Trump and Zelensky clash in heated Oval Office meeting over Ukraine peace deal
During a tense meeting at the White House, Trump and Zelensky argued over the war with Russia, with Trump accusing...Geostrategy
UN warns of last chance for two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution
Sigrid Kaag, the UN envoy for the peace process in the region, also warned against calls for Israel to annex...Geostrategy
Kuwait MP Hamad Al-Matar elected Inter-Parliamentary Union panel’s member
Kuwaiti MP Dr Hamad Al-Matar has been elected as a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)'s Committee on Sustainable Development,...Al-Matar would be one of 18 members of IPU's Committee on Sustainable Development from across the world.
Arab parliamentarians elected Al-Matar at a meeting that discussed the Palestine question also.
Qatar wins most votes to be a member of WHC
Qatar was elected as a member of the World Heritage Committee for four years, after securing 114 votes during the...Qatar received the highest number of votes among the candidate countries for the open seats, with 114 votes, followed by Belgium with 103 votes
Permanent Representative of Qatar to UNESCO Dr. Nasser bin Hamad Al Hanzab affirmed Qatar's pride in joining the World Heritage Committee
193 countries adopt first global pact on Artificial Intelligence ethics
All member nations of UNESCO adopted on Thursday a historical text that defines the common values and principles needed to...The Recommendation on Ethics of AI sets the first global normative framework while giving countries the responsibility to apply it at their level.
Until the pact, there were no universal safeguards against ethnic bias, privacy threats, dangers of mass surveillance: UNESCO.
Israel Aerospace Industries to open office in UAE
The new office will strengthen IAI's growing cooperation with the local and regional governments, industries, companies, and academia, and will...The office opens following the company's historic participation at the Dubai Airshow
The development is a testament to IAI’s growing collaboration with the UAE and the region as a whole
Iraq sends planes to Belarus to collect over 600 migrants
Hundreds of Iraqis, most of them Kurds, returned home last week on a voluntary repatriation flight from Belarus.Hundreds of Iraqis, most of them Kurds, returned home last week on a voluntary repatriation flight from Belarus
On Nov 18, a total of 431 Iraqis were flown back home from Belarus, many returning with mixed feelings
Three Lebanese judges resign over ‘political meddling’
A probe into the Beirut port explosion has exposed the extent of such interference, with top officials mounting court challenges...The head of the country’s top court has yet to approve the resignations and has called for the matter to be discussed in a meeting.
Among those who resigned this week is a judge who turned down a request by an official to remove the investigator.
UNESCO declares Dec 2, UAE’s National Day, as World Futures Day
UNESCO's choice of December 2, the National Day of the UAE, as World Futures Day, is a sign of appreciation...The international recognition of the UAE as a country for the future places responsibility 'on us' to develop capabilities, says UAE Prime Minister.
The decision reflects UAE's global position as a model for development based on building and forging the future, says UAE minister.
Russia-Islamic world cooperation meeting in Jeddah
Joint cooperation in dealing with regional and international issues was discussed at the meeting in Jeddah.Saudi king Salman said there are opportunities to form strong economic partnerships between Russia and the Islamic world
Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed that his country stresses on developing friendly ties with Islamic nations
Qatar approves draft social security and military retirement laws
Qatari cabinet has approved draft social security and military retirement laws aimed at establishing "an effective social protection system for...The draft laws call for expanding the scope of insurance coverage to include all citizens working in the public and private sectors.
The draft laws recommend that the minimum pension shall not be less than QR15,000 ($4,119).
Lebanon to travel agents: Stop advertising Belarus
Tourism Minister Walid Nassar said the move was aimed at preventing Beirut from being used as a departure point.Thousands of migrants -- including from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq -- have been massing at Belarus' border with Poland, hoping to seek asylum in the EU.
The West accuses Belarus of creating the crisis by bringing in would-be migrants and taking them to the border with promises of an easy crossing into the bloc.
