US reaffirms commitment to two-state solution in phone call with Abbas
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the State Department…
Egypt steps up work on unified national emergency network
CAIRO: The Egyptian government is creating a unified network to deal with national emergencies. The system aims to reduce the response time of emergency agencies handling disasters and crises in…
Egypt releases book on Islam and the environment ahead of COP27
CAIRO: As Egypt gears up to host the UN Climate Change Conference, the Ministry of Awqaf on Saturday issued a book on the relationship between the environment and Islam. Titled…
Philippines to resume deployment of Saudi-bound workers next week
PHILIPPINES: The Philippines will resume the deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia under new contracts next week, the Department of Migrant Workers announced on Friday. Saudi Arabia is the…
Migrant border crossings rise at Poland-Belarus border
TALLINN, Estonia: The Polish border service on Friday reported an increase in the number of Middle Eastern migrants trying to illegally cross into the European Union at the border of…
Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report — think tank
WASHINGTON: A train crossed from North Korea into Russia on Friday, two days after the US said it had information indicating Pyongyang is covertly supplying Russia with artillery shells for…
Thailand, Saudi Arabia to launch coordination council amid relations thaw
BANGKOK: Thailand is preparing to set up a coordination council with Saudi Arabia to boost newly restored relations, including in trade and investment, a top official from the Thai Ministry…
Pakistan govt, ex-PM’s party question confession of Imran Khan attacker
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A senior leader of Pakistan’s ruling party called on Friday for an investigation into the release of a confessional video of the suspect behind the attack on ex-premier Imran…
Western-made parts found in Iranian drones supplied to Russia for use in Ukraine
Iranian drones supplied to Russian forces fighting in Ukraine contain parts made in the US, Europe, and Asia, Ukrainian investigators have found. According to a report in the Wall Street…
Clashes as thousands march in France against agro industry water ‘grab’
SAINTE-SOLINE, France: Thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march on Saturday against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, according to organizers.…