Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days...
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EU seeks Gaza progress after Israel found in breach of cooperation deal
Brussels, Belgium -- The EU said Monday that Israel must improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or else face possible...
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia decry lack of attention to Middle East conflicts
As the world talks about the Ukraine crisis, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have called out the world about its reaction...
- Qatar hopes that Ukraine conflict would be 'a wake-up call for international community to respond Middle East's issues same as the world respond to Ukraine issues'
- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has meanwhile urged Qatar through video message in Doha Forum to increase natural gas production
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Palestine elects West Bank councils in rare exercise of democracy
Central Elections Commission chief Hanna Nasser said a number of candidates had been arrested for political reasons.
- Saturday's second round of vote in West Bank was held in 50 towns; the first round in December covered 154 villages
- Because of the constant delay, Presidential elections have not been held for 15 years in Palestine
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US steps up pressure as Russia continues Ukraine attack
In an impassioned speech from the Royal Castle in Warsaw, delivered after meeting top Ukrainian ministers in Poland and earlier...
- Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in what he called was a ‘special military operation’
- But his army has made little progress on capturing key cities, and it has hit hospitals, residential buildings, and schools
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Microsoft addresses graft charges
An ex-employee said it paid bribes in the Middle East and Africa.
- A former employee has said he was fired after working for Microsoft from 1998 to 2018 in Africa
- He said he saw company employees involved in corrupt practices in several countries in the region
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EU foreign policy chief sees Iran nuclear deal in days
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday that a new deal on Iran's nuclear program would be sealed within...
- "We are very close but there are still some issues pending," Borrell told reporters on the sidelines of the Doha Forum in Qatar
- The EU coordinator for the talks, Enrique Mora, was traveling to Tehran on Saturday and said he was hoping to close gaps in the negotiations
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Iraqi lawmakers shy away from electing new president
Iraqi lawmakers failed again on Saturday to elect a new president for the country due to a lack of quorum...
- Parliament had issued a final list of 40 candidates for the post, a largely ceremonial role that by convention is reserved for a member of Iraq's Kurdish minority
- The postponement exacerbates Iraq's political problems because it is the task of the president to formally name a prime minister
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Houthis proposed ceasefire and talks, says Saudi official
Yemen's Houthi rebels have proposed a ceasefire and peace talks to end the country's crippling war in return for opening...
- The comments come a day after a wave of drone-and-missile attacks against Saudi targets including an oil facility in Jeddah
- No immediate comment was available from the Houthis, who seized Sanaa in 2014, ousting the government and sparking a devastating war
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Palestinians turn out to vote in West Bank municipal polls
Polls opened Saturday in towns and cities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in a rare democratic exercise following a decade...
- It is the second phase of municipal elections after a first round of voting in December in 154 West Bank villages
- No legislative or presidential elections have been held in the Palestinian territories for 15 years, following repeated delays
Business
IEA gives third term to chief for guiding shift to clean energy
The International Energy Agency approved a third term for executive director Fatih Birol as the organization seeks a faster transition...
- The Turkish economist, who has been in the role since September 2015, will serve for another four years from September 2023
- The agency has since its inception focused on the energy security of developed countries but its mission was officially extended this week to search for carbon neutrality
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Israel to host ‘historic summit’ of US, Arab diplomats
A series of meetings would be attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from the UAE,...
- A series of meetings would be attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco
- It also follows a three-way summit hosted by Egypt on Tuesday at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
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Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days...
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Passenger traffic could exceed earlier figures, says Dubai Airports’ CEO
DUBAI, UAE – The airport here has "every chance" of breaking its record for passenger traffic this year after surpassing pre-pandemic...
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Booed Israeli swimmer says she felt safe in Qatar
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko faced crowd jeering at Qatar's World Acquatics Championships after winning a silver medal in the women's...
Palestinians accuse Israel of ‘apartheid’ at UN top court
"The Palestinians have endured colonialism and apartheid... There are those who are enraged by these words. They should be enraged...
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Qatar minister urges Gaza ceasefire to end Red Sea insecurity
The Houthis, who control vast swathes of Yemen, have said the attacks, beginning in November, have targeted vessels linked to...
- Many companies have chosen to divert their vessels to avoid the Red Sea
- US and UK strikes on Houthi targets have failed to halt the rebel attacks
Israel sets Ramadan deadline for offensive on Gazan city Rafah
Fearing the potential for mass casualties, foreign governments and aid organizations have repeatedly urged Israel to spare Rafah, the last...
- Speaking at the Rafah offensive in Jerusalem conference on Sunday, Netanyahu renewed his vow "to finish the job to get total victory" over Hamas, with or without a hostage deal
- Benny Gantz said that an offensive would be carried out in a coordinated manner to facilitate an evacuation to minimize the civilian casualties as much as possible"
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‘Oppenheimer’ dominates BAFTAs in major Oscars boost
London, United Kingdom - "Oppenheimer", Christopher Nolan's epic movie about the creation of the atomic bomb, swept the board at Sunday's...
- The movie earned seven awards in total, including best film, best director for Nolan, best actor for Cillian Murphy and best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr
- In the film, Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the US theoretical physicist often called the "father of the atomic bomb" who was haunted by the consequences of his creation