Calling for better ties with West, Iran reformist wins presidency
In the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran, Pezeshkian gave a speech thanking his supporters, saying their votes have...Geostrategy
Iraqi armed groups say ready to fight Israel if Lebanon war breaks out
Baghdad, Iraq - As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready...Geostrategy
Libya poll panel rejects Gaddafi son’s presidential bid
The election commission said presidential candidates should have a clean criminal record, with the country’s election law saying that hopefuls...Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had been sentenced to death by a Tripoli court for crimes committed during the revolt that toppled his father
He was later pardoned by a rival administration in eastern Libya
‘No progress’ on eve of Iran nuclear talks: UN Atomic Agency
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the talks he held in Tehran on Tuesday...Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the talks he held in Tehran on Tuesday were "inconclusive" despite being "constructive".
"In terms of the substance... we were not able to make progress," Grossi told reporters, saying that the lack of agreement had come "in spite of my best efforts".
Israel, Morocco sign security deal as minister visits
The Morocco deal came as Gantz made the first visit by an Israeli defence minister to the North African kingdom....Israel has several security MoUs with allied nations, but the Morocco deal marks the first-of-its-kind agreement with a majority Arab nation
Tel Aviv has now full diplomatic relations with only four Arab countries: Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
Abu Dhabi crown prince makes first Turkey visit in decade
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday,...Erdogan greeted Sheikh Mohammed on the ceremonial blue carpet at the presidential palace
The groundwork was laid for the rapprochement with a visit in August by a UAE delegation
Five killed in Israel strikes on Syria: monitor
Israeli strikes targeting a part of Syria where fighters loyal to Lebanon's Hezbollah are based killed five people Wednesday, a...The Israeli missiles struck an area near three villages in the west of Homs province
Three Syrian soldiers as well as two Syrian militiamen were killed in the early morning strikes
No progress in talks with Iran, says IAEA chief after Tehran visit
Rafael Grossi told a quarterly meeting of the agency's board that his talks in Tehran were "inconclusive", despite being "constructive"....Iran and the IAEA have a temporary pact which gives the IAEA access to monitoring equipment at Iran's nuclear facilities.
In 2019, Iran began moving away from its commitments after the US pulled out unilaterally and reimposed sanctions.
UAE energy ministry intensifies monitoring of liquefied natural gas shipments
The UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said on Wednesday that it is intensifying inspections of liquefied natural gas (LNG)...LNG cargoes that fall short of the standards pose a threat to the community safety and impinge on the profitability of national companies, a ministry official said.
The ministry is keen to enhance corporate awareness about the procedures adopted by the UAE to regulate the transportation of oil derivatives.
Turkish women fearful after treaty exit
Turkish women feel more vulnerable and legally unprotected since Turkey withdrew from a convention that activists argued helped deter male...The landmark Istanbul Convention came into force in 2014 and laid the way for a Europe-wide legal framework to tackle, prevent and prosecute violence against women
Turkey abruptly withdrew in March following a decree by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Yemen war will have killed 377,000 by year’s end: UN
Most of those killed by the war's indirect effects were "young children who are especially vulnerable to under- and malnutrition."Most of those killed by the war's indirect effects were "young children who are especially vulnerable to under- and malnutrition."
A Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen in early 2015 to shore up the government after Iran-backed Huthi fighters seized the capital Sanaa months before
Biden invites around 110 countries to virtual summit on democracy
Among the countries of the Middle East, only Israel and Iraq will take place in the online conference, scheduled for...Among the countries of the Middle East, only Israel and Iraq will take place in the online conference, scheduled for December 9-10
In Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria and Niger are among the countries on the list
