This edition of The Farda Briefing delves into how Iran's top brass is signaling that Tehran is open to talks with the United States as Donald Trump returns to the White House.

A Romanian citizen who was part of the crew of the ship Galaxy Leader and was kidnapped in Yemen has been released and is now safe, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The release is the result of sustained efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) and other

Iran worked for decades to build its network of proxies and allied states to counter the U.S. and Israel. But the past year has seen so-called axis of resistance crumble, diminishing Iran’s regional influence and strength.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (special branch) Milind Mohite, of the 53 illegal immigrants deported, 19, all of them women, were from Uganda. Besides, 10 were from Nigeria, eight from Yemen, seven from Afghanistan, three from Bangladesh and one each from Congo, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Russia and Thailand.

The Iran-backed Yemen-based Houthi militia has released the crew of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, more than a year after it seized the vessel as part of a maritime blockade in the Middle East during Israel's war in Gaza.

It said the crew were handed to Oman "in coordination" with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza's war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The document indicates that 6.208 trillion tenge (about $11.8 bln) will be invested in the power sector, 6.778 trillion tenge (about $13 bln) in public utilities, and 602 bln tenge ($1.1 bln) in the s

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its Framework for Artificial

In its new report, the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) outlines how automation and robotics will be vital to the modernisation of UK textile production. The new report, titled ‘Advancing automation and robotics for sustainable manufacturing’,

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