WTO ministers struggle to forge deals as talks go into overtime
ABU DHABI, UAE – World trade ministers were locked in disagreement Thursday on fisheries subsidies, agriculture and digital customs duties as...Business Economy Geostrategy Global
Israeli fighter jets bomb south Lebanon, killing two
Lebanon's Hizbollah, a Hamas ally, has exchanged near-daily fire with the Israeli army since war erupted between Israel and the...Geostrategy
All fully vaccinated tourists can travel to UAE
Tourists will have to do a mandatory RTPCR test on arrival, according to the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management...Tourists from the countries from which entry was previously banned also eligible for visas.
Facilities available to vaccinated UAE residents can be availed by tourists also.
Israel strikes Gaza after fire balloons
Israeli army said fighter jets struck a Hamas military compound used for manufacturing weapons.Protests erupted on Saturday, with the Israeli army firing tear gas and stun grenades on Palestinians.
In 2018, Gazans began a protest movement demanding an end to Israel’s blockade and the right for Palestinians.
US warns of another ‘specific’ threat near Kabul airport
The United States urged its citizens to leave the area, days after a deadly attack on crowds fleeing Taliban rule...Similar warnings were issued before Aug. 26 bombing claimed by ISIS, in which dozens of Afghan civilians and 13 American troops were killed.
The South (Airport Circle) gate, the new Ministry of the Interior and the gate near the Panshir Petrol station could be the targets this time.
Macron arrives at Iraq summit aimed at easing Mideast tensions
Macron warned on Saturday the Islamic State group "remains a threat."Macron warned on Saturday the Islamic State group "remains a threat."
Egyptian President al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II are also due to attend the summit
Khamenei equates Biden with Trump
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused US President Joe Biden of making the same demands as his...Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the current US government was no different from the one headed by Trump
"What it demands from Iran on the nuclear issue is different in words, but the same thing that Trump demanded"
Lebanese delegation to seek help from Syria, Jordan, Egypt
The delegation will discuss the possibility of receiving electricity from Jordan and gas from Egypt through Syrian territories.The delegation will include four ministers with different portfolios and some top officials from the Energy Ministry
The date of the visit has reportedly not been set yet, but it is expected to happen very soon
Iraq’s Sadr reverses poll boycott call
Iraq’s populist Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr on Friday reversed his decision to boycott the October elections and said his movement...Firebrand populist says he received pledges from ‘certain’ leaders to reform country, end corruption
Sadr had said in mid-July that he would not participate in the Oct. 10 parliamentary election and would withdraw support from ‘anyone who claims they belong to us
Regional security in focus as Mideast leaders meet
Leaders from around the MENA region are arriving in Baghdad for a summit meant to lower tensions in the region....France is co-organizing the meeting to discuss security issues in the Middle East
For Iraq, hosting the talks is seen as a significant step toward strengthening the country's position in the region
US, Iraq to continue security partnership
The two countries will continue to cooperate to see to it that there is no resurgence of ISIS in Iraq.US and Iraq discussed the role of the Middle-Eastern country in the region
They also discussed Iraq’s ‘significant diplomatic efforts’ to bring countries together and de-escalate tensions wherever possible
Vaccine inequality alarming: UN
The UN leaders released a joint statement in which they condemned what they called the ‘crisis of vaccine inequity,’ among...The UN leaders said the global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines was ‘progressing at two alarmingly different speeds’
Less than 2 percent of adults are fully vaccinated in low-income countries compared to almost 50 percent in high‑income countries
