Gaza health ministry says war deaths exceed 30,000 as famine looms
The latest overall toll for Palestinians killed in the war came after at least 79 people died overnight across the...Geostrategy
US envoy blames Iran, Hizbollah for aiding Houthi attacks
The US special envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, told a Senate subcommittee that Iran was "equipping and facilitating" the Huthi...Geostrategy
Covid-19: Abu Dhabi issues new travel norms for green countries
From Sunday, vaccinated travelers arriving into Abu Dhabi from green list destinations will have to take a PCR test on...Effective from Aug. 20, only vaccinated persons will be allowed to enter public places.
The persons with a new residency permit have a grace period of 60 days to be vaccinated.
No survivors in Turkey fire-fighting plane crash
The air tragedy came just as Turkey was gaining control over hundreds of wildfires that killed eight people and destroyed...The air tragedy came just as Turkey was gaining control over hundreds of wildfires that killed eight people and destroyed swathes of forest along the scenic southern coast
Scientists believe such natural disasters are becoming more intense and frequent because of global warming caused by polluting emissions
Qatar to Taliban: Adopt ceasefire
It is the clearest call to date from Qatar, which hosts the Taliban's politics office, for the militants to halt...It is the clearest call to date from Qatar, which hosts the Taliban's politics office, for the militants to halt their lightning advance across Afghanistan
It followed a meeting in Doha between the minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, and the head of the Taliban's political office, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
Tunisia: US envoys want democracy back
Jon Finer, the deputy national security advisor, and the top US diplomat for the Middle East, Joey Hood, traveled to...Jon Finer, the deputy national security advisor, and the top US diplomat for the Middle East, Joey Hood, traveled to Tunis and met both Saied and civil society leaders
Finer delivered a message from President Joe Biden "urging a swift return to the path of Tunisia's parliamentary democracy."
OFID lends Jordan $70m to boost economy
The loan is expected to be used to provide for stimulus packages to for workers and create new jobs.The loan will support the creation of some 14,500 jobs in the forestry and tourism sectors
It will also promote the employment of fresh graduates in the ICT sector, and strengthen the staffing of healthcare institutions
US’ Iran sanctions target Omani man, firms
The US Department of Treasury said the sanctions are on ‘individuals and businesses’ involved in a network that smuggled oil...The US has sanctioned an Omani national Mahmood Rashid Amur Al Habsi, who it said helped smuggled oil out of Iran
On the list of sanctions are also two companies owned by Al Habsi, and a tanker used to ferry oil
Clashes in Syria’s Daraa: What is the fighting about?
Daraa, which borders Jordan and is close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, is widely seen as the cradle of the...Nearly half of the population of Daraa has fled heavy shelling and ground battles.
Civilians were suffering from acute shortages of food, fuel, water and medicines, says UN Special Envoy.
Speed up Covid-19 origin studies: WHO
Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.
Advises against blame game or politicizing the pandemic situation.
Palestinians get 150,000 doses of Pfizer virus vaccine
A Health Ministry statement said that of 4 million doses ordered from the pharmaceutical giant, 1 million have been received...On Thursday, authorities identified 199 new infections in the West Bank, which is home to 2.8 million Palestinians.
There have been 2,503 deaths from coronavirus in the West Bank out of a recorded 200,838 cases.
Lebanon leaders, central bank lock horns over fuel subsidies
In a country suffering from one of the worst economic crises in the world, this could effectively raise prices for...The central bank on Wednesday ended subsidies on imported fuel, and instead offered importers a line of credit
Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said the move ‘contravenes the law’
