Trump orders pause to Ukraine aid: White House official
President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, a US official told AFP, sharply escalating pressure on Kyiv...Geostrategy
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
Istanbul, Turkey - Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK...Geostrategy
Egypt pledges support to Lebanon after Sisi-Mikati meeting
Egypt has pledged support to Lebanon "at all levels" and stressed that it needs "political accord" to reawaken from the...Egyptian President said 'he gave directions to the relevant ministries to take care of all Lebanon’s demands'.
Sisi stresses on the need for political accord in Lebanon to reawaken from the setbacks.
Saudi Arabia, Singapore to enhance cooperation in digital economy
The Kingdom and Singapore seek to activate the partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding for digital cooperation.The Kingdom and Singapore seek to activate the partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding for digital cooperation
The two countries also aim to improve bilateral relations in the field of communications, information technology and the digital economy
ICANN looks to break language barriers on the internet
In the long-run universal acceptance of all languages on the internet is expected to be good for business by allowing...Large parts of the internet remain incompatible with writing systems other than the Latin alphabet
Many US websites, for example, would not allow a purchase or subscription if you entered an email address in Tamil or Hebrew
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain review ways to boost ties
The two countries are seeking to establish a regional complex for the extraction, use, and storage of carbon.The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation on international climate policies
They will also look to focus on emissions rather than sources through the application of the Circular Carbon Economy approach
Iraq bombing targeted officer who was probing activists’ deaths
At least four civilians were killed and four others wounded in Tuesday's motorcycle bombing near a hospital in central Basra....Iraq has seen protests since October 2019, over allegations of rampant corruption and high unemployment rates
Since then, dozens of activists and protesters have been targeted in assassinations or attempted killings
Iraq holds funeral for Yazidi mass grave victims of IS
After Iraqi authorities declared victory over the jihadists in 2017, scores of mass graves were discovered across the country, including...After Iraqi authorities declared victory over the jihadists in 2017, scores of mass graves were discovered across the country, including in the Sinjar town of Kojo
The first of several mass grave was exhumed in Kojo in mid-March 2019, followed by a long and painstaking process of identifying the remains
Biden rings the alarm on state of democracy worldwide
"Make no mistake, we're at a moment of democratic reckoning," said Uzra Zeya, the Under Secretary of State for Civilian...The two-day event was billed by the White House as US leadership in an existential struggle between democracies and powerful autocracies or dictatorships
The two-day event was billed by the White House as US leadership in an existential struggle between democracies and powerful autocracies or dictatorships
One in four Iraqi exposed to danger of unexploded ordnance
In the northern Iraqi hamlet of Hassan-Jalad, almost every family has a story to tell about a time when a...Explosive remnants of war affect more than 3,200 square kilometers (1,235 square miles) of land -- twice the area of London.
A staggering 8.5 million Iraqis live amid these deadly waste-products of war, said UN Mine Action Service.
Morocco state schools fail students, deepen inequality
The High Council for Education has said that government schools "are not giving the majority of pupils basic skills or...The situation has pushed many, including middle-class families, to tighten their belts so they can scrape together fees for private schools.
Just nine percent of students in state secondary schools pass exams in French, Arabic and mathematics
UAE’s curtailed working week rule welcomed
UAE is the first country in the world to offer a national work week that is shorter than the five-day...Government entities will have 7:30am-3:30pm workdays from Monday to Thursday, while working hours in the private sector may last till after 5pm.
The new system will allow federal authorities to use flexible working hours and the remote work system on Fridays.
