Gaza mediators urge Israel, Hamas to accept truce plan
Rafah, Palestinian Territories - Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to "finalise" the truce deal outlined...Geostrategy
Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
Israel said on Wednesday its forces had taken over the 14-kilometre Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt borderGeostrategy
Jordan says Pandora Papers claims ‘distorted’, security threat
Jordan has said the act of revealing the addresses of the properties, spread all across the world, owned by the...Jordan’s royal court has said it is well known that the king has properties all over the world
However, the locations of these properties were not made public to protect the king
Panama law firm heavily implicated in ‘Pandora Papers’ revelations
Alcogal created offshore shell companies to hide money in tax havens for politicians and public figures. They included "some accused...Nearly two million of the 11.9 million leaked documents associated with the Pandora Papers came from Alcogal.
The firm rejected accusations, saying it was considering legal action to defend its reputation.
Expert at AVSEC symposium: Need to rethink security approaches
The 5th edition of the AVSEC Global Symposium, which started on Sunday in Dubai, brought together globally recognized security experts,...The three-day event will host 35 speakers and over 700 delegates from more than 50 countries.
Held since 2013, the symposium is one of the most significant aviation security events in the region and one of the biggest globally.
Facebook chooses ‘profit over safety,’ says whistleblower
Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, has worked for companies including Google and Pinterest. She said in an...Haugen had shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health
During the 2020 US presidential election, she said, the company realized the danger that such content presented and turned on safety systems to reduce it.
Libya kicks off construction of oil refinery near an oilfield
Announced in the early 1980s, the project for a refinery in southern Libya had been put on hold for years...An annual income of $75 million is expected from the project, said state oil company head Mustafa Sanalla.
The refinery will be built near Al-Charara oil field, which produces an average of 300,000 barrels of oil a day.
Jordan’s king and president Assad of Syria hold first phone call in 10 years
Jordan's king held a telephone call with Syria's president on Sunday, the palace said, in the first such conversation between...The two discussed "bilateral ties and means to bolster cooperation"
During their call, Abdullah stressed Jordan's "support for efforts to safeguard Syria's sovereignty"
Algeria bans French military planes from airspace: French army
France's jets regularly fly over Algerian territory to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers are helping...France said the decision to cut visas had been made necessary by the former colonies' failure to do enough to allow illegal migrants in France to be returned.
Algiers on Saturday recalled its ambassador to France, citing "inadmissible interference" in its affairs.
Iraqis to elect new parliament amid deep crisis, apathy
The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam...The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein
Although security has improved in recent years, elections threaten new volatility in a nation still terrorised by militant attacks
EU aims to cement cooperation with Gulf states, says bloc’s foreign policy chief
DUBAI: The EU aims to cooperate with the Gulf states on climate change, global access to vaccines and supporting the...Josep Borrell is on a visit to Riyadh, UAE and Qatar.
A cooperation agreement will be signed with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Iraq’s election: how it works, factions that are likely to dominate
A total of 329 seats are up for grabs in the election, which was moved forward from 2022 as a...There are fears voter turnout could drop below the 44.5 percent figure registered in 2018.
More than 25 million citizens are eligible to vote. They are supposed to present a biometric card for what was conceived as a fully electronic voting process.
