UAE: Dubai Welcomes New Year With Burj Khalifa Fireworks 2

Fireworks illuminated the Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the city welcomed the New Year on January 1.

Representative of Permanent General Mission of Palestine

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Waleed Siam, representative of the Permanent General Mission of Palestine to Japan, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2023. (Kyodo)

Israeli operation in Gaza goes beyond self-defense: Egyptian president

STORY: Israeli operation in Gaza goes beyond self-defense: Egyptian president DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian presidency 2. various of the meeting (courtesy of Egyptian presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi warned on Sunday that the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip has gone beyond self-defense and turned into collective punishment. Sisi made the remarks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, according to the Egyptian presidency. The president affirmed that the current crisis is immense, noting that the Israeli response to the Hamas attack has exceeded the right of self-defense and turned into collective punishment for the Gaza Strip, home to more than 2.3 million people. Sisi added that there has been accumulated anger and hatred between Israel and the Palestinians due to the lack of a horizon for resolving the Palestinian issue.

DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (R) gestures as he meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to agree to extending a law allowing Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue refueling operations for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean beyond its Nov. 1 expiration.

Koike wants mission to back Afghan antiterror campaign extended

Koike wants mission to back Afghan antiterror campaign extended

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike speaks in a group interview with Kyodo News and several other Japanese news organizations at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 11. Koike expressed the desire to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's mission to refuel U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean in support of the antiterrorism campaign in Afghanistan beyond the current expiration date of Nov. 1.

Iraqi minister asks Japan to extend SDF mission in Samawah

Iraqi minister asks Japan to extend SDF mission in Samawah

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Municipalities and Public Works Minister Nisreen Berwari (R) shakes hand with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24 prior to their talks. She asked Japan to extend the Self-Defense Forces' humanitarian and reconstruction mission in Samawah, southern Iraq, beyond the current deadline of mid-December.

Iraqi minister asks Japan to extend SDF mission in Samawah

Iraqi minister asks Japan to extend SDF mission in Samawah

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Municipalities and Public Works Minister Nisreen Berwari (R) shakes hand with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24 prior to their talks. She asked Japan to extend the Self-Defense Forces' humanitarian and reconstruction mission in Samawah, southern Iraq, beyond the current deadline of mid-December. (Kyodo)

Koike wants mission to back Afghan antiterror campaign extended

Koike wants mission to back Afghan antiterror campaign extended

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike speaks in a group interview with Kyodo News and several other Japanese news organizations at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 11. Koike expressed the desire to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's mission to refuel U.S.-led coalition forces in the Indian Ocean in support of the antiterrorism campaign in Afghanistan beyond the current expiration date of Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (R) gestures as he meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to agree to extending a law allowing Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue refueling operations for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean beyond its Nov. 1 expiration. (Kyodo)

Koizumi ready to extend deployment of SDF troops in Iraq

Koizumi ready to extend deployment of SDF troops in Iraq

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) escorts Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi for bilateral talks in New York on Sept. 20. In the meeting, Koizumi expressed readiness to extend the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces in Iraq beyond the current Dec. 14 deadline to continue reconstruction assistance there. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)