Dubai scores global gaming partnerships at Gamescom 2025
Dubai, UAE - Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with XSOLLA, a global company that helps...
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Syria announces plan with Jordan, US to restore calm in Druze-majority Sweida
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Tuesday a plan backed by Jordan and the United States to restore calm...
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WTO fishing deal: the net results
Agreed by more than 100 WTO members, the agreement sets binding rules requiring governments to consider the legality and sustainability...
- Broader rules regarding subsidies for activities that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing remain under negotiation.
- The deal bans subsidies to any vessel or operator engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, or the fishing of overexploited stocks.
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Turkey court tries case that could oust opposition leadership
Tens of thousands of people protested in Ankara ahead of a key court hearing Monday targeting Turkey's main CHP opposition...
- Critics say the vote-buying case is a politically motivated attempt to undermine CHP which won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP in 2024 local elections
- Its popularity has grown since it led Turkey's biggest street protests in a decade, triggered in March by the jailing of its presidential candidate, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
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As King Charles hosts Trump, what do UK state visits entail?
London, United Kingdom - US President Donald Trump arrives in the UK late Tuesday for a state visit with his...
- These pomp-filled visits are organised at the recommendation of the British government to cement diplomatic, trade or personal relations with certain countries and their leaders
- Trump is the first president ever to be invited for a second state visit, having been hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019, during his first White House term
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Spain PM ‘proud’ of pro-Palestinian protests at Vuelta
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday said pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked the Vuelta a Espana filled him with...
- The protests, which have targeted the Israel-Premier Tech team over the devastating war in Gaza, have disrupted several stages of one of cycling's three grand tours
- The activism has forced some stages to be shortened and occasionally caused crashes as demonstrators burst onto the course, prompting criticism for threatening rider safety
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Qatar PM Al Thani urges world to ‘stop using double standards’ and punish Israel
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani urged the international community on Sunday to "stop using double standards"...
- He was speaking at a preparatory meeting on the eve of an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic leaders organised by Qatar after Israel carried out an air strike in Doha
- According to Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman, Majed al-Ansari, Monday's meeting of Arab and Islamic leaders will consider "a draft resolution on the Israeli attack
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Over 1.4 billion accounts hacked monthly worldwide: Cyber Security Council
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) has warned of growing risks linked to users’ digital footprints,...
- The council said every login, post or interaction online leaves a trace that can be exploited.
- The CSC cautioned that weakly secured data can lead to privacy violations, account takeovers, phishing and even identity theft.
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Palestinians flee Gaza City under Israeli bombardment
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian families streamed out of Gaza City on Sunday, some crammed into pick-up trucks, others...
- A man in a wheelchair and another on crutches were among the long line of people heading south under Israeli military orders.
- The military has issued multiple evacuation warnings for Gaza City, but many residents have told AFP they have nowhere else to go.
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Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm
Rome, Italy -- European aerospace firms Airbus, Leonardo and Thales could seal an accord this year to set up a...
- The three firms want to set up a satellite production entity to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX and growing low-cost competition from China and other countries.
- Roberto Cingolani, head of Italy's Leonardo aerospace and defense giant, said in June that an accord could be taken by July, but the deadlines have been pushed back.
Netanyahu says US an ‘extraordinary friend’ during Rubio visit
Before departing Washington on Saturday, Rubio told reporters that while Trump was "not happy" about the strike, it was "not...
- Nevertheless, the attack has put renewed strain on efforts towards a truce in Gaza, and Rubio acknowledged that the US and Israel were "going to have to talk about" its impact.
- On Sunday, Rubio, wearing a Jewish kippa, offered prayers at Jerusalem's sacred Western Wall alongside Netanyahu and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee
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Rubio to begin Israel visit in aftermath of Qatar strike
Jerusalem, Undefined -- Top US diplomat Marco Rubio begins a visit to Israel on Sunday, after expressing the Trump administration's...
- The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack against Hamas leaders meeting in an upscale neighborhood of Doha on Tuesday.
- It marked Israel's first such strike against US ally Qatar and has put renewed strain on diplomatic efforts to bring about a truce in war-ravaged Gaza.
Dubai scores global gaming partnerships at Gamescom 2025
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Arab League, OIC joint session urges review of Israel ties after Qatar attack
Arab and Muslim leaders called for a review of ties with Israel after emergency talks in Doha on Monday following...
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UN rights expert says complicity with Gaza ‘genocide’ ‘shame of our time’
Albanese added that "this genocide has something different, is openly incited, cynically denied and relentlessly supported, armed and weaponized, while...
- "Arms trade and diplomatic engagement with Israel continue unabated," she said.
- "Far too many states continue to look away, normalize the suffering and even profit from it," she added.
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WTO fishing deal: the net results
Agreed by more than 100 WTO members, the agreement sets binding rules requiring governments to consider the legality and sustainability...
- Broader rules regarding subsidies for activities that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing remain under negotiation.
- The deal bans subsidies to any vessel or operator engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, or the fishing of overexploited stocks.
Geostrategy
Turkey court tries case that could oust opposition leadership
Tens of thousands of people protested in Ankara ahead of a key court hearing Monday targeting Turkey's main CHP opposition...
- Critics say the vote-buying case is a politically motivated attempt to undermine CHP which won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP in 2024 local elections
- Its popularity has grown since it led Turkey's biggest street protests in a decade, triggered in March by the jailing of its presidential candidate, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu