2023 deadliest year in a decade for migrants, says United Nations
"The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 percent compared to 2022, highlighting the urgent need for action...Geostrategy
US forces down drones, missiles fired at warship by Houthis
The US military command said that its forces shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial...Geostrategy
Iran slams Western statement on its regional actions
Tehran on Friday criticized as "illegitimate" a Western statement that assured Arab allies their security interests would be taken into...Iran's neighbors are concerned about concessions that could be made to the Islamic republic in the negotiations that are due to resume in the Austrian capital Vienna
Iran's foreign ministry dismissed the statement on Friday
US mulls diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing
Joe Biden's comment followed a video summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping late Monday.Joe Biden's comment followed a video summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping late Monday
Biden is under pressure at home to speak out on China's human rights abuses, especially in Xinjiang
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain activate e-connection for health passport
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard in Riyadh on Thursday, November 18.The signing of the MoU is expected to enable the integration of the health passport with the Saudi Tawakkalna and BeAware Bahrain apps
It will therefore facilitate the movement of passengers between the two countries through the King Fahd Causeway
UAE, Israel sign MoU in educational affairs
The MoU was signed under the framework of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement signed between the UAE and Israel last...The MoU was signed under the framework of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement signed between the UAE and Israel last year.
The two sides also addressed their ongoing bilateral ties in the education sector and other areas of cooperation
Updated: US indicts Iranians for ‘meddling’ during 2020 elections
The US Justice Department has indicted two Iranians for allegedly taking part in an online "disinformation and threat" campaign during...The US Treasury imposes sanctions on the two men and three others who ran the cybersecurity company they worked for
Kazemi and Kashian allegedly obtained confidential voter information and sent menacing emails
G7 calls for Belarus to end migrant crisis immediately
G7 foreign ministers urged Belarus Thursday to end a migrant crisis on its border with Poland, accusing it of callously...Several thousand migrants, most of them from the Middle East, are camping in freezing conditions along the Polish border in the hope of getting into the EU
The West accuses Belarus of having deliberately created the surge
‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis
Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of fake Lebanese university degrees...Higher education degrees are often a prerequisite for coveted government posts in Iraq.
The fake degrees, numbering in their hundreds, cost "between $5,000 for a master's degree and $10,000 for a PhD, an official said.
Qatar and Egypt sign pacts to supply Gaza fuel and building materials: Minister
Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials for Gaza Strip, Qatar's Minister of State...These cooperative efforts would contribute to improving living conditions in the occupied territory, said Qatari minister Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi.
Qatar has provided more than $1.5 billion for health, education, housing, industry and other sectors in Gaza.
Saudi statistical authority launches a unified channel for data sharing
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics on Thursday launched Statistical Database, a unified channel where all data produced by the...The platform uses advanced search techniques with advanced features such as (API) technology to provide an interactive experience.
It also allows different groups of users to access the data and statistics provided by GASTAT and view its descriptions as well.
Lebanon imposes curbs for Belarus-bound air passengers
All airlines operating from Beirut must limit passengers departing on direct or indirect flights to Belarus to Belarusian citizens, Lebanese...Thousands of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, are staying on the Belarus-Poland border in what the West says is a crisis engineered by Minsk.
The number of flights between Beirut -- home to Lebanon's only international airport for commercial flights -- and Minsk has also been cut back recently.
