Early returns show reformist Pezeshkian leading Iran runoff vote: interior ministry
Iran held the first round of its snap presidential election last week which was marked by a record low turnout....Geostrategy
Pro-Palestinian group scales Australia’s parliament
Sydney, Australia - Protesters scaled Australia's national parliament on Thursday, unfurling banners reading "Palestine will be free", and accusing Prime Minister...Geostrategy
Israel Bill to limit PM’s term passes first reading
"Continuous power in the hands of a single person is bad for democracy," Justice Minister Gideon Saar said."Continuous power in the hands of a single person is bad for democracy," Justice Minister Gideon Saar said
The vote on the Bill which was passed by 66 deputies in the 120-member Knesset would need three readings to become law
Israel, Jordan agree US-brokered solar power for water deal
Ministers from the neighbouring countries inked the US-brokered agreement at a Dubai Expo event joined by John Kerry, the US...Jordan is one of the world's most water-deficient nations and its cooperation on water with Israel dates back to before the two established formal relations
Israel is also a hot, dry country, but its advanced desalination technology has opened opportunities for selling fresh water
Bahrain claims arrest of Iran-linked armed gang of terrorists
Bahrain has been hit by waves of unrest since 2011, when security forces crushed protests demanding a constitutional monarchy and...The ministry gave no further details, including on how many people were arrested or their nationalities.
Bahrain accuses Iran of provoking unrest in the Gulf kingdom, an allegation Tehran denies.
Iran says hopes for ‘constructive’ visit by chief of UN’s nuclear watchdog
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency was expected to meet Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Atomic Energy...On Friday, the IAEA said Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium was above the limit laid down in the 2015 agreement.
Grossi was last in Tehran on Sept.12, where he clinched a deal on access to monitoring equipment at Iran's nuclear facilities.
Sudan PM Hamdok reinstated after coup; allies cheer
Sudan's deposed prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who ousted him a month ago, signed a breakthrough...The UAE, welcoming the move, said in an official statement that it “wished full success for all Sudanese parties in their next endeavors”
The OIC also welcomed the agreement, with its Secretary-General Hussein Ibrahim Taha praising the country’s “return to the constitutional path”
Dbeibah: Businessman thrust into turmoil of Libya politics
Dbeibah is a Canadian-educated business tycoon who has used his post to build a solid popular base. He was elected...It was a surprise victory for a man who was once a member of the inner circle of dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
Dbeibah is seen as close to Ankara and to the Muslim Brotherhood, and he heads a company with subsidiaries across the world.
Nokia, UNICEF and Organge Foundation to empower Morocco youth
As part of UNICEF’s UPSHIFT program, Nokia has agreed to a partnership with Orange Foundation and UNICEF to empower marginalized...The three will partner under UNICEF's UPSHIFT program featured as part of the World Bank's Solutions for Youth Employment.
At least 1400 young people, in which 60 percent are likely to be girls, will receive training in teamwork, self-esteem, creativity and communication.
Over 240,000 Lebanon expats register to vote in polls
Lebanon's diaspora -- estimated to number at least three times the country's 6-million population -- will take part in the...More than 93,000 had registered for the last parliamentary polls in 2018, Lebanon's first expat vote.
Europe accounted for the largest number of registered expat voters, with nearly 75,000, followed by Asia with 61,000 voters
Economic growth of Arab countries this year
This week’s TRENDS Explainer Video highlights how economic growth looks like in the Arab countries this year as per the...Middle Eastern countries responded to the pandemic with swift and stringent measures to mitigate its spread and impact. However, most of them continued to face an uncertain future
Containing the health crisis, cushioning income losses, and expanding social spending had become immediate priorities. Most of the Arab governments, however, managed it well
Iraq and Germany call for stopping networks of human trafficking
Iraq and Germany have said there was a need for moving quickly to stop the networks of human trafficking. Iraqi...Iraqi foreign minister stressed support for voluntary return of migrants stranded along Belarus-Poland border.
The two sides also expressed keenness to strenghten means of bilateral cooperation.
