US, Russia to appoint negotiators for Ukraine talks; Kyiv protests exclusion, Europe awaits role
Washington noted European nations would have to have a seat at the negotiating table "at some point", following the first...Geostrategy
Saudi Arabia’s sports fund invests in DAZN streaming service
Paris, France - Saudi Arabian sports investment fund SURJ, linked to the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a minority stake...Business Geostrategy Sports
UAE, Israel sign MoU in educational affairs
The MoU was signed under the framework of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement signed between the UAE and Israel last...The MoU was signed under the framework of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement signed between the UAE and Israel last year.
The two sides also addressed their ongoing bilateral ties in the education sector and other areas of cooperation
Updated: US indicts Iranians for ‘meddling’ during 2020 elections
The US Justice Department has indicted two Iranians for allegedly taking part in an online "disinformation and threat" campaign during...The US Treasury imposes sanctions on the two men and three others who ran the cybersecurity company they worked for
Kazemi and Kashian allegedly obtained confidential voter information and sent menacing emails
G7 calls for Belarus to end migrant crisis immediately
G7 foreign ministers urged Belarus Thursday to end a migrant crisis on its border with Poland, accusing it of callously...Several thousand migrants, most of them from the Middle East, are camping in freezing conditions along the Polish border in the hope of getting into the EU
The West accuses Belarus of having deliberately created the surge
‘Hundreds’ of fake Lebanese degrees sold to Iraqis
Iraq has summoned its cultural attache in Beirut for an investigation into the alleged sale of fake Lebanese university degrees...Higher education degrees are often a prerequisite for coveted government posts in Iraq.
The fake degrees, numbering in their hundreds, cost "between $5,000 for a master's degree and $10,000 for a PhD, an official said.
Qatar and Egypt sign pacts to supply Gaza fuel and building materials: Minister
Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials for Gaza Strip, Qatar's Minister of State...These cooperative efforts would contribute to improving living conditions in the occupied territory, said Qatari minister Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi.
Qatar has provided more than $1.5 billion for health, education, housing, industry and other sectors in Gaza.
Saudi statistical authority launches a unified channel for data sharing
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics on Thursday launched Statistical Database, a unified channel where all data produced by the...The platform uses advanced search techniques with advanced features such as (API) technology to provide an interactive experience.
It also allows different groups of users to access the data and statistics provided by GASTAT and view its descriptions as well.
Lebanon imposes curbs for Belarus-bound air passengers
All airlines operating from Beirut must limit passengers departing on direct or indirect flights to Belarus to Belarusian citizens, Lebanese...Thousands of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, are staying on the Belarus-Poland border in what the West says is a crisis engineered by Minsk.
The number of flights between Beirut -- home to Lebanon's only international airport for commercial flights -- and Minsk has also been cut back recently.
Israel couple accused of spying in Turkey back home after release
Mordi and Natali Oknin were detained last week after visiting the newly opened Camlica Tower -- Istanbul's tallest building.Mordi and Natali Oknin were detained last week after visiting the newly opened Camlica Tower -- Istanbul's tallest building
A court in the city charged them with "political and military espionage" for allegedly taking a photograph of Turkish President Erdogan's home
Snowden, Assange, and the burden of truth
Julian Assange and Edward Snowden have had to pay big time for simply telling the truth. Their lives suggest that...Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has had to seek asylum with Ecuador
Edward Snowden had to flee to Russia after revealing how the US spied on its own citizens
Lebanon restricts Belarus-bound air passengers
Lebanon has said only foreigners with Belarusian residency permits would be allowed to fly from Beirut to the ex-Soviet country....Thousands of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, are staying on the Belarus-Poland border
The West says this is a crisis engineered by Belarus to try to divide the EU and hit back against sanctions
