Gazans lamented the suspension of funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees by several donor countries after Israel charged that some UNRWA staff took part in Hamas's October 7 attack. The agency has fired several staff over Israel's accusations and has promised a thorough investigation into these claims, which...
Tesla suspends production in Germany
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea caused a shortage of parts.
Syria rejoins Arab League after 11-year absence
The bloc's foreign ministers unanimously agree to allow government delegations from Syria to resume their participation in meetings ahead of a key summit in Jeddah on May 19.
Israel’s observer status at the bloc suspended: African Union
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--The African Union said Sunday that Israel's observer status at the bloc was suspended and therefore it had not been invited to its weekend summit, after a row over the ejection of one of its top diplomats. A furious Israel accused arch-foe Iran of orchestrating the expulsion of...
Twitter suspends account tracking Elon Musk’s plane
The account was in action briefly later in the day, after Twitter sent out word that it updated its policy to prohibit tweets, in most cases, from giving away someone's location in real time. "Yes I am back!" read a tweet fired off by @ElonJet, which added a link to...
S. Korea, Arab nations to hold new round of FTA talks
SEOUL, S. KOREA - South Korea and a group of Arab countries will hold another round of negotiations for their free trade deal next week, Seoul's trade ministry said Sunday. South Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will begin the sixth round of official talks for a bilateral free...
Turkish president Erdogan inaugurates world’s longest suspension bridge
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday opened the world's longest suspension bridge over the Dardanelles strait in northwestern Turkey -- which cuts travel time between Asia and Europe to six minutes. The 2.5-billion-euro ($2.8-billion) "1915 Canakkale Bridge" built by a consortium of Turkish and South Korean companies has a...
Oil restarts to flow in Libya as gunmen lift blockade
Libya's National Oil Corporation said Tuesday that an armed group blockading two major oil fields had lifted its siege and that production had resumed at one of them.
Boursa Kuwait suspends 10 companies from trading
The reasons behind the penalty included not declaring quarterly financials, and not paying their annual subscription fees.
Tunisian presidency fires head of national television channel
Earlier, president Kais Saied has suspended parliament and sacked the prime minister in what opponents have labelled a coup.
