Erdogan still hopes to bring Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky together for truce talks that neither side particularly wants but which Turkish officials insist are both essential and realistic.

The announcement on Friday marked the latest volley in a long-running standoff between the two superpowers that has seen them face off over a range of issues including technology, trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan and human rights.

Cairo, Egypt— Egypt has recorded a huge jump in arrival of tourists from many European countries and the US, as Luxor basks in a tourist boom not seen in the last few years. Tourists from Spain and France are leading an increase in visitors to Egypt from a number of...

Siamak's brother, Babak Namazi, said in a statement Saturday that Iranian authorities had granted his sibling a further three-day furlough and that he hoped a longer extension would follow.

Seeking to debunk the impression that it was somehow behind the rise in oil prices in the US, Saudi Arabia has said that it did not politicize oil or oil decisions and that it looked at oil as a commodity important to the global economy in which the kingdom had...

President Joe Biden, who has seen his approval erode in the face of surging prices, cheered the data as a sign of "historic progress" in the economy, even while he said there is more work to do to help American families. But the central bank likely will want to see...

Stocks mostly slid and the dollar surged after US jobs data showed only a timid slowdown in the labor market, setting the stage for further interest rate hikes. Equity markets have taken a battering as the US Federal Reserve has made it clear it intends to continue raising interest rates...

With US inflation soaring new heights, the country's central bank has said more increases are likely to come this year in order to cool the world's largest economy and rein in high prices. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said 'inflation remains stubbornly and unacceptably high.'

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged global policymakers to take concerted action as the risks of a worldwide recession are driven ever higher by repeated economic shocks. In a speech ahead of the fund's annual meetings next week, the IMF's managing director said it was critical to address challenges including inflation.

The award marks the second Nobel for 81-year-old American Barry Sharpless, who won the chemistry Nobel in 2001.

Asian and European stocks rallied and the dollar dipped as weak US data sparked hopes the Federal Reserve could ease its interest-rate hiking plans. Frankfurt and Paris equities soared over three percent in value after similar stellar gains in Tokyo, while London won two percent. Central banks across the world...

Their discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics have paved the way for quantum computers, networks and secure encrypted communication.

Widespread street demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died following her detention by morality police for allegedly breaching the country's strict Islamic dress code, are in their third week.

Iran and United States have arrived at a deal to exchange prisoners and unfreeze Iranian funds abroad, according to media reports. The deal includes freedom for eight people held in the custody of two countries. The exchange will follow a UN statement last week that a former UNICEF official was...

The draft agreement floated by US envoy Amos Hochstein aims to settle competing claims over offshore gas fields and was delivered to Lebanese and Israeli officials at the weekend. Lebanese authorities, who confirmed receipt of the terms on Saturday, have pledged to deliver a reply "as quickly as possible".

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled last week to Japan and South Korea and said the United States would act without fear or hesitation throughout Asia, including the Taiwan Strait.

A day before the UN-mediated truce is to expire, Houthi rebels have warned that the ceasefire in Yemen is at "a dead end". The temporary ceasefire that took effect in April has allowed for some humanitarian measures as the warring sides have by and large adhered to the truce.

Lebanon said it received a letter from US envoy Amos Hochstein containing an "offer" on a maritime border deal with Israel that could settle competing claims over offshore gas fields. Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea "who delivered a written offer from the US...

Dubai, UAE--- Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) said Thursday it has concluded Made For Trade Live events in Miami and New York, which were aimed at attracting more companies from the US to the UAE. DMCC said it sees significant opportunities for growth in the UAE–US trade corridor, which was...

The September 16 death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22, while in the custody of Iran's morality police has sparked a major wave of protests and a crackdown that has left dozens of demonstrators dead. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has accused the Iraq-based Kurdish groups of "attacking and infiltrating...

Russia has sought an explanation from US President Joe Biden on three reported gas leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines, carrying gas to Europe from Russia. Foreign ministry spokeswoman said on social media that on February 7, 2022 Joe Biden said that Nord Stream would be finished if Russia invaded...

Fighting late Sunday broke out between rival forces equipped with heavy weapons, with one group linked to the defense ministry and the other to the interior ministry, local media reported.

Russia and the United States are the world's largest nuclear weapons powers, but separate from the threats of planetary destruction, Russian military doctrine permits the use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield to force an enemy to retreat. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, asked during a news conference Saturday...

The UAE delegation attended the sixth day of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

NEW YORK, US - UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed enhancing the prospects of women empowerment and gender equality with Sima Bahous, chief of UN Women. The two met at the Permanent Mission of the UAE to the United Nations in New York during the 77th...

Falling for the fourth straight session, Wall Street stocks finished lower on Friday as markets bet on the rising risk of a recession due to interest rate hikes. All three major indices tanked more than 1.5 percent, adding to the week's losses after Wednesday's big Fed rate increase spurred similar...

Stock markets tumbled, the pound crashed against the dollar and oil prices slumped on growing recession fears after central banks this week hiked interest rates to fight inflation. Monetary policymakers have been forced to go on the offensive, warning that short-term hits to economies are less painful than the long-term...

European markets were down in afternoon trades, with London's FTSE 100 shedding 0.5 percent after the Bank of England raised its rate again to combat inflation and signaled that the UK entered recession in the current quarter.

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al AlSheikh has met with the leaders of edX platform at Boston University in the United States.

Over 100 countries have signed on to the Roadmap for Global Food Security. Many are already acting on those commitments. Action is crucial because the current crisis is one that no individual country or even group of countries can solve alone. We have to get emergency aid to the people...

The White House said food supplies are being dangerously disrupted by "the compounding impacts of the pandemic, the deepening climate crisis, rising energy and fertilizer costs, and protracted conflicts -- including Russia's invasion of Ukraine."

Nir Zicherman, Spotify's Vice President and Global Head of Audiobooks and Gated Content said it's a starting point to expand availability to other markets, and build relationships with publishing houses and expand the selection of titles.

After a Washington Post report revealed that Facebook and Twitter have shut down a number of fake accounts suspected to be created by the US military, promoting pro-West disinformation, the Pentagon has begun a review of its psychological warfare operations while denying that the military was behind fake accounts.

In addition, demand in China continues to linger after the IEA said the world's largest importer of oil was heading for its biggest annual drop in demand in more than three decades. Meanwhile, the US walked back on its SPR refill stance by saying that it didn’t include a strike...

The Biden administration says the deal remains the best way to restrict Iran's nuclear program but has been increasingly pessimistic that Tehran will agree to a compromise negotiated by European Union mediators.

Kuwait has reiterated its support for a peaceful solution to the Yemeni conflict that can bring about peace and stability in the war-scarred country.

Switzerland signed a controversial contract on Monday to buy 36 US F-35 stealth fighter jets at a cost of more than six billion francs ($6.2 billion). "National Armaments Director Martin Sonderegger and the Swiss F-35A Program Manager Darko Savic signed the procurement contract on 19 September 2022 at armasuisse in...

"We cannot trust the Americans because of the behavior that we have already seen from them. That is why if there is no guarantee, there is no trust," he told CBS News. Former president Barack Obama negotiated the agreement under which Iran drastically scaled back nuclear work in return for...

Although people are still testing positive for Covid in the country, US President in an interview declared that pandemic in US is over.

Iran wants billions of dollars in US assets to be unfrozen and returned to it, while the US says money must go to victims of terrorist attacks blamed on Tehran. Tehran took Washington to the Hague-based ICJ in 2016 after the US Supreme Court ordered some $2 billion in Iranian...

MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer met a delegation from the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission of the Utah House of Representatives, USA.

The delegation, led by Governor Spencer J. Cox, included over sixty prominent Utah government officials, business executives, and community leaders, including First Lady Abby Cox.

US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against using chemical or tactical nuclear weapons due to his losses in Ukraine . "Don't. Don't," Biden said, in an excerpt from an interview with CBS. Biden was responding to a question about the possibility of Putin resorting to...

The US will provide $1.45 billion per year in bilateral foreign assistance to Jordan, from 2023 to 2029.

One year after a Californian court ruled in favor of Apple, the US justice department wants to have its say on Apple's antitrust tussle with Epic Games, which is due to be heard on appeal next month. The appeals court granted the department the right to send a representative to...

Stock markets mostly slumped Friday, while the British pound tanked to a 37-year dollar low as weak UK retail sales stoked global recession fears. Sterling slid to $1.1351, the lowest level since 1985, on news that British retail sales tumbled by far more than forecast in August as shoppers faced...

Israeli energy ministry's announcement comes less than 10 days after Energean announced it was "on track to deliver (the) first gas from the Karish development project within weeks." Israel says the Karish field is located entirely within its exclusive economic zone, but Lebanon insists that part of the field falls...

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) hosted the first edition of the CyberEnergy Leadership Forum (CELF) in Abu Dhabi. Over 117 experts from government, semi-government and private sector gathered to discuss best practices to enhance the cyber resilience of the energy sector in the UAE and globally.

Less than a month after signs emerged of a possible signing of the nuclear deal, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that negotiations to bring Iran and the US back are in stalemate. He has been the main driver for more than a year to try to revive the...

President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday approved most military aid to Egypt for a second straight year despite concerns on human rights, pointing to limited progress, officials said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finalized a package of $1.17 billion for Egypt, which has been one of the largest recipients of...