DUBAI - An investigation carried out by Israeli police has concluded that Hamas, involved in the October 7 attack, had no prior knowledge of the Nova music festival held near the border of Gaza, the Israeli media said. According to a report by Haaretz on Saturday, Hamas had no prior...
UAE allots US$200m to boost growth in low-income countries
Marrakech, Morocco-- The UAE has allotted $200 million to the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) to expand concessional financing for low-income countries. This aligns with the UAE’s unwavering efforts to realize the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) – no poverty – alongside other challenges that the...Iran, EU diplomatic heads meet at Jordan summit
SWEIMEH, JORDAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met Tuesday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of a summit in Jordan, an Iranian diplomatic source said. The meeting, which was confirmed by Iran's official news agency IRNA, comes at a time when negotiations in Vienna aimed at...
Iranians get behind wheel to mark 43rd anniversary of Islamic revolution
Thousands of Iranians drove through Tehran on Friday to mark the 43rd anniversary of the country's Islamic Revolution, staying in vehicles rather than marching on foot amid Covid restrictions. Due to the pandemic, state television said this year, as the previous year, there should be "no gathering or marching" by...
