Donald Trump wounded at rally shooting, Biden leads condemnation
US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt...Geostrategy
Erdogan says may invite Syria’s Assad to Turkey ‘at any moment’
Erdogan's comments come after tensions have mounted over the past week after a mob went on the rampage, vandalising businesses...Geostrategy
Macron thanks Qatar for Afghan evacuations from Taliban
A flight chartered by Paris flew out 258 Afghans who were ‘particularly threatened because of their activities, especially journalists, or...Qatar has played a significant role both in diplomacy and evacuations at the end of a 20-year war in Afghanistan by Western nations
‘I thank Qatar for the role it has played since the start of the crisis,’ said Macron
Jordan woos Russia for local investment
Russian representatives from three provinces met with commissioner general of the Jordan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.Jordan has invited investment from an industrial and economic delegation from Russia
The Russian delegation represented three Russian provinces
UAE discusses bilateral cooperation with Greece and Ukraine
Sheikh Mohamed has talked to Greece and Ukraine to enhance his country’s bilateral ties with them.With the Greek prime minister, he explored the path of further strengthening the existing strategic partnership between the two countries
With Ukraine's president, Sheikh Mohamed reviewed the prospects of enhancing their cooperation
Lebanon stresses regional ties as Kordahi resigns
Kordahi had been in the eye of the storm for criticizing the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen during an interview...Announcing his resignation, Kordahi said he had taken the decision because ‘Lebanon is more important’ than his position
President Michel Aoun expressed hope that this move ‘would put an end to the imbalance in Lebanese-Gulf relations’
UAE, France sign MoUs, $18bn Rafale deal
The agreements will boost the strategic partnership between the two countries to serve their mutual interests.The agreements will boost the strategic partnership between the two countries to serve their mutual interests
The signing was attended by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of France Emmanuel Macron
HRW urges Lebanon to extend school registration deadline for Syrian kids
Lebanon's Education Ministry should extend the December 4, 2021, school registration deadline for Syrian children and end policies that are...The rights body also asked the government to end policies that block refugee children's access to education.
Lebanon hosts 660,000 school-age Syrian refugee children, but 30 percent – 200,000 – have never been to school
Iran nuclear talks set for pause amid European ‘concern’
Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are to be suspended Friday, Iranian media said, as European...The talks would "most likely" resume but French President Macron warned there could be a longer break in the talks
Iran's lead negotiator Ali Bagheri said the proposals concerned two main issues facing the 2015 accord known as the JCPOA
EU-funded $10m project to improve water supply in Gaza City, Jabalia
The Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union...The availability of clean drinking water in Gaza is one of the lowest in the world.
The project includes the construction of a new concrete reservoir with a capacity of 26,400 cubic meters.
Iran attending Vienna nuclear talks with determination: Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran has gone to Vienna with serious determination and a clear and...Iran says western powers should show seriousness and goodwill at the negotiating table.
Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the US is imposing sanctions on Iran while engaging in talks.
Lebanese minister who sparked Gulf row to resign
The expected breakthrough coincided with a visit to the Gulf by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has spearheaded international efforts...A senior official told AFP that Kordahi "called President Michel Aoun last night to inform him of his decision to resign" on Friday
His resignation has been on the table for weeks and is expected to help unlock a political and diplomatic crisis that has crippled Lebanon's fledgling cabinet since October
