This initiative comes as part of the directives of the UAE President to provide humanitarian support to the Somali people facing drought.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the attack, adding that the two people, whom it did not identify, were in an area bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan.

The opposing encampments are the latest turn in a standoff between Iraq's rival Shiite blocs which has so far remained peaceful in the war-scarred country. The pro-Iran Coordination Framework said it would hold an "indefinite sit-in" to press for a new government to be formed quickly to end months of...

Turkey’s top court has rejected a plea for the release of Aysel Tugluk, a Kurdish politician, but ordered that she receive regular neurological and psychiatric treatment in hospital. Her lawyer told media that providing medication was not enough, and her illness was only worsening in detention.

Iran may accept the final compromise worked out in Vienna to save the 2015 nuclear agreement, its official news agency IRNA said on Friday. The deal meant to curb Iran's nuclear programme has been moribund since the withdrawal of the United States under president Donald Trump in 2018. The major...

Iran plans to commission three more versions of a satellite launched this week by Russia, Tehran's government spokesman said Friday. The Khayyam blasted into orbit on Tuesday, prompting US accusations that it is intended for spying. Iran dismissed Washington's claim as "childish." "The construction of three other Khayyam satellites with...

The incident was the latest involving local banks and angry depositors unable to access savings that have been locked in Lebanese banks since the country's economic crisis began in 2019.

“Progress towards a resolution can only be reached through negotiation by the two governments,” State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of "nuclear blackmail" as he urged the international community to react immediately to chase out the occupiers from Zaporizhzhia. "Only the Russians' full withdrawal... would guarantee nuclear safety for all of Europe," Zelensky said in a video address to the nation.

Tim Lenderking will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia starting August 11, while members of his team travel to Jordan, hoping to secure an expansion of the UN-mediated truce between Yemen's warring parties. The efforts aim to "pave the way for a permanent ceasefire and an inclusive,...

During the conversation, the two sides discussed the partnership between the US and Kuwait, regional security.

Of the 360 Palestinians reported injured, nearly two-thirds were civilians, including 151 children, 58 women and 19 older people, OHCHR said.

The economists said that the plunge in economic activity and the sharp cuts to foreign aid by previous supporters of the country after the US military withdrawal had sent the Afghan economy into a tailspin.

Safadi lauded Canada's efforts to support the Kingdom's development process and help Jordan face economic challenges

Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares was at Madrid's Torrejon de Ardoz airbase to meet them when the flight from Islamabad landed at Madrid's Torrejon de Ardoz airbase at around 10:15 pm (2015 GMT). The government would now work "to help these people to integrate, given that it will be difficult...

Landau works by suspending the objects in the salt lake from frames and later, she carefully liberates the brittle artefacts with the help of several assistants.

Sadr justified his calls for judicial action by noting that constitutional deadlines for appointing a new president and prime minister have been missed following last year's legislative elections.

Iran's Space Agency said the Khayyam satellite is entirely designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural resources, mines, and agriculture.

A total of 46 judges' sackings have been revoked, administrative court spokesman Imed Ghabri said, adding that the appeals of seven others had been rejected.

Entire sectors of the northern metropolis have remained in ruins since the July 2017 recapture of Mosul by Iraqi forces backed by a US-led multinational coalition. The airport, which was heavily damaged in the battle, has been disused since ISIS seized Mosul and adjacent areas in 2014.

The Sierra Leone-flagged vessel Razoni left the Ukrainian port of Odessa on August 1 carrying 26,000 tons of maize.

Ankara has launched successive military offensives in Syria. Most have targeted Kurdish militants that Ankara links to a group waging a decades-long insurgency against it.

The interruption of a comedian’s show by Tunisian police officers has sparked off a new controversy over whether it signaled the return of censorship. The police move came after a scene in which the comedian criticized the authorities and the police, repeatedly brandishing his middle finger.

UAE and Germany have reviewed cooperation on biosphere reserves, ecotourism, and environmental conservation. A delegation from the German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and German conservation NGO Succow Foundation discussed it while meeting members of the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE). MOCCAE, represented by its Biodiversity Department, shared...

Dubai Customs authorities seized 3.7kg of marijuana at Dubai International Airport terminal 1. An African passenger was trying to smuggle the drugs by stashing it inside cylindrical vehicle air filters. The officials discovered the drugs when the passenger's goods were x-ray scanned, which revealed abnormal density in some of the...

The latest attack comes two days after a truce halted deadly conflict between the Israeli military and Islamic Jihad militants in the coastal Palestinian enclave of Gaza, and as Israeli forces continue months of at times deadly raids in the West Bank.

There is no more space for negotiations. We have a final text. So it's the moment for a decision: yes or no. And we expect all participants to take this decision very quickly, a foreign policy spokesman for the bloc, Peter Stano said. Iran has said it is studying the...

An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan early Tuesday and went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. A live feed from Russian space agency Roscosmos showed the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Khayyam...

A Turkish delegation will visit Washington next week to follow up on US President Joe Biden's pledge to deliver F16 fighter jets for Turkey's ageing air force, Ankara said Tuesday. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the team would arrive in Washington on Monday on the invitation of unnamed US...

Safadi said Jordan welcomes the announcement of extending the cease-fire in Yemen for two months.

The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, which is at the center of international concern amid mutual accusations of shelling by Moscow and Kyiv, is Europe's biggest nuclear plant.

Nuri al-Maliki said, "Neither the dissolution of parliament nor the change of the regime nor early elections will be possible without the resumption of parliamentary sessions."

Diplomats at the UN Security Council have expressed concern at the situation in Gaza despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad and Israel after three days of deadly fighting. Russian ambassador stressed the council is "deeply concern by this turn of events, which could lead to the resumption of a...

Jordan and Canada on Sunday discussed enhancing bilateral development cooperation, especially in food and water security. Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh and Canadian International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan discussed it. The duo also explored ways to combat climate change and promote Investment opportunities. Shraideh highlighted the...

Iran said Monday it is examining a "final text" presented by the European Union at the negotiations in Vienna aimed at restoring a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. The comments came after a European official said the EU has tabled the "final" version of the text, negotiations...

Gaza's health ministry said 15 children were among 44 people killed in three days of intense fighting. Despite a flurry of strikes and rocket attacks in the run-up to the truce, neither side had reported any major violations of the agreement overnight.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Naif Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf condemned aggression of Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in multiple deaths and wounded persons. He called on the international community to act urgently to protect the civilians, especially women and children.

More than 30 people fled a Lebanon detention center at dawn on Sunday, security forces said, after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official. "At dawn... 31 detainees managed to escape" from a detention center in the Adlieh district of the capital Beirut, the Internal Security...

The fighting is the worst in Gaza since a war last year devastated the impoverished coastal territory, home to some 2.3 million Palestinians, and forced Israelis to seek shelter from rockets. Islamic Jihad, the primary target of Israeli attacks and many of whose leaders have been killed, has fired over...

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who seized power in the Central African nation after his father was killed battling rebels last year, is in Qatar to formally agree an accord to launch a national peace dialogue in Ndjamena on August 20.

The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni was cleared for passage through the Bosphorus Strait by a team that included Russian and Ukrainian inspectors on Wednesday, and a Ukraine embassy spokesperson had later said it was expected to dock in Lebanon's port of Tripoli at 10 am (0700 GMT) on Sunday.

Tugluk was arrested for her activities with the Democratic Society Congress , an organization considered by the Turkish authorities to be linked to a "terrorist" organization by Ankara and its Western allies.

Violence erupted in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region when security forces fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets Saturday into crowds of anti-government protesters demanding better living conditions, an end to corruption and authoritarian practices by the local government.

Gaza's sole power plant shut down on Saturday after running out of fuel, an electricity company spokesman said, five days after Israel closed its goods crossing with the Palestinian enclave. Diesel for the plant is usually trucked in from Egypt or Israel, which has maintained a blockade since Hamas took...

Egypt has been working behind-the-scenes to bring about de-escalation in the hostilities between Israel and Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

The visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- second in line to the presidency -- sparked outrage from Beijing, which launched vast military manoeuvres around the island, even at the risk of partially exposing its plans to the United States and its Asian allies. Mobilising fighter planes,...

A British Home Office security delegation has met with the officials from the Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) to discuss boosting of cooperation between the two entities.

Peace eludes Libya two years after a landmark truce ended a ruinous attempt by eastern military chief Khalifa Haftar to seize Tripoli by force.

Sadr, a longtime political and religious force in the oil-rich but war-scarred country, has for months been in a political standoff with a rival Shiite alliance backed by Iran. Worshippers converged on a vast square inside the normally secure Green Zone, home to government and diplomatic buildings, including the parliament...

Gaza's health ministry reported "a five-year-old girl, targeted by the Israeli occupation" was among nine people killed. A further 55 Palestinians were wounded, the ministry said. Islamic Jihad said several members of its military wing were among those killed, including "the great fighter Taysir al-Jabari 'Abu Mahmoud'.