Israel faces global outcry over Gaza strike that set ablaze tent city
The UN called on Israel to conduct a "thorough and transparent" investigation into the Rafah strike, as the Israeli military...Geostrategy
Tens of thousands bid farewell to Iran’s Raisi ahead of burial
Men and women thronged the main boulevard of Mashhad, Iran's second city in the northeast where Raisi was born, bidding...Geostrategy
Non-oil sectors fuel Saudi economic growth
Amidst forecast of economic recovery of Saudi Arabia, a few sectors that have driven the Kingdom's Q2 growth include real...The overall Saudi Arabia's GDP in Q2 of 2021, according to the General Authority for Statistics, has been 1.8 percent
The robust growth was witnessed in real estate (12 percent), non-oil manufacturing (15 percent), and wholesale, retail trade restaurants, and hotels (16.9 percent)
Saudi Arabia reaches out to France for stronger economic ties
The move aims to further enhance bilateral investment relations by making use of the opportunities offered by Saudi Vision 2030.The Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, is on an official visit to France
He is accompanied by a high-level Saudi delegation from government agencies, national companies, and representatives of the private sector
Tunisia’s Saied reinforces presidential powers
Under the current system, most of the executive power was in the hands of the government and the measures announced...Under the current system, most of the executive power was in the hands of the government and the measures announced by Saied clearly tip the balance in favour of the presidency
The provisions, laid out in a series of decrees published in the official gazette, come almost two months after his initial power grab
German youths seek change after a lifetime of Merkel
Many of her countrymen say her slowly-slowly approach stymied progress on burning issues such as climate protection and the digital...Some accuse the old-guard parties -- like the CDU or the centre-left Social Democrats -- of failing to bring about meaningful change.
Young activists have also taken the government to court to force it to improve environmental targets.
Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planes
Algeria said Wednesday it has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to "provocations and hostile practices" by...The move comes after Algeria broke off diplomatic ties with Morocco on August 24, accusing it of "hostile actions"
The decision was announced after a meeting of the High Security Council chaired by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
US, Iran edge closer to resuming nuclear talks: Experts
Talks between Iran and the five other countries still party to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal were launched in April...The deal gives IAEA inspectors access to surveillance equipment and to service cameras at Iranian nuclear facilities.
Several Iranian analysts say both sides have realized the current path cannot be continued.
Woman turns home into school in war-torn Yemen
Amina Mahdi had already been teaching children to read and write before the outbreak of the impoverished country's devastating war...More than 2,500 schools in the country are unfit for use, with some destroyed and others turned into refugee camps.
UNICEF has estimated that two million children were without school even before the coronavirus pandemic.
US to donate 500m additional Covid vaccines to the world
In his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the US had put more than $15...The US and other rich countries drew flak for rolling out booster doses for their populations while much of the world faced vaccine shortages.
Just 3.6 percent of Africa's eligible population has been inoculated, compared with an average of more than 60 percent in Western Europe.
Saudi Arabia workshop woos German investors
The workshop discussed the most prominent ways to expand the current investments in line with Saudi Vision 2030.Saudi Arabia is opening up its economy while diversifying it to lessen its dependence on oil
It is believed to have investment opportunities worth SAR12 trillion (€2.7 trillion or $3.2 trillion)
US leftist Democrats object to Israel’s Iron Dome funding
The row underlined that progressives are becoming increasingly skeptical of no-strings-attached aid to America’s key ally in the Middle East.The row underlined that progressives are becoming increasingly skeptical of no-strings-attached aid to America’s key ally in the Middle East
Operational for a decade, the Iron Dome has intercepted and destroyed thousands of short-range rockets and artillery shells launched by Hamas militants from Gaza
