Chechen strongman Kadyrov says he is in Ukraine
Kadyrov posted a video on Telegram of himself in military uniform studying plans around a table with soldiers in a room.44 migrants drown in boat capsize off Morocco’s coast
The European Union said this week it wanted to bolster cooperation with Morocco to stem the flow of illegal migrants entering the bloc.Jordan’s trade deficit with EU expands 12.9% to $3.77bn
Jordan’s trade balance deficit with the European Union countries expanded by 12.9% in 2021 compared to 2020.Bahrain and the Netherlands discuss ways to boost ties
Bahrain and the Netherlands discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and boost the youth sector in both countries through exchange of expertise and experiences.Qatar FM leaves for Moscow to talk Iran nuclear deal, Ukraine
Qatar's foreign minister headed for Moscow on Sunday for talks on Russia's obstruction of a new Iran nuclear deal and on the Ukraine conflict, a source with knowledge of the visit said.Jordan to receive $1.65bn in US aid in 2022
Jordan has seen several factors affect its economy, such as the conditions brought on by the Covid-19 and the Syrian refuge crises.Ballistic missiles from outside target Arbil in Iraq
US interests and coalition troops in Iraq have regularly been targeted in rocket and armed drone attacks. They have never been claimed, but Western officials have blamed them on hardline pro-Iran factions demanding the departure of US troops.QFD unveils Morocco housing
The residential complex is located in Bir Al-Souk in Morocco.Rising food prices shake North Africa as Ukraine war rages
Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya, along with several other Arab countries, import much of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.Russia bears down on Ukraine as talks signal progress
As Russia continues to attack cities across Ukraine in general and Kyiv in particular, talks between the two countries are said to have made at least some progress. However, matters have also been complicated with harsh stances elsewhere, like Russia threatening to abandon US astronauts at the International Space Station.Saudi Arabia executes 81 in a single day over terrorism
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offenses, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in the whole of last year. Of the 81 people, 73 were Saudi citizens, seven were Yemeni and one was a Syrian national.Condemnation pours in after Houthi attack on Saudi refinery
From the UAE to Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain, and from the OIC to the Arab Parliament, the attack is being decried unequivocally.US says it is up to Russia, Iran to revive nuclear deal
US State Department spokesman Ned Price has said the US has announced a pause on nuclear negotiation with Iran, and that 'there is very little time remaining' to save the nuclear accord.Ukraine war to ‘deeply destabilise’ food supply in Europe, Africa: Macron
“Europe and also Africa will be very deeply destabilised as regards food because of what can’t be planted right now in Ukraine,“ Macron told reporters.US seized cargo of ships allegedly carrying Iranian crude
Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to other vessels using surreptitious means.UN dismisses Russia claim of Ukraine-US bioweapons
Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US help, had operated a network of 30 laboratories carrying out ‘very dangerous biological experiments’ aimed at spreading ‘viral pathogens’ from bats to people.UAE, Bangladesh to expand cooperation in trade, investment
The UAE-Bangladesh Business Forum discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of trade and investment, and ways to promote the role of the private sector in both countries. During the forum, an MoU was signed to establish a joint UAE-Bangladesh Business Council between the Federation...Saudi World Defence Show sees tensions between Russia, Ukraine
Maxim Potemkov, sales director of one of the exhibiting Ukrainian companies, said there was a wall of silence between the two sides.UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Russia’s request
Russia on Thursday accused the United States of funding research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine.Israeli lawmakers reinstate controversial citizenship law
The law was passed after a fractious late night session that exposed deep fault lines in the governing coalition of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.Qatar third Gulf country to become major non-NATO ally of US
Qatar became the third country in the Gulf region after Kuwait and Bahrain to be designated by the United States a major non-NATO ally. A declaration issued by US President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon formally designated Qatar as a non-NATO ally, weeks after a pledge he made to Qatari...Facebook allows calls for violence against ‘Russian invaders’
Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, allowing statements like "death to Russian invaders" but not credible threats against civilians, the tech giant said Thursday. Moscow's internationally condemned attack on its neighbor has provoked unprecedented sanctions from Western governments and businesses, but also...Saudi Arabia rescued 2 US women from Houthi rebels in Yemen
The women were evacuated to the Saudi capital Riyadh, where they were met by US officials and received health checks.IMF expects to cut global growth forecast due to Ukraine war
The IMF in January cut the global growth forecast for 2022 to 4.4 percent due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, after worldwide GDP rose 5.9 percent last year.Russia, Ukraine fail to make progress at ‘difficult’ Turkey talks
Russia and Ukraine on Thursday failed to find a breakthrough on a ceasefire and other humanitarian issues at the first high-level talks between the two sides since Moscow's invasion. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba met on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in the Turkish resort...Iran says US made ‘new demands’ in nuclear talks
Tehran is locked in negotiations with world powers to revive the nuclear deal that offered it sanctions relief in return for curbs on its atomic programme.Iran blames US for working to ‘complicate’ nuclear talks
Iran on Thursday accused the United States of working to "complicate" efforts to restore a 2015 nuclear deal, after new Russian demands linked to its invasion of Ukraine raised concerns of further delays.Russia accuses US of funding biological weapons research in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday accused the US of funding research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine, as Moscow stepped up its campaign to gain control of key Ukrainian cities. The defense ministry said Washington "planned to carry out research on bird, bat and reptile pathogens".Ukraine war affects green energy transition
The EU, IEA, and NGOs stress that the development of renewable energy sources and biogas must be accelerated.Pressure mounts on Russia as it ravages Ukraine
Video shared from a children’s hospital in Mariupol hit by shelling showed a scene of complete devastation, with the wounded being evacuated, some on stretchers, past charred and burning carcasses of cars and a massive crater by the building.EU parliament demands to end ‘golden passport’
The Parliament has asked member states to ban Russian applications of 'golden passport' as Russian in particular benefit from these systems.Britain urges all G7 members to ban Russia oil imports
The US has led a Western assault on Russia's economic lifeline by banning imports of oil and gas followed by Canada and a pledge from London.Turkey hosts peace talk between Russia and Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry confirmed that Lavrov would be attending the meeting on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum organized by Cavusoglu in Antalya.US tells oil majors it needs more supply
The surge in energy costs is a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Washington and its European allies to impose tough sanctions on Moscow, including a US ban on Russian oil imports that was announced by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.UAE says will urge OPEC to boost oil output
Brent had spiked to $139 on Monday — about $8 short of an all-time record — in expectation of the US embargo on Russian oil and gas.Israel and Turkey hail new era after years of broken ties
Relations between the two countries were frozen after the death of 10 civilians following an Israeli raid on the Turkish Mavi Marmara ship, part of a flotilla trying to breach a blockade by carrying aid into the Gaza Strip in 2010.How Russian ‘safe corridors’ worked in bitter Syria war
Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted during Syria's devastating civil war.Drone threat puts air defense at centerstage of Saudi defense show
Deadly strikes on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemeni rebels have been the talk of shows held in the two countries in recent weeks.Kyrgyzstan and Ras Al Khaimah to expand cooperation in investment, trade
Kyrgyzstan and the UAE have discussed enhancing the investment and trade cooperation between the two sides. Mohamed Ali Musabbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Abdilatif Jumabaev, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the UAE represented their countries in a meeting. The meeting...U.S. rejects surprise Poland offer of jets for Ukraine as not ‘tenable’
NATO has already cleared that it does not want direct conflict with Russia and President Joe Biden has ruled out sending U.S. troops into Ukraine to fight.US intel paints Putin as aggrieved, angry over Ukraine war
The long-standing president in Moscow has been "stewing in a combustible combination of grievance and ambition for many years," CIA Director William Burns told US lawmakers.Jordan prince apologizes to king for 2021 palace crisis
Hamzah, whom the king sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004, accused Jordan’s rulers of corruption and ineptitude in a video message posted by the BBC.US stresses support for Morocco over W. Sahara
"We continue to view Morocco's autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a visit to the US ally.France says ‘worried’ about ‘delays’ to Iran nuclear deal
France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran, with the West at loggerheads with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while Washington said it would cede nothing to Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has demanded written assurances from Washington that...Two Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli Syria strike: Iran
Both Iran and Russia have provided financial and military support to President Bashar al-Assad's regime since Syria's conflict began in 2011.Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
The United States led a Western assault on Moscow's economic lifeline Tuesday, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities in a desperate evacuation push blighted by Russian shelling. President Joe Biden heralded the US embargo as a hit on "the main artery of Russia's economy" targeting...Homes of Palestinians accused of killing a settler demolished
The homes of brothers Omar and Ghaith Jaradat and Mohammed Jaradat were demolished with explosives in Silat al-Harithiya village, near Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, by border police and the Israeli army.Jordan and Morocco keen to boost bilateral cooperation, regional development
Jordan Senate President Faisal Fayez Monday held talks with Moroccan officials in Rabat on bolstering Jordan-Morocco cooperation and the regional developments. Fayez held discussions with his Moroccan counterpart Naam Miyara on bilateral cooperation and relations and means to further them on all levels, not the least of which are political,...Israel gives financial guarantees for its flights to Russia
Israel was poised Tuesday to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as most Western airlines boycott Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.Tunisia releases ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri from house arrest
A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released Tuesday but remains under investigation on "terrorism" charges, the government said. Noureddine Bhiri had been detained by plainclothes police officers on New Years' Eve and placed under house arrest -- as was...



















































