UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan is heading to Moscow on Thursday for an official visit, his second in less than a year as Russian-Emirati relations continue to develop rapidly.
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UAE president heads to Russia to meet Putin as ties grow: What to know
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Syria signs $14 billion in investment deals, including airport and subway projects
CAIRO (Reuters) -Syria signed 12 investment deals worth $14 billion on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, including infrastructure, transportation and real estate projects aimed at reviving the war-damaged…
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Tehran, Baku stress need to accelerate joint border projects
TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran and Azerbaijan have underlined the need to speed up the implementation of joint border projects, including the construction of the Astara border terminal and ongoing bridge projects.
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5 More Gazans Die Of Starvation Under Israeli Blockade, Death Toll Rises To 193
Five more Palestinians died of starvation in the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 193, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Wednesday.
A ministry statement said that 96 children…
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Palestinians Have to Choose Death by Hunger or Death by Bullet: Pakistani UN Envoy
Why it matters:
The situation in the Gaza Strip has become extremely fragile, and Israel is trying to pressure the international community and Hamas by starving the Palestinians.
The big picture:
A session took place at…
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Hezbollah blasts Lebanese government’s plan to disarm group this year and calls it ‘grave sin’
Hezbollah on Wednesday sharply criticized the Lebanese…
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Could RFK Jr’s move to pull mRNA vaccine funding be a huge miscalculation?
Getty ImagesmRNA vaccines were heralded as a medical marvel that saved lives during the Covid pandemic, but now the US is pulling back from researching them.
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has cancelled 22 projects – worth $500m (£376m)…
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Indian village swallowed by mudslide: What happened – and why? | Weather News
More than 100 people are missing after floods swept through a village in Uttarakhand.
More than 100 people are missing and at least four people have died after flash floods swept through the village of Dharali, in the north Indian state of…
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Turkey arrests youth delegate over Council of Europe address: What to know
The youth activist’s arrest adds to Ankara’s growing isolation as Turkey faces suspension from Europe’s top human rights body.
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Bear chases hockey mascot during photoshoot
The Seattle Kraken mascot, who was filming a promotional video with team forward John Hayden, safely escaped the encounter.
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