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GCC Secretay General Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, seen in this file photo, met Tuesday with IAEA officials in Vienna to discuss cooperation between GCC and IAEA.
Al Budaiwi, Evrard discuss strengthening cooperation between GCC, IAEA
VIENNA — Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi met Tuesday with the Deputy Director General and Head of the Nuclear Safety and Security Department at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Lydie Evrard.During the meeting, Al Budaiwi reiterated the GCC's interest in strengthening cooperation with the IAEA, particularly in nuclear safety and security, the safety of nuclear facilities and the Incident and Emergency Centre's significant role in addressing nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies.Al Budaiwi also underlined the need to advance relations towards broader horizons to support nuclear safety and security and protect societies and the environment from the effects of harmful radiation.The officials further discussed...
May 23, 2023

Al Budaiwi, Evrard discuss strengthening cooperation between GCC, IAEA

Saeed Yaqoubi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Majid Kazemi denied the accusations against them
Iran executes three over anti-government protests
TEHRAN — Authorities in Iran have executed three men sentenced to death in connection with the nationwide anti-government protests last year, the judiciary says.The three were convicted over their alleged involvement in a shooting attack that killed three security personnel in Isfahan in November.Four other protesters have been hanged since December.Dozens more have reportedly been sentenced to death or charged with capital offenses.The protests swept across the Islamic Republic following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was detained by morality police in Tehran in September for allegedly wearing her hijab "improperly".The three who were executed on Friday — Majid Kazemi, 30, Saleh Mirhashemi, 36, and Saeed Yaqoubi, 37 — were arrested...
May 19, 2023

Iran executes three over anti-government protests

GCC Secretary GeneralJassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi stated Wednesday that the GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee is exploring all means to enhance financial and economic cooperation among the GCC countries.
Al Budaiwi: Gulf joint action made great economic accomplishments
MUSCAT — The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi stated Wednesday that the GCC Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee is exploring all means to enhance financial and economic cooperation among the GCC countries.His remarks were made in Muscat, Oman, during the 109th meeting of the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee of the ministers of finance and economy of the GCC countries, chaired by Sultan Bin Salem Al Habsi, minister of finance of the Sultanate of Oman.The GCC secretary general noted the sincere efforts exerted by the Sultanate of Oman and work to enhance the progress of the GCC, and the support, assistance, and interest that the joint Gulf work receives.He thanked the Saudi minister of finance for his efforts and support...
May 17, 2023

Al Budaiwi: Gulf joint action made great economic accomplishments

The EU appoints former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio as the 27-member bloc's special envoy to the Gulf.
EU appoints ex-Italian FM Di Maio as special representative to Gulf region
BRUSSELS — The European Union Council of Ministers on Monday adopted a decision to appoint former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio as the 27-member bloc's special envoy to the Gulf.The tasks of the new envoy will be to further develop a stronger, comprehensive and more strategic EU partnership with the countries in the Gulf region, said the Council in a statement.He will be supporting the EU High Representative Josep Borrell in the implementation of the foreign policy and security aspects of the EU joint communication on a Strategic Partnership with the Gulf of May 18, 2022, and the related Council conclusions of June 20, 2022.The EUSR will seek best ways to contribute to the stability and security of the region by engaging and supporting dialogue and long-term regional...
May 15, 2023

EU appoints ex-Italian FM Di Maio as special representative to Gulf region

 Israel and the Islamic Jihad group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting.
Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians begins
TEL AVIV/ GAZA STRIP — Israel and the Islamic Jihad group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, seeking to halt five days of intense fighting.The conflict killed 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians. Two people in Israel were killed by rocket fire.There were celebrations in the streets of Gaza as the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire brought hopes of peace after five days of bloodshed.The tenuous cease-fire appeared to take effect just after 10 p.m., with a last-minute burst of rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes stretching several minutes past the deadline announced by Egypt.Late Saturday, Israel reported additional incoming fire and said it was again striking in Gaza. But the calm appeared to be quickly restored.The ceasefire appeared to bring...
May 14, 2023

Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians begins

Rockets are reported to have reached a block of settlements south of Jerusalem
Gaza rockets hit settlement near Jerusalem amid fresh Israeli air strikes
GAZA — Israeli fighter jets pounded targets in the Gaza Strip and more rockets were launched into Israel by Palestinians as the deadly confrontation continued for a fourth straight day.Reports said rockets fired by the Palestinian militants have reached an area close to Jerusalem for the first time in the four days of fighting.There were no immediate reports of casualties on either side on Friday as foreign mediators pressed ahead with efforts to reach a ceasefire.An Al Jazeera correspondent, reporting from the Israeli town of Ashkelon, said sirens were sounding throughout the area, warning residents of incoming fire.“Possibly about two dozen rockets were fired from Gaza – among the more than 800 launched this week,” said Willem Marx. “The Israeli military has confirmed to us it...
May 12, 2023

Gaza rockets hit settlement near Jerusalem amid fresh Israeli air strikes

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank in 2022
Israel Defense Forces apologizes for death of Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh for the first time
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces has apologized for the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a year to the day after she was killed by a bullet to the back of the head while covering an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.It is the first time the IDF has apologized for the killing of the well-known correspondent, after conceding last year that there was a “high possibility” she was shot by an Israeli soldier.The apology came from the IDF’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, in an interview with CNN’s Eleni Giokos on Connect the World on Thursday.“I think it’s an opportunity for me to say here that we are very sorry of the death of Shireen Abu Akleh,” he said.“She was a journalist, a very established journalist. In Israel...
May 12, 2023

Israel Defense Forces apologizes for death of Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh for the first time

Wednesday saw Palestinian fighters in Gaza firing more than 460 rockets
Israeli air strike kills missile commander in Gaza
GAZA — A pre-dawn Israeli air strike on an apartment in the Gaza Strip has killed a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander and one other person.A warplane attacked an apartment on the fifth floor of a building in Hamad Residential City, near Khan Younis in the south of the strip.Wednesday saw militants in Gaza firing more than 460 rockets at Israel.The Israeli military hit more than 130 militant targets in Gaza, in the heaviest fighting in nine months.Palestinian medical sources estimate the death toll from fighting this week is now at least 24, including three other PIJ commanders.Several people were hurt in Israel rushing to shelters as the rockets were fired from Gaza.The armed wing of the PIJ confirmed that the head of its missile unit, Ali Hassan Ghali, also known as Abu...
May 11, 2023

Israeli air strike kills missile commander in Gaza

Palestinians in Gaza fired multiple barrages of rockets into Israel, leaving smoke trails across the sky. — courtesy Reuters
Israel and Gaza fighters in heaviest fighting for months
TEL AVIV/ GAZA STRIP — Israel said Palestinians in Gaza have fired more than 400 rockets at it, and that its military has hit about 110 militant targets in Gaza, in the heaviest fighting in nine months.Six people were killed and 45 injured in Gaza, local medics said. Several were hurt rushing to shelters in Israel, where most rockets have been intercepted or fell in open areas.It comes a day after 15 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including three Islamic Jihad leaders.The Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which is the second biggest militant group in the territory after Hamas, had sworn to avenge their deaths.In a televised address on Wednesday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel's "campaign is not over"."We have hit Islamic...
May 11, 2023

Israel and Gaza fighters in heaviest fighting for months

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired several barrages of rocket fire into southern Israel
Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza after new air strikes
GAZA CITY — Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired barrages of rockets toward Israel, after the Israeli military said it carried out a series of air strikes on Islamic Jihad rocket launchers.At least one Palestinian has been killed and another wounded, medics say.There are no reports of any injuries in Israel, where most of the rockets are said to have been intercepted.It comes a day after 15 people in Gaza were killed in Israeli air strikes, including three Islamic Jihad leaders.Islamic Jihad swore revenge, but there was no cross-border violence overnight. Instead, the group warned Israel to expect its reaction anywhere, at any moment.Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the occupied West Bank after Israel carried out arrest raids overnight.Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli...
May 10, 2023

Rockets fired at Israel from Gaza after new air strikes

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