With the remains of one hostage still in Gaza, the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued by delays and finger-pointing.
Now, the key players —…
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right). Photo: X/@TamimBinHamad
Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday (December 8,…
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini says Israel’s move creates dangerous precedent for UN worldwide
Israeli authorities entered the UN Palestinian refugee…
Tensions between China and Japan escalated after Tokyo accused Chinese fighter jets of aiming fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft during Chinese carrier-based flight training east of the Miyako Strait. Japan denounced the radar…
In geopolitics, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent interests. Saudi Arabia and Qatar, two Arab countries that were literally at war till four years ago, have signed a historic agreement to…
When the Chinese cargo ship Istanbul Bridge docked at the British port of Felixstowe on October 13, 2025, the arrival might have appeared unremarkable. The United Kingdom is China’s third-largest export market, and boats travel between the two…
In Indonesia, at least 961 people have been killed in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra while 293 are still missing, Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) reported late on Sunday.
Some 5,000 people have been injured across…