UN agency exhorts Israel to allow port for Gaza aid transfer
Rome, Italy - The UN's food agency on Thursday said it was pressing Israel to allow it to use the Ashdod...Geostrategy Global
US vows to hold Houthis ‘accountable’ for deadly strike
The Houthi rebels have been defiantly hitting ships in vital commercial waters in professed solidarity with the Palestinians as Israel...Geostrategy
HRW urges Lebanon to extend school registration deadline for Syrian kids
Lebanon's Education Ministry should extend the December 4, 2021, school registration deadline for Syrian children and end policies that are...The rights body also asked the government to end policies that block refugee children's access to education.
Lebanon hosts 660,000 school-age Syrian refugee children, but 30 percent – 200,000 – have never been to school
Iran nuclear talks set for pause amid European ‘concern’
Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are to be suspended Friday, Iranian media said, as European...The talks would "most likely" resume but French President Macron warned there could be a longer break in the talks
Iran's lead negotiator Ali Bagheri said the proposals concerned two main issues facing the 2015 accord known as the JCPOA
EU-funded $10m project to improve water supply in Gaza City, Jabalia
The Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union...The availability of clean drinking water in Gaza is one of the lowest in the world.
The project includes the construction of a new concrete reservoir with a capacity of 26,400 cubic meters.
Iran attending Vienna nuclear talks with determination: Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran has gone to Vienna with serious determination and a clear and...Iran says western powers should show seriousness and goodwill at the negotiating table.
Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the US is imposing sanctions on Iran while engaging in talks.
Lebanese minister who sparked Gulf row to resign
The expected breakthrough coincided with a visit to the Gulf by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has spearheaded international efforts...A senior official told AFP that Kordahi "called President Michel Aoun last night to inform him of his decision to resign" on Friday
His resignation has been on the table for weeks and is expected to help unlock a political and diplomatic crisis that has crippled Lebanon's fledgling cabinet since October
Ankara urges Europe rights body to avoid any decision against Turkey
Turkey on Thursday called on the Council of Europe to avoid punishing Turkey ahead of a decision this week on...Osman Kavala, a 64-year-old civil society leader and businessman, has languished in jail without being convicted for more than four years
An Istanbul court ordered Kavala to stay in jail on November 26, even after his case led to a diplomatic standoff between Turkey and 10 Western embassies including the US
Iran says nuclear deal ‘within reach’ if West shows goodwill
Iran's top diplomat said Thursday that an agreement to revive his country's nuclear deal with world powers was "within reach"...The talks resumed on Monday after Iran paused them in June after the election of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi.
European diplomats had warned that they would assess the "seriousness" of Iran's position in the next 48 hours.
Pakistan’s national carrier to start flights from Karachi to Mashad in Iran
Chief Executive of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Air Marshal Arshad Malik announced that the PIA will start direct flights from...Currently, Iran Air operates a flight a week from Tehran to Karachi and vice versa.
There are reports that Mahan Iran Airlines will resume flights from Tehran and Mashad to Lahore.
Central Bank of Jordan joins network of 100 central banks in green finance pursuit
The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has joined the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a network of 100...The network is pursuing a better global response and delivery of the Paris and Glasgow climate agreements, said the bank.
Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the Arab world due to its small population.
Kuwait Theater Festival to develop cultural movement, foster talent: Minister
Kuwait Theater Festival is a civilizational platform that contributes to the development of the cultural and theatrical movement in Kuwait,...The 21st edition of the festival opened on Wednesday under the patronage of Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.
The festival features eight performances and a symposium dealing with the experimentalism in Kuwaiti theater and ethics in the festival.
