Tag: Middle East

At U.N., Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

October 14, 2023 admin

Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, speaks to members of the media with members of the Arab Group prior to a U.N. Security Council meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian United…

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Project connecting India to Europe via Middle East ‘largest cooperation project’ in history: Netanyahu

September 10, 2023 admin

Welcoming the announcement of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described it as the “largest cooperation project in our history” that will “change the face of the Middle East, Israel, and will affect the entire world”. The new economic corridor, which many see as an alternative to China’s…

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Biden and PM Modi to announce rail and shipping project to link India to Middle East and Europe

September 9, 2023 admin

President Joe Biden and his allies on September 9 were to outline plans for a rail and shipping corridor that would connect India with the Middle East and ultimately Europe — a possible game changer for global trade to be announced at the Group of 20 summit. Also read | G-20 Summit 2023 in New…

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