The Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union to improve the availability and reliability of water supply services in Gaza City and Jabalia. Palestinian media reports said the signing ceremony was attended by the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad...

Hundreds of Iraqis, most of them Kurds, returned home last week on a voluntary repatriation flight from Belarus.

Iraq said on Friday it was drawing up lists of those among the hundreds of Iraqis blocked on the border between Belarus and Poland who wish to be repatriated voluntarily. "We are ready to organize more than one trip to provide an urgent response to anyone wanting to come home...

In the first 10 months of the year, 10,868 irregular migrants arrived in Cyprus, 9,270 having illegally crossed the island's dividing line in a "prescribed and conscious policy by Turkey", he said. The current flows added to the more than 33,000 people already illegally residing in the republic, the government...

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko accused of luring migrants from the Middle East to his country to send them across the border in retaliation for EU sanctions.

The talks came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of "other options" if diplomacy failed.

Security was tight, with all airports closed from Saturday evening to dawn on Monday across Iraq, where despite the government's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group in late 2017, jihadist sleeper cells continue to mount attacks.

Assuming she stays on to hand over power, Merkel will tie or exceed Helmut Kohl's longevity record for a post-war leader, depending on how long the upcoming coalition negotiations drag on.

Global economic transformation has pushed governments to implement various programs and reform investment rules to make them more flexible to attract foreign investment. Golden Residency is an outcome of such reforms.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell had a conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in this regard.

Talks have been happening since April in Vienna to find a way to bring both sides back into full compliance

The move comes after weeks of uncertainty at the upper echelons of the Lebanese government, even as the country sinks deeper into an economic crisis.

The talks expected to address 'matters of mutual concern'   The Palestinian cause is one of the key issues  Lawmakers from countries from the Gulf and Europe are slated to come together soon for talks in Kuwait that will address "matters of mutual concern," said local reports recently, quoting Kuwait’s National...

  Travelers to Europe must be inoculated with the AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines The Chinese vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm have been the most widely used on the African continent Europe is gradually re-opening to vaccinated travelers as coronavirus restrictions ease, but in some African nations such...

Nicosia allowed investors to acquire a passport in exchange for an investment of $3 million Scheme was dropped after a documentary showed a Chinese businessman with criminal record seeking passport   Cyprus’ tarnished passports-for-cash scheme to attract investors operated with minimal oversight and thousands of passports were issued illegally, the...

Increased capacity attributed to state-of-the-art infrastructure, innovation and planning  

Under the current restrictions, people from only 7 countries, including Australia, Israel, Singapore, can enter the EU  Gulf residents are expected to spend heavily on holidays this year as borders are opened European Union has agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on visitors from around the world ahead...

EU to lift curbs on high-spending tourists from the GCC Thousands of travelers from the Middle East are expected to visit the continent European Union has agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on visitors from around the world ahead of the summer tourist season. Ambassadors from the 27...