Turkey, Israel must ease tensions in Syria: analysts
Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears...Geostrategy
Trump eyes Erdogan’s help to end Ukraine war
NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its Black Sea neighbors since the Russian invasion...Geostrategy
Iran says decisions needed from West to seal nuclear deal
"No matter how close we are to the finish line, there is not necessarily a guarantee to cross it," Ali..."No matter how close we are to the finish line, there is not necessarily a guarantee to cross it," Ali Bagheri tweeted after flying back to Tehran
"To finish the job, there are certain decisions that Western parties must make," Bagheri said, without spelling out what they were
Russia attack on Ukraine turns Europe eyes to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Qatar and Saudi Arabia host American troops, but their economic and political relations with Russia have grown over the years.Russian gas accounts for about 40 percent of the European market, leaving it highly exposed to supply disruptions due to the conflict
A similar logic applies to the 2.3 million barrels of Russian crude that heads west each day through a network of pipelines
Israel president heads to Greece to calm ally ahead of Turkey visit
Relations between majority-Muslim Turkey and the Jewish state froze over after the death of 10 civilians in an Israeli raid...Israeli will revive its diplomatic relations with Turkey that were frozen since 2010 when 10 civilians died in an Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla
Turkey aired objections in 2020 as Israel, Greece and Cyprus signed the EastMed deal for a huge pipeline to ship gas
UAE, EU discuss measures to boost regional economic cooperation
Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) Saqr Ghobash discussed the ongoing cooperation between the UAE and European Union...Ghobash and White strongly condemned the Houthi attacks on civilian facilities in the UAE and stressed the need to find peaceful solutions to conflicts
They also highlighted the importance of continuing their coordination on matters of mutual concern, and addressing terrorism and helping establish security, stability and peace
Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine as US vows ‘support’
Russian air strikes hit military facilities across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east,...Weeks of intense diplomacy to avert war failed to deter Putin, who had massed more than 150,000 troops along the borders of Ukraine.
Ukraine has around 200,000 military personnel, and could boost that with up to 250,000 reservists. But Moscow's forces are much larger.
Oil price break $100 on Russian ‘military operation’ in Ukraine
According to the UN, a full-scale Russian invasion on Ukraine would have a devastating global impact that would likely spark...The crisis comes as governments struggle to contain runaway inflation fueled by demand as life returns after recent Covid-19 lockdowns,
World Markets have been hammered since a week as the Kremlin recognized Ukraine's rebellion and said it would provide "peacekeepers" to the regions
US declares Russia’s prized Nord Stream 2 pipeline ‘dead’
Although the pipeline is seen as an efficient way to supply energy to the European Union, which depends heavily on...Built to funnel Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream 2 has long been controversial
The pipeline is completely built, but has not been put in use and for now at least it won't be
Qatar to recall two infant products on suspicion of contamination
The Ministry urged all consumers to report any violations by communicating with the Consumer Protection and Anti-fraud Department.The decision is taken due to the possibility of contamination of these products with Salmonella and Chronobacter bacteria.
The Ministry stated in a statement today that this move comes to ensure the immediate cessation of the use of the products.
ICESCO to cooperate with Qatari institutions and authorities
The Director-General of ICESCO Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik met with Ambassador of Qatar to Morocco Sheikh Abdullah bin ThamerDuring the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance the distinguished relations of cooperation between ICESCO and Qatar
The officials also reviewed aspects of the success achieved during the celebration of Doha, Capital of Culture of the Islamic World 2021
EU to send observers to Lebanon for monitoring parliamentary elections
The European Union will send election observers to monitor Lebanon's May 15 parliamentary polls, at the invitation of Beirut's government,...The team's chief observer, Gyoergy Hoelvenyi, said in a statement it will be the fourth time the EU has sent observers to Lebanon, after previous missions in 2005, 2009 and 2018.
Lebanon is in the grip of an economic crisis that has generated public fury against its politicians, many of whom are seen as corrupt.
