A UAE delegation led by Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber has concluded a two-day visit to Türkiye that took place from July 13-14 aimed at enhancing cooperation and exploring new areas for future collaboration.

US President Joe Biden held joint investment talks Thursday with Israel, India and the United Arab Emirates, as Washington seeks to counter the global reach of China. The multilateral summit was convened in Jerusalem where Biden is on his first Middle East tour as president, with leaders from India and...

The US will use "all elements of its national power" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, President Joe Biden pledged in a security declaration signed with Israel on Thursday. In the document inked by Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem, the two countries "reaffirm the unbreakable...

Libya's Tripoli-based government has named a new head of the state oil company to replace veteran technocrat Mustafa Sanalla, who refused to give up his post. Unlike many other Libyan state bodies, the National Oil Corporation, led by Sanalla since 2014, has largely managed to remain neutral in the face...

The two sides signed several agreements to implement double taxation and the Cultural and Technical Cooperation Program 2022-2025.

Israeli journalist Yoav Limor's freindly experience in Saudi hints at changes in Saudi public opinion that officials hope could one day lay the groundwork for a formal bilateral ties.

Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday made substantive progress in their first direct talks since March on a deal to relieve a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain exports. The high-stakes meeting involving UN and Turkish officials in Istanbul broke up after slightly more than three hours with...

At least 23 migrants who died last month in a mass attempt to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco likely "suffocated", Morocco's state-backed CNDH rights group said on Wednesday. The death toll after around 2,000 people, many from Sudan, stormed the frontier on June 24 was the worst...

Air Force One will make a first direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to build ties between the Jewish state and the Gulf kingdom, which does not recognize Israel's existence. The trip is seen as part of efforts to stabilise oil markets by re-engaging with major energy...

The UAE will continue to strengthen cooperation and enable positive, respectful dialogue between countries to achieve stability and prosperity for all, says the country's President.

Victims of Lebanon's deadly 2020 port blast have filed a quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit against a US firm for its suspected links to the tragedy, a Swiss foundation assisting the plaintiffs said Wednesday. Accountability Now said in a statement that the claim was filed this week in Texas against US-Norwegian geophysical services...

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images aren't just breathtaking they contain a wealth of scientific insights and clues that researchers are eager to pursue.

Israel hopes US President Joe Biden's Middle East tour will hail the start of diplomatic ties between the country and Saudi Arabia, a senior Israeli official said Tuesday.

Moments after US President Joe Biden touches down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli military will show him new hardware it says is essential to confronting Iran: anti-drone lasers. While Israel has long been known for its efforts to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Israeli officials have increasingly been sounding...

Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests against his island nation's worst-ever economic crisis.

US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia. The 79-year-old president's visit to Jeddah on Friday will be the focus of the tour.

The four-way meeting in Istanbul comes with Russia's invasion of Ukraine showing no sign of abating.

The region is better placed to deal with global slowdown as oil and gas prices will stay high due to supply restrictions, Jean Claus, CEO of Allianz Trade Middle East, tells TRENDS.

Israel on Tuesday increased the number of work permits for Palestinians in Gaza, part of a series of measures affecting Palestinians ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival in Jerusalem. An additional 1,500 Palestinians will be allowed to leave the blockaded Gaza Strip to work in Israel, the military said...

Iraqi Kurd Haresh Talib says he struggles to get paid and his children's schooling is disrupted in his conflict-riddled country, so he wants to try to flee with his family to Europe again.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has set up an office in Abu Dhabi in order to 'strengthen bilateral cooperation and partnership.'

Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years been holding talks on Syria as part of the so-called "Astana peace process" to end more than 11 years of conflict in the Middle Eastern country. It will be the Kremlin chief's second visit abroad since he sent troops into Ukraine in...

Tehran hit out Tuesday at what it called Washington's "contradictory" policies, after President Joe Biden vowed to pile pressure on Iran ahead of a visit to US allies in the Middle East. Biden has been seeking to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by his predecessor Donald Trump.

The EU must brace for new waves of migrants forced to uproot because of the food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine, the bloc's border agency chief warned Monday. While Ukrainian refugees were being handled well, "we have to prepare also for refugees coming from other areas because of...

The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a vital system for cross-border aid to war-ravaged Syria by six months, the length of time wanted by Russia, diplomats told AFP Monday. 

"Political, economic, and energy supplies" were the main topics of our discussions, said the Qatari Foreign Minister.

Iran is planning to supply hundreds of drones with combat weapon capabilities to Russia for use in Ukraine, a top US official said Monday. Jake Sullivan, the White House national security advisor, said the information received by the United States supported views that the Russian military is facing challenges sustaining...

The world's population is expected to hit eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023. That overall population milestone "is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and...

A leaked cache of confidential files from ride-sharing company Uber illustrates ethically dubious and potentially illegal tactics it used to fuel its frenetic global expansion beginning nearly a decade ago, a joint media investigation showed Sunday. Dubbed the "Uber Files," the investigation involving dozens of news organizations found that company...

Since 2015, landmines and other explosive remnants have on average killed or injured five people every day, according to UN data.

Kuwait's Foreign Ministry has called on nationals who are currently in Sri Lanka to keep away from protest areas, heed instructions of local authorities and leave the country as soon as possible. In a press statement on Saturday, the ministry also advised nationals who are planning to travel to Sri...

The UN watchdog's director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi said the changes at the plant under mountains south of the Iranian capital had been verified.

A United Arab Emirates court has commuted the death sentence of an Israeli woman convicted of drug possession to life in prison. She was sentenced to death in April for possession of 50 grams of cocaine and half a kilogram of marijuana.

Not only Arab women but all women should not be fettered by anything in pursuit of their goals, the Bahrainian CEO and author told TRENDS.

Iranian authorities have arrested two film directors for "inciting unrest" following a deadly building collapse in the country's southwest in May, state media reported.

US President Joe Biden said Saturday he aims to "strengthen a strategic partnership" with Saudi Arabia during a visit there next week, but added that he will hold true to "fundamental American values." Biden is expected to press for increased Saudi oil production in the hope of taming spiraling fuel...

King Abdullah spoke about Jordan's Economic Modernization Vision for the next decade which seeks to sustain recovery the COVID-19 pandemic. The vision plans for the coming years by capitalizing on opportunities in the Kingdom, especially amid the impact of the Ukrainian crisis.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited the former rebel bastion of Aleppo, including its historic Old City, for the first time since war broke out 11 years ago.

Leaders of the GCC countries have expressed their shock and condemnation at the assassination of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a city in western Japan. Police arrested the suspect identified as Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old unemployed former member of Japan's maritime defense force.

Tunisian President Kais Saied published an amended version of a draft constitution in an attempt to ward off criticism after the original was slammed for the nearly unlimited power it gave his office. The amended draft makes changes to two articles, though it still retains a broad range of powers...

Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus's backing. Western powers then voted down a competing resolution put forward by Moscow that proposed extending approval by just six months.

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan takes part in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting held in Bali, Indonesia, on July 7-8. Such meetings help in promoting international cooperation to achieve sustainable development goals.

Germany, home to a large Yazidi diaspora, is one of the few countries to have taken legal action against IS.

Tunisia's Ennahdha party urged its supporters on Thursday to boycott a July 25 referendum on President Kais Saied's new constitution, saying it would lead to a repressive, authoritarian regime.  "We call for a boycott of the referendum because what is being voted on is not in the interests of Tunisians,"...

The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan's longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and prompted an international outpouring of grief and condemnation. Abe was shot shortly before noon while campaigning in the western region of Nara ahead of weekend upper house elections.

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held talks in Ramallah to prepare for US President Joe Biden's visit to the region, Israeli officials said Friday. The rare meeting late Thursday was to "discuss security and civilian coordination ahead of the visit of US President Biden to...

Biden is expected to press for increased Saudi oil production in the hope of taming spiraling fuel costs and inflation at home.

Johnson announced that he would step down after a slew of resignations from his top team in protest at his leadership but would stay on as prime minister until a replacement is found. The timetable for a Tory leadership race will be announced next week.

The pan-Arab legislature expressed its hope that the humanitarian truce would contribute to ending the war.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards arrested several foreign diplomats including a Briton, accusing them of "spying", the Fars news agency and state television said Wednesday.