India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform at Abu Dhabi talks
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- A US-led push to reform the World Trade Organization's embattled dispute settlement system sparked divisions...Geostrategy
Israel’s triple crisis: War, politics and economy
Israel grapples with escalating uncertainty as the Gaza conflict persists, stirring military, political, and economic turmoil alongside rising fears of...Geostrategy
Facebook bins anti-vaccine campaign
Influencers who caught onto the sham turned out to be the undoing of a deceitful influence campaign orchestrated by marketing...The company said it removed 65 Facebook accounts in July and 243 accounts at Instagram that were linked to the campaign.
Anti-vaccine campaign targeted primarily India and Latin America, but also took aim at the United States.
MENA connectedness ranking rising: Survey
The UAE is the highest ranked in the region, and the fourth country globally, in terms of overall global connectedness.Ranks third among the world’s seven regions and is well above the global average.
UAE is the highest ranked in the region, and the fourth country globally, in terms of overall global connectedness.
Lebanon migrant workers need ‘urgent’ help
78 percent of the country's population lives in poverty, higher than last year's figure of 55 percent.78 percent of the country's population lives in poverty, higher than last year's figure of 55 percent.
Many migrant workers want to leave but they have no means to do, says UN.
CIA chief visits Israel amid Iran tensions
A spokesman for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave no details of the agenda for the CIA chief's talks in IsraelA spokesman for Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave no details of the agenda for the CIA chief's talks in Israel
But the Walla News website said he would discuss Iran's nuclear programme
Trial over Iran 1988 mass murder begins in Sweden
Swedish court officials believe Tuesday's case is the first of its kind against someone accused over the killings.Hamid Noury, 60, is accused by Swedish prosecutors of "intentionally taking the life of a very large number of prisoners sympathetic to or belonging to the People's Mujahedin
Swedish court officials believe Tuesday's case is the first of its kind against someone accused over the killings
Between the Holocaust and Israel: the Jews jailed on Cyprus
Between August 1946 and February 1949, more than 52,000 Jews taken off 39 boats were detained in a dozen camps...Between August 1946 and February 1949, more than 52,000 Jews taken off 39 boats were detained in a dozen camps in Cyprus
The British wanted the cramped camps to be a "deterrent" aimed at "breaking the power of the 'Hebrew resistance movement' in Palestine"
US announces extra $165 mln in Yemen aid
Yemen's conflict flared in 2014 when Iran-backed Huthi rebels seized the capital SanaaYemen's conflict flared in 2014 when Iran-backed Huthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa
The fighting has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and left some 80 percent of Yemenis dependent on aid
Raisi tells Macron nuclear talks must guarantee Tehran’s ‘rights’
It was the ultraconservative Raisi's first reported call with a Western leader since taking office last weekIt was the ultraconservative Raisi's first reported call with a Western leader since taking office last week
Both Raisi and Macron also stressed the need to strengthen bilateral relations, the statements said
Pact signed to measure Abu Dhabi workers’ quality of life
The aim of the cooperation is to activate the role of DCD and SCAD within a set of future programs...The agreement will help policymakers, decision-makers to support labor force in Emirati capital.
Need felt for collection of accurate statistics and data related to work environments and workers’ quality of life.
Iran helps Syria build power plant in Latakia
The new plant is expected to help bring back energy to those in Syria who lost access to it over...Iran-based Mapna Group has been tasked with implementing the project
Iranian experts are aiding in this construction in an effort to assist the war-torn country in rebuilding itself
