Damascus club shooting sparks fears of restriction on freedoms
A deadly shooting Monday at a Damascus club, days after another attack on the capital's nightlife, has sparked fears, adding...Geostrategy
UAE says citizens can again travel to Lebanon
The announcement comes after Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun met with his UAE counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on...Geostrategy
GCC states stress women’s rights to Taliban
Amir Khan Muttaqi, a key member of the Taliban leadership, met in Doha with ambassadors from the six-nation GCC on...The Taliban have been struggling to unfreeze billions of dollars of assets abroad and get sanctions lifted.
Arab envoys emphasized the need to help Afghanistan's "urgent humanitarian needs" as the country confronts widespread hunger caused by drought.
Islamic Development Bank sets up fund for providing aid to Afghanistan
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) approved the establishment of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), which will channel humanitarian and...The Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund will be administered by the bank and receive contributions from member states.
For project financing, it approved $337.63 million for transport, agriculture, and human capital development projects in Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, and Senegal.
Erdogan arrives in UAE after a decade to revive bilateral relations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reached Abu Dhabi on Monday for his first visit to the UAE in nearly a...Turkey and the UAE have backed opposing sides in the Libyan civil war and in a Gulf diplomatic crisis
But those tensions eased after Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed traveled to Ankara in November
US discusses transfer deal with Afghans in UAE
US officials in the United Arab Emirates met with Afghans after a protest in Abu Dhabi this week and discussed...The UAE was one of several Arab Gulf countries that assisted with the evacuation of Afghans fleeing the Taliban after the group seized power in August last year
The US embassy said that it was aware of the "peaceful demonstration" to express "concerns about future resettlement and processing for onward travel"
Iran says Vienna nuclear deal talks ‘complicated’ but ‘no impasse’
Iran is engaged in negotiations with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly and with the United States indirectly to...But the US unilaterally withdrew from deal in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump and reimposed economic sanctions.
Sanctions prompted Tehran to begin rolling back on its commitments. The drive to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal resumed in late November.
Germany leader heads to Kyiv to calm ‘critical’ Russia war threat
Scholz has warned Russia it should "not underestimate our unity and determination."Scholz has warned Russia it should "not underestimate our unity and determination"
Russian President Putin has surrounded Ukraine from nearly all sides with more than 100,000 soldiers
Clashes as Israeli lawmaker visits Jerusalem flashpoint, teen killed
Scuffles had broken out Sunday as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance set up a tent "office"...Scuffles had broken out Sunday as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance set up a tent "office" in Sheikh Jarrah
More than 200,000 Jewish settlers live in east Jerusalem, in communities widely regarded as illegal under international law
Ukraine leader invites Biden to visit Kyiv in ‘coming days’
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday invited US President Joe Biden to visit Kyiv to show Washington's support in the...Washington made no mention of an invitation in its readout of the 50-minute call
The White House said "Biden reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Saudi coalition hits Yemen capital after drone attack
"We have destroyed a communication system used to operate drone control stations," the coalition was quoted as saying by the..."We have destroyed a communication system used to operate drone control stations," the coalition was quoted as saying by the SPA
Riyadh intervened in the Yemeni civil war in 2015 to support the government against the Houthi rebels
Bangladesh aiming at direct shipping line to UAE for faster connectivity
Bangladesh wants to establish a direct shipping line with the UAE, which will reduce the existing navigation time by two...Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen, on a four-day official visit to the UAE, said Bangladesh is keen to utilize the UAE’s expertise in port management.
The bilateral trade between two countries in 2021 stood at $1.8 billion, Momen said, adding that a direct shipping line would help multiply it several times.
