The northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a new adventure camp showcasing its wide-open spaces, fresh air and ... ( read original story ...)
In a first, UAE and Israel sign defence linked deal
The Defense exhibition organizer called, IDEX, the International Defence Exhibition and Conference organized by Abu Dhabi National Exhibition ... ( read original story ...)
Israel to massively expand settlements after UAE normalization
Israel is moving ahead with thousands of new settlement units in the occupied West Bank. This represents a dramatic expansion of Israel’s settler-colonial efforts: The vast majority of the housing ... ( read original story ...)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan diplomats talk cease-fire
Amid ongoing fighting, government officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan have traveled to Russia for negotiations that they hope will produce a cease-fire. ( read original story ...)
Moscow Hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks As Hopes Rise For Truce
Armenia and Azerbaijan held their first high-level talks on Friday after nearly two weeks of fierce clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with hopes rising that a ceasefire could be ... ( read original story ...)
Russia hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan officials in hopes of ending flare-up over disputed area
Russia moved to stop the worst escalation of fighting in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh in more than a quarter-century by hosting ceasefire talks on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Without the U.S., there will be no peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
But the constellation of foreign powers hovering around the conflict does not bode well for the people of Armenia or Azerbaijan, nor for the stability of the region. Even more dis ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev says ready for Nagorno-Karabakh talks, but no concessions
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Friday said he was ready to return to talks over Nagorno-Karabakh, but he was not willing to make concessions to Armenia and no other country could influence ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s Supporters Are At War Around the World, Using Social Media to Fight
"I think I wouldn't be overestimating by saying every Armenian in the world is disturbed by this, is moved by this and is in action having to do with this," singer-songwriter Serj Tankian told ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia’s Sentencing of Journalist Over COVID-19 Comment a Threat to Freedoms, Media Groups Say
The conviction of a journalist who reported on comments that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen made publicly about COVID-19 is a threat to all reporters covering the pandemic, local media groups say. A ... ( read original story ...)