The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not an isolated episode but the latest in a series of blows to the global trade and economic order that was established after the Soviet Union’s fall in the early 1990s. Hormuz should probably be unblocked one way or another – and (update alert) Donald Trump claimed…

Washington/Islamabad: Washington and Iran have “largely negotiated” a memorandum of understanding on a potential peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said, raising expectations of a possible turning point in the three-month-old war.Trump said the emerging agreement would reopen the strategic shipping route, whose closure has triggered a global…

(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St–re of Norway as part of the latter's two-day official visit to the Nordic ...

(MENAFN - Crypto Breaking) Crypto markets regained momentum after President Donald Trump signaled progress toward a peace agreement with Iran, lifting risk appetite across digital assets. The ...

Quetta, Pakistan: A powerful bomb exploded near a railway track as a train carrying passengers passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, wounding more than two dozen people, officials said.The force of the explosion caused two of the train cars to overturn and catch fire, sending thick black smoke into the air,…

(MENAFN - Weber Shandwick) His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports, Secretary-General of the Supreme Space Council and Chairman of the UAE Space Agency, affirmed that the ...

(MENAFN - Live Mint) US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) announced that an agreement with Iran has 'largely been negotiated,' and added the Strait of Hormuz will be opened as part of ...

Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death.The state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission fired biologist Brittney Brown in September after she reposted a meme on her personal Instagram account that claimed…

(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Ambassador of India to Norway, Gloria Gangte said on Sunday that the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Norway, "taking place after a gap of 43 years", as part of his ...

(MENAFN - IANS) Washington, May 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that Washington and Tehran were close to finalising a broad peace agreement after a series of calls with leaders from the ...

NEW DELHI: In New Delhi’s chaotic traffic, where the backs of auto-rickshaws sometimes double as mobile billboards, some commuters are now being greeted by an unlikely face: U.S. President Donald Trump.Splashed beneath his portrait is the slogan, "Happy Birthday America!”About 100 auto-rickshaws carrying large images of Trump and the Statue of Liberty have appeared across…

(MENAFN - The Conversation) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking an unusual step to secure its critical minerals. It plans to create a new paramilitary unit to protect mining sites and ...

US President Donald Trump said Saturday a deal with Iran had been "largely negotiated," with the proposal including opening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, though the agreement was "subject to finalization." "An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other…

Rome: The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations warned on Wednesday that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz risks triggering a structural agrifood shock, which could culminate in a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months.To mitigate this outcome, the FAO recommended establishing alternative trade routes, managing export…

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFP Mumbai, India: India is scrambling to salvage a sinking rupee as surging oil prices linked to the Middle East conflict threaten to disrupt the world's fastest-growing ...

(MENAFN) A classified American intelligence assessment has concluded that the US-Israeli conflict with Iran may have created significant strategic opportunities for China to weaken US influence ...

KUALA LUMPUR:  The United States has charged ​three senior employees of Telekom Malaysia (TM) for allegedly misappropriating over $20 million from the ‌Malaysian state ​telecommunications firm, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.Mohd Hafiz Lockman, Mohd Yuzaimi Yusof, and Khanh Thuong Nguyen, who were senior executives at the U.S. subsidiary of TM, were accused…

(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Jaishankar Engages with Young Diplomats External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met participants of the BRICS Young Diplomats Forum and Heads of Diplomatic Academies ...

Brussels: On the occasion of the World Health Assembly, the European Commission committed today up to €73.7 million (Dh314 million) to CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) for 2026 and 2027. This funding commitment from the Horizon Europe programme will reinforce joint efforts to accelerate vaccine research and development, strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks and…

UAE welcomes WHO adoption of GCC–Jordan resolution condemning attacks on civilians, health infrastructure

The adopted resolution focuses on the humanitarian and public health consequences affecting civilian populations, the continuity of health services, the resilience of health systems

(MENAFN - IANS) Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed strong confidence that Maharashtra is taking a giant leap forward in research, innovation, and the global ...

By Maha El Dahan and Jana Choukeir DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - There is a "50-50 chance" of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement, the United Arab Emirates' presidential advisor said on Friday, but stressed that any political settlement must address the root causes of instability in the region to avoid future conflict. Pakistan has been mediating…

Through the resolution, Member States have expressed grave concern of Iran’s use of drones, missiles and sea mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz

(MENAFN - Live Mint) As global competition in AI intensifies, governments worldwide are rapidly expanding state-backed AI initiatives to reduce dependence on foreign technology companies.In recent ...

Planning Thailand travel? New visa rules cut 60-day visa-free stays to shorter limits for India, UAE, Philippines, US, UK and more. See who gets 30 or 15 days.

China remained the largest buyer, accounting for nearly half of Brazil’s overseas beef shipments

(MENAFN - Mid-East Info) UAE and Serbia discuss strengthening cooperation in supporting and empowering women within the family sphere Event included inspiring showcases of Serbian women ...

(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) Tehran – The Iranian authority controlling the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf has defined the supervisory management zone of the waterway.The Persian Gulf Strait ...

The Persian Gulf Strait Authority released a map showing its “areas of oversight” extending to the United Arab Emirates’ ports, eliciting a rebuke from a senior Emirati official.

(MENAFN - Amman Net) A Critical Analysis Ambassador - Professor Doctor Manuel HassassianThe outbreak of the Iran war traces back to a long list of indirect and accumulating causes, most ...

Donald Trump’s controversial “Board of Peace” for Gaza has warned that a gap between pledged funds and money actually disbursed must be closed urgently, raising fresh doubts over the US-led scheme already widely viewed as the president’s vanity project rather than a serious plan to rebuild the besieged Palestinian enclave. A report submitted to the…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it coordinated the transit of 26 vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, as talks between Washington and Tehran over the resumption of traffic through the narrow waterway remain stalled. “Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is being carried out with permission and…

Trump-Netanyahu split widens over Iran war strategy

The thirty-first Council meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) starts today in a hybrid format. Over 300 government representatives are attending the meeting at IRENA Headquarters in Abu...

(MENAFN) The United Arab Emirates issued a sharp warning to Baghdad on Wednesday, calling on the Iraqi government to stop "all hostile acts" launched from its soil "urgently and without condition" ...

(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Kesar Mangoes, Rogan Painting with Tree of Life and Meghalaya pineapples to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) President Donald Trump warned yesterday that the US may strike Iran again, a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hope of a deal to end the war - but Tehran's ...

Tense phone call between Netanyahu adn Trump reveals a widening rift after Washington sidelines planned military strike in favor of a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire draft report

(MENAFN) Iran has introduced a new controlled maritime zone in the Strait of Hormuz, requiring all vessels passing through the area to coordinate with and obtain authorization from Iranian ...

(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent five-nation visit has helped India to secure an investment pipeline worth nearly $40 billion, with several global ...

UAE medical team from Sharjah Charity completes 65 heart surgeries for children in Dhaka, supports orphans and distributes food baskets in Bangladesh.

(MENAFN) Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority moved Wednesday to assert direct control over one of the world's most critical shipping corridors, announcing the creation of a regulated maritime zone ...

(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented an array of culturally significant Indian gifts, including GI-tagged agricultural products, traditional textiles and handcrafted ...

(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday at Sewa Teerth in Delhi. This meeting will bring ...

(MENAFN - AsiaNet News) Senior officials from BRICS countries have reached a consensus on a Joint Declaration aimed at strengthening Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms through enhanced ...

Tehran is floating the idea of charging the world’s largest tech companies – including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon – for using the undersea internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz in a new attempt to exploit its control over the critical waterway to ratchet up economic pressure on the West.

Britain said on Wednesday it had secured a trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) worth $5 billion a year in the long run.