OIC to hold extraordinary meeting on Israeli aggression on March 5
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting of its Council of Foreign...Geostrategy
Global criticism of Israel after ‘massacre’ of Gazans lining for food
Global condemnation flowed after Israeli forces in war-ravaged Gaza opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food aid during a...Geostrategy Global
US approves $1bn for Iron Dome defense system
This came after the funding was controversially stripped from a separate bill following a revolt from the left flank of...The money had originally been included in legislation addressing a looming government shutdown and a potential October debt crisis
But progressives in the House of Representatives said they would tank that unless the funding was removed from it
Iran says ‘serious progress’ in talks with Saudi
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khatibzadeh said the talks were "good"...Iran and Saudi Arabia have been engaged in talks since April with the aim of improving relations
The discussions were launched under Iran's former moderate president Hassan Rouhani
UAE, US strengthening business cooperation
Both countries signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in areas of digital economy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri and Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
They met US Secretary of Commerce Gina M Raimondo, in the presence of officials from both countries
UAE, Egypt explore prospects of greater space cooperation
The two sides also discussed facilitating new growth partnerships between the public and private sector.The meeting explored the potential for greater collaboration in all space-related fields between the two countries
The two parties also looked at opportunities to strengthen ties across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
UAE, China discuss strategic ties, common concerns
The two countries also reviewed bilateral partnership and cooperation in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic.Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended the discussions for the UAE
He spoke on the phone with Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China
Non-oil sectors fuel Saudi economic growth
Amidst forecast of economic recovery of Saudi Arabia, a few sectors that have driven the Kingdom's Q2 growth include real...The overall Saudi Arabia's GDP in Q2 of 2021, according to the General Authority for Statistics, has been 1.8 percent
The robust growth was witnessed in real estate (12 percent), non-oil manufacturing (15 percent), and wholesale, retail trade restaurants, and hotels (16.9 percent)
Saudi Arabia reaches out to France for stronger economic ties
The move aims to further enhance bilateral investment relations by making use of the opportunities offered by Saudi Vision 2030.The Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, is on an official visit to France
He is accompanied by a high-level Saudi delegation from government agencies, national companies, and representatives of the private sector
Tunisia’s Saied reinforces presidential powers
Under the current system, most of the executive power was in the hands of the government and the measures announced...Under the current system, most of the executive power was in the hands of the government and the measures announced by Saied clearly tip the balance in favour of the presidency
The provisions, laid out in a series of decrees published in the official gazette, come almost two months after his initial power grab
German youths seek change after a lifetime of Merkel
Many of her countrymen say her slowly-slowly approach stymied progress on burning issues such as climate protection and the digital...Some accuse the old-guard parties -- like the CDU or the centre-left Social Democrats -- of failing to bring about meaningful change.
Young activists have also taken the government to court to force it to improve environmental targets.
Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planes
Algeria said Wednesday it has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to "provocations and hostile practices" by...The move comes after Algeria broke off diplomatic ties with Morocco on August 24, accusing it of "hostile actions"
The decision was announced after a meeting of the High Security Council chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
