has sent observers to Lebanon, after previous missions in 2005, 2009 and 2018.
Lebanon is in the grip of an economic crisis that has generated public fury against its politicians, many of whom are seen as corrupt.
Sudan sends delegation to Russia for talks on cooperation
A delegation of senior Sudanese officials, including the deputy leader of the country's military-led ruling body, headed to Russia on...Sudan has found itself increasingly isolated since an October 25 coup that has seen foreign aid cut as part of the international community's response to the military takeover.
Sudan was militarily dependent on Russia for decades due to crippling sanctions imposed by Washington against Bashir's government.
Post-Covid recovery needs to be green, human centered: UN chief
As the pandemic grinds on, poverty is rising, inequalities are widening, and household incomes are dwindling, while billionaires have seen...António Guterres was addressing Global Forum for Human-centered recovery, organized by the International Labor Organization.
The three-day forum is being held online and brings together world leaders, heads of international organizations and multilateral development banks.
