With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel on authorities' efforts to overhaul the country's vital tourism industry. With a panoramic view of the Giza pyramids plateau,
By Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans RIGA (Reuters) -Latvia’s parliament voted on Thursday to quit an international treaty aimed at combating violence against women, after a conservative partner in the ruling coalition broke ranks to support the move in defiance of both the prime
(Reuters) -Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistani officials concluded in Istanbul after several days of mediation led by Ankara and Doha, with both sides agreeing to continue discussions , Afghanistan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Friday. (Reporting by
The Dubai-headquartered logistics firm has already invested $3 billion into the South Asian nation over three decades.
Powered by its sovereign wealth fund of nearly $1 trillion, Saudi Arabia is backing its new AI firm Humain, entering a highly competitive sector some fear is a bubble ready to burst. The company, launched in May, is bankrolled by Saudi's powerful Public Investment Fund, which
More than 24,000 tons of UN aid has reached Gaza since the start of a ceasefire earlier this month, a UN official said on Thursday while calling for NGOs to be allowed to assist in its distribution. While aid volumes are significantly up compared to the period before the
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription in their community, an issue that has caused a major strain in Israel's right-wing ruling coalition. The vast crowd were demonstrating to demand a law
With the world’s attention fixed on the Gaza ceasefire, the Trump administration has its sights set on another diplomatic deal: Western Sahara.
The USS Ford’s departure will leave Washington without the Navy’s on-call mobile strike capability in the Middle East as the Trump administration shifts its pressure campaign to Latin America.
Humain, an AI firm backed by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the PIF, signed a $3 billion deal with AirTrunk, a company backed by US asset manager Blackstone, to build a data center campus in the kingdom.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters streamed to Jerusalem on Thursday in a show of force against military conscription, a hot-button issue placing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition under increasing political strain. The debate
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan slammed Germany over what he said was its ignorance of Israel's "genocide", famine and attacks in Gaza, at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara on Thursday. Erdogan said Israel had nuclear and
ANKARA (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sees Turkey as a close partner to the European Union and wants to develop bilateral economic relations, including in the transport sector, he said on his first visit to the country. "I personally, and the German government, see
The training and drills mark the first visible implementation of the military cooperation deal Ankara and Damascus signed in August.
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey and Germany have high potential in the defence industry and must focus on joint projects, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara. "In light of the changing security
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had ended in failure. Three of the sources said the nations had recommenced
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, dressed in black, rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription, an issue that has caused major strain in Israel's right-wing ruling coalition. The vast crowd were protesting against the absence of a law
Israeli forces killed a municipal employee during an incursion into Lebanon, further escalating tensions in a country where fears of a renewed war have grown in recent weeks.
By Tilman Blasshofer ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany (Reuters) -A German judge ordered an Afghan national to be sent into psychiatric care after he fatally stabbed two people, including a toddler, nine months ago in an attack that shocked the country. Prosecutors had argued that the
By Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian officials are hoping the inauguration of a vast new museum on Saturday will accelerate the revival of a tourism industry hampered for more than a decade by internal upheaval, a pandemic and regional conflicts. Officials believe the Grand
Families hid in trenches, bodies lay in the streets and children were killed in front of their parents as Sudanese paramilitaries advanced into the western city of El-Fasher, survivors told AFP. More than 36,000 civilians have fled the city since Sunday, when the paramilitary
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has added one new designation to its Iran sanctions list, an update to the government website showed on Thursday. (Reporting by Muvija M; editing by Sarah Young)
The Israeli military on Thursday killed a municipal worker in a raid in southern Lebanon, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to order the army to confront such incursions. Israel's military confirmed the raid, saying it was operating against Hezbollah infrastructure when
The Israeli military on Thursday carried out a deadly raid in southern Lebanon, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to order the army to confront such incursions. Israel's military confirmed the raid, saying it was operating against Hezbollah infrastructure when its forces
ANKARA (Reuters) -Syrian soldiers will be allowed to use Turkish military barracks for training meant to boost Syria's military capabilities, while 49 Syrian students will begin schooling at Turkish military academies from Friday onwards, Ankara said on Thursday. NATO member
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas in eastern Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian residents and witnesses said, a day after Israel said it remained committed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire despite launching more lethal bombardments in the territory. Witnesses said
The IDF said the forces fired at an 'immediate threat' during the raid. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the incident, calling it a 'blatant attack on the institutions and sovereignty of the Lebanese state'
By Guy Faulconbridge (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. How many nuclear weapons tests have