Houthis attack ship listed as ‘Israeli-affiliated’ off Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels, who since November have fired drones and missiles at numerous ships in the Red Sea area vital...Geostrategy
Iran declares 41 percent voter turnout in key elections
Tehran, Iran - Iran on Monday announced a turnout of 41 percent in last week's elections for parliament and a key...Geostrategy Politics
Libyan premier to run for president in breach of pledge to remain neutral
Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has gained popularity through public spending programs after years of civil warAbdulhamid al-Dbeibah has gained popularity through public spending programs after years of civil war
He could become the first directly elected Libyan head of state since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown a decade ago
Next test for Israel PM: US plan for Palestinian mission
The issue is political dynamite for Bennett's eight-party coalition that spans the political spectrum from right-wing Jewish nationalists to pro-peace...Palestinians claim the eastern half of the city as the capital of their future state
Former US president Donald Trump in 2018 moved the US embassy to Jerusalem
Big gap between COP26 words and climate action
Finance is a crunch issue at the summit, with developing nations demanding rich emitters make good on decade-old promises to...That figure is a drop in the ocean compared to the estimated $4 trillion needed annually to decarbonize the economy by 2050.
Experts say an accord by more than 100 nations to slash methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030 could have a real impact on short-term heating.
Iran urges ‘vigilance’ after drone attack on Iraqi PM
Iran on Sunday said it condemned a drone attack targeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi and urged "vigilance to foil..."Such incidents are in the interest of those who have violated the stability, security, independence"
"They have sought to achieve their sinister regional goals by creating terrorist groups"
Iraqi PM calls for restraint after drone strike on his home
Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was unhurt and appealed for "calm and restraint" after a drone attack on...The attack in Baghdad's Green Zone was the first to target the residence of Kadhemi
Security sources said three drones were launched, but two were shot down
Colombia targets $1bn trade and direct flights with UAE
Colombia sees the UAE as a potential partner for growth in bilateral trade, economy, and tourism.Non-oil bilateral trade between the two countries amounted to $176 million in the first half of 2019
The two nations are also in talks over signing a MoU for double taxation avoidance
The Western Sahara conflict timeline is heating up
The Western Sahara conflict pits Morocco against the Polisario Front independence movement.Western Sahara is a former Spanish colony with extensive phosphate reserves and rich Atlantic fishing grounds
Morocco sees it as its own sovereign territory, but the Polisario Front has proclaimed a democratic republic there with support from Algeria
Iraq PM calls for ‘calm’ after house attacked
The attack came during a period of soaring tensions over the results of the October 10 elections.The attack in Baghdad's Green Zone was the first to target the residence of Kadhemi, who has been in power since May 2020
It and came as Iraq's political parties wrangle over who will run the next government
Iran says world powers must be ‘realistic’ in nuclear talks
Tehran has said the world powers should not exceed the bounds of the 2015 deal they are seeking to revive....The nuclear talks are being brokered by European Union mediators as Tehran refuses to deal with US negotiators directly
The talks are aimed at bringing Washington back into a 2015 agreement with Iran that was abandoned by former US president Donald Trump
Erdogan holds closed-door meeting with Libyan PM
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Libya's prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh had a one-on-one closed-door meeting at the Vahdettin...The leaders later attended a meeting between the countries' delegations
Turkey and the North African country have seen closer ties in recent years, especially after the signing of security and maritime boundary pacts in November 2019
