Global rice output in 2024/25 likely to expand by 1.5%: FAO
Rome, Italy -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released a new Cereal Supply and Demand...Economy Geostrategy
Israel strikes near Damascus presidential palace over Druze violence that kills over 100 people
Israel has since then attacked hundreds of Syrian military sites and on Friday announced its "fighter jets struck adjacent to...Geostrategy
Lebanon returns 337 artifacts from different eras to Iraq
The items returned have been characterized as ‘witnesses to the childhood of human history.’The artifacts had been on display in a Lebanese museum for several years
The items are said to have included clay tablets and pieces of pottery
Australia to reopen borders to tourists on February 21
Every month of border closures has cost businesses an estimated US$2.6 billion, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and...Every month of border closures has cost businesses an estimated US$2.6 billion, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
In recent months, rules have been gradually relaxed for Australians, long-term residents and students
Embargoed: Countries left out in the cold
Embargoes have become a weapon of choice in response to war, the fight against terrorism, or human rights breaches.Embargoes have become a weapon of choice in response to war, the fight against terrorism, or human rights breaches
Cuba is one of several countries to have been targeted by sanctions since the end of World War II
African Union condemns military coups
Burkina Faso became the fourth country to be suspended by the African Union after Guinea, Mali and Sudan to punish...African Union has closed its annual summit by condemning a recent "wave" of military coups in the neighboring countries
AU leaders has also agreed to suspend debate on Faki's controversial decision to accept the accreditation of Israel
World leaders look to avert Russia-NATO clash over Ukraine
With war clouds gathering over Ukraine, international diplomacy goes into overdrive on Monday with the French and Russian presidents to...US officials have said the Kremlin has assembled 110,000 troops along the border with its pro-Western neighbor
However, intelligence assessments have not determined whether President Vladimir Putin has actually decided to invade
Abbas pledges reform as PLO meet to name new key leaders
Palestinians have not been to the ballot box for 16 years and Israel's right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has...The PLO's 124-member Central Committee was expected to fill several executive committee vacancies in its first meeting in four years
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has been accused of maintaining a tight grip over the PLO and the Palestinian Authority
Biden ‘looks forward’ to Israel visit this year: White House
Biden also conveyed his "unwavering support" for Israel's security and "full support" for replenishing the Iron Dome air defense system.Biden also conveyed his "unwavering support" for Israel's security and "full support" for replenishing the Iron Dome air defense system
The pair also discussed fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, the White House said
Iraq presidential vote in question after boycotts, court ruling
Doubts hung Sunday over a scheduled parliamentary vote for Iraq's president after the Supreme Court temporarily suspended former foreign minister...The largest parliamentary bloc, holding 73 seats and led by powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr, was the first to boycott
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), from which Zebari hails, said it, too, would not be there to fill its 31 seats
Saudi sends 60,000 more metric tons of diesel to Yemen under SDRPY
Around 60,000 metric tons of diesel, which is the seventh shipment of the Saudi oil derivatives grant for Yemen, arrived...The fresh shipment brings the the total amount of oil derivatives supplied to Yemen since the beginning of the grant to 596,000 metric tons.
The oil derivatives grant is part of SDRPY support, which has provided more than 207 development projects and initiatives in several sectors.
Tehran and Washington ‘fail to produce balance’ in Vienna talks
Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani said that despite "limited progress in the #ViennaTalks, we are still far from...Tehran began pulling back from the nuclear deal after former US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the pact in 2018 and reimposed tough economic sanctions on Iran.
The US State Department on Friday said it was waiving sanctions on Iran's civil nuclear program in a technical step necessary to return to the 2015 deal.
