Hamas says pulling out of Gaza truce talks, as Israel keeps up strikes
A Hamas official said Sunday that the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, as Israeli bombardments hit a...Geostrategy
What we know about the rocky ‘roadmap’ to an elusive Gaza ceasefire
Jerusalem, Undefined - Qatari and Egyptian mediators are cajoling Israel and Hamas towards negotiations on a plan to end their war,...Geostrategy
Israeli air strike hits Syrian port of Latakia
An Israeli air strike hit a shipment of Iranian weapons in the Syrian port of Latakia Tuesday, in the first...The Israeli raid "directly targeted an Iranian weapons shipment in the container yard," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
Syrian state media reported the strike on the container yard at Latakia port without specifying what was targeted
Algeria pledges $100m aid to Palestine as Mahmud Abbas visits
The announcement came as Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas visited Algiers on Monday.Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the funding was in line with his people's commitment to support the Palestinian cause
He said he would also put the Palestinian cause at the center of the Arab League summit, which Algeria is hosting in March next year
Iran says hopes to turn page in ties with UAE
Iran expressed hopes Monday to turn the page in its ties with the United Arab Emirates during a rare visit...The trip was the first of its kind since relations between the two countries were downgraded in 2016.
His visit also included a meeting with ultraconservative Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, state media said
Turkey, Qatar vow joint push to reopen Kabul airport
Turkey and Qatar on Monday raised the possibility of jointly operating Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled airport, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set...Afghans and foreign nationals fled the country through the facility as the hardline Islamist movement took power in August following two decades of war
"We are going to act together," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint press briefing with his Qatari counterpart
Time to decrypt internet speed in Arab world
This week's TRENDS infographic tries to find out where do Arab countries stand in terms of the speed of broadband...The internet connectivity is a cornerstone to business, education, financial literacy, access to employment and health care through telemedicine
This TRENDS infographic tries to find out where do Arab countries stand in the latest Speedtest index.
Iran says ready to continue nuclear talks, rejects ‘blame game’
The landmark 2015 nuclear accord was initially agreed between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States....Last Wednesday, Iran submitted two draft resolutions on the lifting of US sanctions and nuclear-related measures.
But at the weekend the United States, as well as European participants at the Vienna talks, accused Iran of backtracking
Iraq fishermen in fear of arrest from Iran and Kuwait
Iraqi fishermen live in constant fear of arrest by Iran or Kuwait for mistakenly straying across frontiers.Iraqi fishermen at Al-Faw complain of ‘being harassed’ by both Iran and Kuwait
When their boats head for the open seas of the Gulf, currents often take them to Kuwaiti and Iranian waters
Iran president says working to lift sanctions
Ebrahim Raisi, who took office in August, listed inflation, high prices, and tax evasion as among the top challenges facing...Negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna last Monday, after Iran had paused talks following Raisi's election in June
In 2018, then US president Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out and reimposed sanctions
UAE Railways Program: Country’s largest integrated transportation system launched
The UAE government on Sunday announced the launch of the UAE Railways Programme, the largest integrated system for transporting goods...The first phase of the Etihad Rail has been fully operational since 2016
The investments of the UAE Railways Programme amount to AED50 billion, 70 percent of which target the local market.
Sudan top general denies military could run in elections
Sudan's top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday denied that military and paramilitary members of the transitional administration could run...Sudan has been run by a joint military-civilian ruling council since August 2019, but civilian members were changed following a coup in October this year
The statement issued on Sunday said Burhan meant that only ex-rebel groups which signed a peace deal in 2020 could be candidates in the planned elections
