The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed its first attack on Syria's new government forces since the fall of...
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday began a two-day visit to Oman, which is mediating ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran...
Choosing sides in Ukraine's crisis would have once been easy for Gulf states long protected by the US, but growing...On Friday, the UAE abstained along with China and India from a vote at the US Security Council demanding Moscow withdraw its troops
Russia as expected vetoed the resolution co-written by the US and Albania while 11 of the council's 15 members voted for it
The findings, published by the Nairobi-based think tank Power Shift Africa, focus on the costs of warding off climate impacts.The findings, published by the Nairobi-based think tank Power Shift Africa, focus on the costs of warding off climate impacts
The threat is forcing nations to divert "already stretched" resources to climate self-defence, the report said
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi led an entourage of high-profile officials to welcome king and queen upon their arrival at...Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi led an entourage of high-profile officials to welcome king and queen upon their arrival at the Presidential Flight in Abu Dhabi
They were accorded a red carpet reception as the national anthems of the UAE and Jordan were played
On Friday, US President Joe Biden extended his country's measures against Russia to include sanctions on President Vladimir Putin and...The first tranche will hit four Russian banks, cut off more than half of Russia's technology imports, and target several oligarchs
Energy giant Gazprom and 12 other major companies will be barred from raising capital in Western financial markets
The Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce signed an agreement to host the local network of the United Nations Global...This pact affirms Federation's role in realizing the importance of corporate sustainability in implementing the programs and initiatives of Saudi Vision 2030.
It also covers the sustainable development goals of the UN through the Saudi private sector.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin "took the decision to...
The comment suggested that Moscow intends to overthrow the Ukrainian authorities with its invasion.
Lavrov denied Ukrainian claims that Russian forces had hit civilian infrastructure, despite widespread evidence of residential areas being damaged.
Three monumental sculptures in the ancient city of Hatra were restored after being vandalized by the Islamic State group during...A Roman-style sculpture of a life-size figure and a series of reliefs of faces on the side of the great temple were among the restored pieces shown off to journalists.
The restoration work at Hatra is being carried out by Iraqi experts in collaboration with Italy's International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies.
- Libya's prospective prime minister, appointed by the war-torn country's parliament as it seeks to oust interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah, said...
"Prime minister-designate Fathi Bashagha announces that his government is ready and will be presented to the House of Representatives" for a vote of confidence
Libya's parliament had picked Bashagha earlier this month in a move against Dbeibah, whose rivals argue his mandate ended after elections set for December 24 were postponed
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world powers on Thursday to cut Russia off from SWIFT, after Russian forces invaded...
Founded in 1973, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, actually doesn't handle any fund-transfers itself
But its messaging system, developed in the 1970s, provides banks the means to communicate rapidly, securely, and inexpensively
Baptised Eurodrone, the twin-motor aircraft with a 30-metre wingspan similar to some commercial planes, will be able to carry out...Baptised Eurodrone, the twin-motor aircraft with a 30-metre wingspan similar to some commercial planes, will be able to carry out intelligence-gathering and surveillance.
The remotely-piloted 10-tonne drone, to be built by a consortium lead by Airbus, will be capable of operating for 20 hours and help provide round-the-clock surveillance
