Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker in Tehran
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Speaker More…
Qatar participates in oath ceremony of Iranian president
Qatar participated in the constitutional oath in Tehran yesterday of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran. HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi represented Qatar at the ceremony.
Gaza Strip declared a‘polio epidemic’ area
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza has declared the Palestinian territory a “polio epidemic area,” accusing Israel’s military campaign of destroying health infrastructure, which it says led to the recurrence of the virus.The CPV2 strain of the virus has been detected in sewage samples collected from the southern Khan Younis area and central governorates, the […]
Hezbollah commander survives Israeli strike
Israel struck Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut yesterday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had targeted the commander responsible for the attack.A source close to the Iran-backed militant group confirmed that “a leading commander” was the target of the strike, which hit near the group’s […]
EAA condemns relentless Israeli bombing of schools in Gaza
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has strongly condemned the relentless bombing of schools in Gaza, which have destroyed the safety of thousands of children and civilians.The latest attack by Israel on a girls’ school in Deir Al-Balah which killed at least 30 people, including several children, comes after a series of attacks on UNRWA’s […]
Destruction of water wells deepens Palestinian misery
Israel’s military blew up more than 30 water wells in Gaza this month, a municipality official and residents said, adding to the trauma of air strikes that have turned much of the Palestinian enclave into a wasteland ravaged by a humanitarian crisis.Salama Shurab, head of the water networks at Khan Younis municipality, said the wells […]
Iran’s president Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament
Iranian reformist Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in before parliament yesterday as the nation’s ninth president at a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries.Pezeshkian won a runoff race against conservative Saeed Jalili on July 5 to replace president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May.Yesterday’s ceremony came two days after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]
Libya repatriates 369 Nigeria and Mali migrants
Libya repatriated yesterday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official said.Mohamed Baredaa, head of the Libyan interior ministry organisation tasked with halting irregular migration, said two repatriations flights took place transporting 204 Nigerians and 165 Malians.Nine babies, 18 minors, and 108 women […]
Displaced musicians from Gaza strive to rebuild their lives in Egypt
Palestinian musician Raouf Belbeisi had dreamt from a young age of creating a vibrant cultural hub in the Gaza Strip, but five months after he opened a cafe in Gaza City, the war between Israel and Hamas shattered his plans. Now the Oud-playing singer is among a group of Gazan musicians looking to rebuild their […]
On behalf of UAE President, Abdullah bin Zayed participates in the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President
On behalf of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, More…