Mohsen Paknejad: Iran oil minister resigns, NIOC Chief appointed acting minister
Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), ap...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that member states of the newly formed Board of Peace will announce pledges exceeding $5 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction during the first official gathering in Washington this week on Thursday.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the announcement will be made on 19 February at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C.
“Member states have pledged more than $5 billion dollars toward the Gaza humanitarian and reconstruction efforts,” he wrote.
He added that member states have also “committed thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force and local police to maintain security and peace for Gazans.”
Trump described the Board of Peace as having “unlimited potential,” recalling that last month “two dozen distinguished founding members” joined him in Davos, Switzerland, to mark its formation and outline what he called a “bold vision” for Gaza’s civilian population.
“The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential international body in history, and it is my honour to serve as its chairman,” he wrote.
Trump’s comments came amid reports that Indonesia is considering deploying up to 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of an international security arrangement.
Last month, the White House announced the formation of a “technocratic” National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, tasked with overseeing a transitional phase under what it described as Trump’s 20-point plan for the Strip.
A ceasefire agreement ended Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, which according to Palestinian health authorities killed more than 72,000 Palestinians and destroyed approximately 90% of civilian infrastructure.
The United Nations has estimated reconstruction costs at around $70 billion.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has also reported that at least 601 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,600 injured in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire took effect last October.
The co-pilot of Israel bound flydubai flight attempted to carry out a “terrorist attack” with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday.
Hammam al-Hammami, the Flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of an Israel-bound flight on Wednesday in a suspected terrorist attack, was banned from flying by Oman over concerns about his radical views, U.S. media reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Two Iranian nationals have been charged in Britain with preparing a suspected terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in northern England, police said on Friday (2 October).
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million to 19 countries but can it turn these crops into a recognisable international product?
A major bridge across the Dnipro river in Kyiv was hit in a Russian air attack on Saturday, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko said, as strikes on the capital's infrastructure continue.
Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), appointed as acting oil minister, according to Iranian state media.
Uzbekistan’s grape exports have grown rapidly. In January-August 2025, the country exported 86,200 tonnes of fresh grapes worth $78.3 million to 19 countries but can it turn these crops into a recognisable international product?
The world’s space community is heading to Antalya for the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), taking place from 5 to 9 October.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will travel to Tehran on Sunday (4 October) for talks with Iranian officials, with regional cooperation and Armenia-Iran relations expected to be key topics.
An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday 3 October, health and civil defence service officials said.
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