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Snow Leopard is Guardian of Third Pole: Kyrgyzstan President

Snow Leopard is Guardian of Third Pole: Kyrgyzstan President

BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov has called for joint global action to save the lives and well-being of billions of people who depend on the fresh water and ecosystem services provided by mountains. “The high-altitude ecosystem serves as a source of water for the entire continent and sustains a third of the world’s population. The […]

Middle East – NATO partnership to deepen in 360-degree approach

Middle East – NATO partnership to deepen in 360-degree approach

BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific region, mainly Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, does not diminish its interest in its southern neighborhood – particularly the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel region. “The South remains equally important in the context of NATO’s 360-degree approach to deterrence and […]

How did Saudi Arabia win hosting Expo 2030?

How did Saudi Arabia win hosting Expo 2030?

By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: The new host of the world expo became the rich country that plans to show off in all international events in its development plan. Before hosting the 2034 World Cup, Saudi Arabia was able to host Expo 2030. In the more than 170-year history of Expo, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) […]

Amman Center to boost cooperation with partners across Middle East

Amman Center to boost cooperation with partners across Middle East

BRUSSELS: A planned NATO office in the Jordanian capital Amman will strengthen the partnership between the 31-member transatlantic alliance and its partners in the region, a senior NATO official has said. NATO has built partnerships with countries in the Middle East through the Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and with countries in the Gulf through the Istanbul […]

New reflection process to provide engagement, solutions, opportunities

New reflection process to provide engagement, solutions, opportunities

BRUSSELS: The growing global complexity risks and competitions, compounded by wars and conflicts, are pushing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to adopt new approaches to deal with a more dangerous world, a senior official has said. The conflict in the Middle East together with the continued Russia-Ukraine war make the world today even more […]

No direct NATO involvement in Gaza conflict: Stoltenberg

No direct NATO involvement in Gaza conflict: Stoltenberg

By Habib Toumi BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has no direct role in the Gaza conflict, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stressed. “It is important to recognize that NATO as an Alliance does not play an active role in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Some Allies are active in different ways. But NATO as an […]

South Korea’s Busan comes up short in World Expo bid; Saudi’s Riyadh wins

South Korea’s Busan comes up short in World Expo bid; Saudi’s Riyadh wins

PARIS/SEOUL: South Korea’s Busan came up short in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh won a resounding victory over Busan and Italy’s Rome without a runoff vote. Members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the body responsible for overseeing the international fair with the potential to […]

NATO wants longer pause in Gaza fighting, stresses need for lasting political solution

NATO wants longer pause in Gaza fighting, stresses need for lasting political solution

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for prolonging the pause in the fighting in Gaza and stressed the need for a lasting political solution. “I call for an extension of the pause. This would allow for much-needed relief to the people of Gaza and the release of more hostages,” Stoltenberg said at a […]

Rules-based international order still only way to promote peace, stability

Rules-based international order still only way to promote peace, stability

By Habib Toumi MANAMA: NATO Military Committee Chair Admiral Rob Bauer has warned that the rules-based international order is under immense pressure and that the tectonic plates of power are shifting again. “We all have a stake in upholding the rules-based international order,” he said as he addressed the 19th Manama Dialogue, an international security […]

Turning misfortune into triumph: Lee Kuan Yew’s enduring legacy

Turning misfortune into triumph: Lee Kuan Yew’s enduring legacy

By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In September, Singapore marked the 100th anniversary of Mr Lee Kuan Yew (born 16 September 1923) in full-throated praise for an iron-willed Prime Minister who turned a frightful misfortune into a dazzling success story of nation-building. A British colony given self-government in 1959, Singapore was […]

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