Israel’s Gantz says military focus needs to shift to Lebanon
"We have enough forces to deal with Gaza and we should concentrate on what is going on in the north,"...Geostrategy
Israel set for general strike after Gaza hostages found dead
A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in...Geostrategy
Turkish president Recep Erdogan’s visit reflects growing relations: UAE
Erdogan's visit on Monday will be marked by a visual display on the Burj Khalifa façade, lighting up several landmarks...Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had visited Ankara in November 2021 on the invitation of the Turkish President.
Turkey is the 11th largest trading partners of the UAE, while the UAE is Turkey’s 12th biggest trading partner globally and the largest in the Gulf region.
Russia downplays threat of Western sanctions over Ukraine
Moscow "doesn't give a shit" about the risk of Western sanctions if it were to invade Ukraine, Russia's outspoken ambassador...Excuse my language, but we don't give a shit about all their sanctions", Viktor Tatarintsev told the Aftonbladet newspaper in an interview posted on its website
Tatarintsev accused the West of not understanding the Russian mentality
Tunisia: Protests erupt after Saied gives himself powers to sack judges
Saied's decree came a week after he said he would dissolve the High Judicial Council (CSM), prompting a nationwide shutdown...Saied last July sacked the government, suspended parliament and seized a range of powers before moving to rule by decree.
He has long accused the CSM of blocking politically sensitive investigations and being influenced by his nemesis, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party.
Dubai Municipality planted on average 466 trees a day in 2021
Dubai Municipality has added 2.83 million square meters of green areas to the city by planting more than 170,000 trees...The Municipality has added 2.83 million square meters of green areas to the city by planting more than 170,000 trees in various locations.
The total area of green spaces under the Municipality’s supervision to around 43.83 million square meters.
Cyprus minister blames Turkey for migration ’emergency’
Around 4.6 percent of the country's population now are asylum seekers or beneficiaries of protection, the highest ratio in the...Cypriot Minister of Interior Nicos Nouris has accused Turkey of encouraging much of the influx of migrants from Syria and sub-Saharan Africa
The troops of Turkey have occupied the northern third of Cyprus since 1974, and the two countries remain at odds with each other
Norway vows to increase funding for UNRWA
Norway's Minister has called on other donors as well to increase their funding for UNRWA.Norway has vowed to provide NOK 1.1 billion ($124 million) over a period of four years to UNRWA
It is expected to help the organization protect children and boost initiatives to combat sexual and gender-based violence
US warns Ukraine attack would bring ‘severe costs’ to Russia
Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions on Saturday, with...Weeks of tensions, which have seen Russia nearly surround its western neighbor with more than 100,000 troops, intensified
That came when Washington warned that an all-out invasion could begin "any day" and Russia launched big naval drills
Putin and Biden discuss Ukraine crisis in a phone call
Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday slammed Western claims of an imminent Moscow invasion of Ukraine as a "provocation" as...Weeks of tensions that have seen Russia surround its western neighbour with more than 100,000 troops intensified after Washington warned that an invasion could begin "any day"
"President Biden's secure call with Russian President Putin convened" at 1604 GMT, a White House official told reporters
Iraq warns its citizens not to fall victim to asylum fraud
The Ministry of Migration and Displacement (MOMD) has warned the Iraqis to avoid falling victim to fraud by companies that...The Undersecretary of Ministry of Migration and Displacement said Iraq has taken serious measures to resist this
He said it led to the threat of imposing sanctions on Iraq due to problems between The European Union (EU) and Belarus
A Syrian city erupts in protest to demand better living conditions
Hundreds took to the streets of a southern Syrian city on Friday to demand better living conditions and democracy in...More than 300 protesters, gathering for a fifth consecutive day in Sweida after authorities cut off 600,000 families from its subsidies program
“We want a civil, just, democratic state,” a young man told a cheering crowd of demonstrators in video footage broadcast by local media network Suwayda24
