The International Water Research Centre will jointly be established by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadley will be patronizing the establishment. At the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention […]
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3 and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament but was forced to rescind the decree hours later after lawmakers voted it down. Defense minister Kim Yong-hyun resigned last Thursday and was formally arrested Tuesday on charges including “engaging in critical duties during an insurrection” and “abuse […]
Separately, Kim Yong-Hyun, former defence minister and a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide at a detention centre where he is held after being arrested, a Justice Ministry official told a parliament hearing. A presidential security service official confirmed that the police raided Yoon’s office. The national police agency declined to immediately confirm the search. […]
An image taken on Dec. 9 by Planet Labs showed at least three vessels in Russia’s Mediterranean fleet, including two guided missile frigates and an oiler, moored around 13 km (eight miles) northwest of Tartous. The rest of the fleet could not be immediately located in satellite imagery. In Moscow, Russia’s defense ministry did not […]
“Over the past three days, 4,000 Iranian citizens were returned to Iran,” Fatemeh Mohajerani, a spokeswoman for Iran’s government, said at a press conference in the capital. On Sunday morning, assailants rummaged through furniture and documents at the Iranian embassy in Damascus, according to footage. Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said embassy staff had […]
The coin, which sparked intense bidding among eight online participants, was purchased by a European collector for more than 1.83 million Swiss francs (approximately $2.09 million). The coin had been initially priced at over €800,000. Weighing 8 grams and roughly the size of a euro, the coin is described as “a piece of history” by […]
Hamas also provided the names of four hostages who are US citizens but do not fall into the previous category. Moreover, Hamas also submitted a list of Palestinian security prisoners held in Israel, which it wants to be released in exchange for the hostages. The list is under review by Israel, with an Israeli negotiating […]
A day after Yoon himself was hit with a travel ban, his party was forging a “resignation roadmap” that reportedly could see him step down in February or March before fresh elections. Yoon suspended civilian rule a week ago and sent special forces and helicopters to parliament before lawmakers forced him to rescind the decree […]
Israel, which borders Syria, sent troops into a buffer zone on the east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Assad’s fall, in what Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described as a “limited and temporary step” for “security reasons”. It has also carried out “about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory” over the last 48 hours to […]
The IFJ and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemned the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ also called for an immediate investigation into their killings. “In such dangerous conditions, the IFJ reminds journalists on the ground to take precautions, wear professional safety equipment, and not to travel without their media providing them with […]
