How to bring the region closer to peace in 2025
Even by the turbulent standards of the Middle East, 2024 was earth-shattering in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank. In Gaza, tens of thousands were killed and millions made homeless. Impunity...
Russia’s Gazprom stops gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine as transit deal expires
The deal provided for the transit of 40 bln cubic meters of Russian gas through Ukraine annually
MOSCOW, January 1 - Kiev’s refusal to extend a gas transit...
US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters
Authorities say the center used AI to quickly manufacture fake videos about American candidates created scores of fake news websites designed to look legitimate and even paid US web companies...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan named in Britain’s New Year honors
Khan said he was “truly humbled to have received a knighthood”
He was elected mayor of the capital for the third time this year
Iraqi, Syrian foreign ministers discuss cooperation against Daesh threat
Stability along shared border a priority, say officials
Concern over threat to neighbors, Palestinian cause
DUBAI : Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein...
China, Russia move ahead avoiding confrontation — Xi Jinping
According to Chinese President, mutual political trust and coordination of positions between China and Russia "regularly rise to higher levels under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries"
South Korean court issues warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search...
The country’s anti-corruption agency said it is investigating whether Yoon’s declaration amounted to rebellion
But experts still say there is little chance of detention or searches unless...
Taliban orders NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women
The Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their license to operate in Afghanistan
The Taliban...
Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
Netanyahu, who has had a series of health issues in recent years, has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader
Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
NEWYORK - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to peace in the Middle East and easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula in...