Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as officials push for deal
Deal could free hostages, Palestinian prisonersHamas demands guarantees for comprehensive agreementUS and Israeli officials guardedly optimistic about dealAn agreement to halt the 14-month-old war in Gaza and free hostages held in the Palestinian enclave could be signed in coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday.The US […]
Israeli airstrikes kill families in two Gaza homes; tanks bear down on Mawasi
10 killed in Gaza City strike15 feared dead or missing in strike on Beit LahiyaTanks push towards crowded Mawasi campsHuge Israeli airstrikes killed extended families in homes in two parts of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, while tanks in the south pushed towards a humanitarian zone on the Mediterranean coast, forcing displaced families to […]
OAPEC renames to “Arab Energy Organization”
The member states of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) have signed a decision to restructure the organization, redraft its establishment agreement, and change its name to the Arab Energy Organization (AEO).The decision was made during the organization's 113th ministerial meeting held in Kuwait.OAPEC General Secretariat noted that the decision to restructure the […]
UAE ranks first globally in 223 competitiveness indicators
The United Arab Emirates has maintained its upward trajectory in global competitiveness reports in 2024, securing top More…
DMCC Crypto Centre Metaverse launched to drive Web3 engagement
DMCC, the international business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, has launched the DMCC More…
World Governments Summit promotes partnerships in Latin America
The World Governments Summit (WGS) Organisation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Latin American Centre for More…
How Netflix Dominated the Streaming Wars
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UN condemns occupation’s strike on school-turned shelter in Southern Gaza
The United Nations on Monday condemned Israeli occupation's strike on a school sheltering displaced persons in southern Gaza Strip, which led to the martyrdom of 12 Palestinians.’Dozens of people were reportedly killed in heavy shelling. We once again condemn all killings of civilians,’ UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing.Dujarric also revealed that […]
Western powers resume contacts in Syria to prevent chaos
Western powers are looking to establish contact with Syria's new rulers, aiming to avoid Iraq- or Libya-style chaos after the fall of the Assad regime to Islamist-led opposition.The situation in Syria, long allied with Iran and Russia, remains volatile and Western nations are wary of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that seized power in a lightning […]
350,000 Gaza ‘patients’ face risk of death: report
A human rights report has revealed that the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip has put patients with chronic diseases at risk of death due to poor health services on the one hand, and the depletion of medicines on the other hand, in addition to food shortages and the repeated forced displacement of hundreds […]