Arab leaders meet to hash out Gaza plan as Hamas urges against displacement under Trump plan
A draft version of the Egyptian plan seen by AFP lays out a five-year roadmap with a price tag of...Geostrategy
Netanyahu thanks Trump for weapons to ‘finish the job’ against Iran axis
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked US President Donald Trump for sending munitions held up...Geostrategy
An Iraqi party files a fraud case against Iraq election results
A case filed by the Hashed al-Shaabi former paramilitary alliance contesting its defeat in Iraq's October 10 parliamentary election opened...Judge Jassem Mohamed Aboud, whose court must rule on the complaint before final results are ratified and a new parliament is inaugurated, adjourned the case until December 22
Shiite Muslim firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr was declared on November 30 as the biggest winner of the election
Jordan, Netherlands sign €5m rainwater pact
The project aims to devise proper legislation, and setting up of rainwater harvesting catchment areas as well as smart farms.The project comprises 4 main components with the aim of devising proper legislation, and setting up of rainwater harvesting catchment areas as well as smart farms
In a statement, secretary-general of the water ministry Jihad Mahamid stressed that Jordan is a global "trailblazer" in rainwater harvesting projects
Saudi Arabia, Egypt sign MoU to enhance anti-corruption cooperation
Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority and Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority have joined hands for international cooperation.The MoU is expected to facilitate exchanging expertise and information related to corruption crimes
It is also expected to lead to the development of the institutional capacity of the two countries in this field
Israel PM Bennett meets Abu Dhabi crown prince
This is the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister to the UAE. It comes a year after the...The UAE last year became the third majority Arab nation to establish full diplomatic with Israel, after its neighbors Egypt and Jordan.
Bahrain and Morocco then followed as part of a series of deals brokered by former US president Donald Trump.
Iran will help in reconstruction of Syria, considers it ally: Official
Iran's Vice President for parliamentary affairs, Mohammad Hosseini said his country stood by Syrian people and government to the best...Hosseini made the remarks on Saturday in a meeting with Syria's ambassador to Tehran Shafiq Dayoub
The official said he hoped the US troops would leave Syria and Iraq at the earliest, as they were forced to leave Afghanistan after 20 years
Saudi Port launches transshipment service linking Dammam with many ports
MAWANI also aims to attract a major share of the global transshipment operations to Saudi ports by implementing several projects...The service is launched in partnership with Saudi Global Ports Co and the international shipping line Orient Overseas Container Line.
The Saudi Ports Authority seeks to raise the Kingdom's share in the transshipment market from the present 21 percent to 50 percent by 2030.
Iran to cut oil output, prioritize defense in new budget
The 2022-2023 budget allocates about $5 billion to boost "defense capacities and strategic research", up from $4 billion the previous...Iranian news agencies reported that the draft, presented Sunday, projects GDP growth of eight percent.
President Ebrahim Raisi submitted the draft to parliament for a vote expected by the end of 2021.
G7 issues warnings on Iran nuke program, Russia’s Ukraine plans
The G7 on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear...Foreign ministers from the world's richest nations have held a two-day meeting in Liverpool, England, seeking to present a strong, united front against global threats.
Biden earlier this week held a virtual summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to voice Western concerns.
Libya defers list of presidential election candidates
Libya’s election commission delayed publication of a final list of candidates for a presidential election scheduled in less than two...It is just the latest twist in a UN-led effort targeting December 24 presidential polls intended to help the oil-rich North African country move past a decade of violence
Publication of the final candidate list is supposed to mark the formal start of the election campaign, but the election commission did not give a new date for issuing the list
Reasons behind shortening UAE’s workweek
This week's TRENDS Explainer video tries to find the rationale behind curtailing the number of days in the UAE's workweek...The Gulf country is transitioning to a 4.5-day workweek. Now, weekends will consist of Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday
The move makes the UAE the first nation to formalize a workweek shorter than five days. It also brings the country more in line with Western schedules
