Putin talks to Raisi, expresses hope for restraint in Middle East
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, discussed the latest escalation in the Middle...Geostrategy
GCC nations express deep concern over Iran-Israel skirmishes
In light of the military escalation and developments in the Middle East region, the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation...Geostrategy
UN extends South Sudan arms embargo for another year
The draft resolution was adopted by 13 votes in favor on the 15-member panel. India and Kenya abstained
Smokers are up to 50 percent more likely to die from Covid: WHO
The UN health agency’s 'Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more...
Qatar is the go to place for migrants workers looking for a decent life
Qatar employs some 2.3 million migrant workers in a total population of 2.6 million
Egypt, Ever Given continue to spar over compensation for Suez blockage
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) claimed more than $916 million in damages, but out-of-court negotiations lowered the figure to $550...
Bombed-out factories deepen economic pain in Gaza
More than half of the working-age population is unemployed in Gaza UN official says addressing the conflict's root causes...
Covid-19: South Asia travelers to Bahrain need a test on arrival
Travelers will have to quarantine for 10 days before the second test Passengers from ‘red-list’ countries need to present proof...
Qatar backs Libya’s UN-backed political process
Libya has experienced a decade of conflict and foreign interference Several countries have reopened embassies since Libya's new government took...
UAE offers to mediate between Israel, Palestine
Egypt has been instrumental in a recent Israel-Palestine ceasefire in the region The UAE has said the "Abraham Accords" would...
Morocco bristles as Spain fetes Western-Saharan independence movement leader
Ghali has been receiving treatment for Covid-19 in northern Spain since April Morocco said the 75-year-old had entered Spain with...
Bashar al-Assad likely to emerge winner, in a poll seen as mere ritual
Assad has cast himself as the sole architect of a reconstruction phase for the war-ravaged country Having overseen total destruction...
