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EU announces US$1 billion aid to Lebanon to curb migration EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen announced US$1 billion in aid to Lebanon over the next three years during a visit to Beirut aimed at curbing the number of irregular migrants travelling to Europe via boa... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) The New Arab Cypr European Union Lebanon Photos |
Climate is one culprit in growth and spread of dust in Middle East Climate change is transforming dust stormsâa natural phenomenon in the Middle Eastâinto a more frequent and widespread threat to health and economies throughout the region, a new study shows. | Du... (photo: GFDL / Nepenthes) Phys Dot Org Climate change Environment Middle East Photos |
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Senators press Biden administration on Iran crypto mining Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday for information on how it is addressing Iranâs use of cryptocurr... (photo: Creative Commons / allanlau2000) The Hill Bitcoin Elizabeth Warren Photos Trading Wikipedia: Bitcoin |
Russia riding US right out of West Africa Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government wo... (photo: AP / Sam Mednick) Asiatimes Photos Russia US States West Africa |
How do United States universities make their money? From Columbia Univeristy in New York to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, protests against Israelâs war on Gaza have spread across major United Stat... (photo: Creative Commons / FASTILY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Al Jazeera Israel Photos US States |
Tensions high at UCLA as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave Tensions are high at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus where hundreds of police in riot gear have deployed in force, ordering peaceful pro-Palestini... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) Al Jazeera Gaza War Palestinian Protests Photos UCLA Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war protests |
Israel accused of possible war crime over killing of West Bank boy UN expert says death of 8-year-old appears to violate law after reviewing evidence gathered by BBC. ... ... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) BBC News Gaza War Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Photos War Crime Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war |
Trump gives his strongmanâs ambitions free rein on a day off from court Donald Trumpâs bitter reality will bite Thursday when he swaps his adoring campaign trail crowds for a courtroom he complains is âfreezingâ after a one-day respite.... (photo: AP / Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) CNN Donald Trump Elections Photos Politics |
US Fed keeps interest rates at 23-year high amid stubborn inflation The US Federal Reserve has held interest rates at a 23-year high amid stubborn cost-of-living increases. | The central bank on Wednesday kept the benchmark lending rate a... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster, File) Al Jazeera Economy Inflation Photos US States |
Palestinian envoy: Palestinian statehood could not subject to "Israeli veto" NEW YORK, May 1 (KUNA) - The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said Palestine's membership in the UN is long overdue and it... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Kuna Israel Palestine Photos United Nations |