Israel's defence minister on Wednesday called on Egypt to block two pro-Palestinian activist convoys planning to head to Egypt's Rafah...
- China has extended visa-free entry for up to 30 days to citizens of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain—boosting bilateral...
In Denmark, large black pipes are about to be buried in a muddy trench, as construction of a gas pipeline...In Middelfart in central Denmark, work resumed last month on the Baltic Pipe project intended to help Poland reduce its dependence on Russian
In southern Europe, Spain and Portugal are strengthening an alternative supply route to help Europe wean itself off Russian gas
Tehran on Monday questioned Washington's will in reaching an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, with key sticking points...Iran has been engaged for a year in negotiations with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly to revive the deal.
Negotiations in Vienna aim to return the US to the nuclear deal, including through the lifting of sanctions on Iran, and to ensure Tehran's full compliance with its commitments.
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg started his first visit to Yemen's rebel-held capital Monday, following an April 2 ceasefire that...The two-month ceasefire declared at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan has largely held
Grundberg has urged all parties to exercise "restraint", tweeting that he was "following very closely the latest developments in Marib"
This time, a series of polls have suggested Macron would win 51 to 54 percent against 46 to 49 percent...Overall, the far-right veteran, fighting her third presidential campaign, scored highest among voters aged 25-34, at 30 percent.
Macron did best only among voters aged 50 and older, though that demographic is historically more likely to go to the polls.
- The war in Ukraine has exposed not only Germany's dependence on Russian gas, but also the large share of Russian...
The German subsidiaries of Russian giants Gazprom and Rosneft are key players in the energy landscape of Europe's biggest economy
Gascade, one of the largest gas distribution network operators in Germany, is 50.03-percent owned by Gazprom Germania
Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco...Morocco sees the Western Sahara as an integral part of the kingdom and proposes autonomy for the region
The Polisario waged a long and armed struggle for independence from Morocco before reaching a ceasefire in 1991
Al Khater reiterated Qatar's call for an immediate cessation of military action in Ukraine and securing humanitarian corridors to ensure...Al Khater reiterated Qatar's call for an immediate cessation of military action in Ukraine and securing humanitarian corridors to ensure aid access
She called for resolution of the dispute through constructive dialogue and diplomatic methods, and avoiding what can lead to further escalation
- Israeli forces Sunday raided the flashpoint West Bank district of Jenin, home of gunmen who launched two recent deadly attacks...
Israeli authorities demanded that Fathi Hazem -- the father of the late 28-year-old Tel Aviv shooter who killed three Israelis -- turn himself in
Tensions have surged in the West Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, leading to 11 days of devastating conflict
- Flash opinion polls conducted in the wake of first-round voting in France's presidential election Sunday forecast that Emmanuel Macron will...
Macron advanced to the run-off against Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader who is again forecast by polls to qualify for the second round this year.
Polls suggest a repeat of the Macron-Le Pen contest would be much closer this year, in line with a rightward drift among the French electorate in recent years.
- Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that Washington is "imposing new conditions" in the negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement.
"On the issue of lifting sanctions, they (the Americans) are interested in proposing and imposing new conditions outside the negotiations," IRNA quoted the minister
Iran has been engaged for a year in negotiations with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the US indirectly in the Austrian capital to revive the deal
