Syria says meeting with Israeli officials sought to ‘contain escalation’
Syrian diplomatic source said Saturday that a US-mediated meeting with Israeli officials in Paris this week sought to "contain the...
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Hamas accuses US mediators of reneging on Gaza talks positions
"The negative statements of the US envoy Witkoff run completely counter to the context in which the last negotiations were...
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
Kingston, Jamaica -- Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear...
- The sea floor is a coveted frontier for companies and countries eager to access minerals that are in high demand for emerging technologies such as electric cars.
- Particularly coveted are potato-sized nodules containing cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, that are found in abundance on the seabed in the central Pacific Ocean.
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Ceasefire order fails to halt fighting in Syria’s Druze heartland
Sweida, Syria - Syrian Bedouin and their allies fought Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland for a seventh day...
- AFP correspondents reported clashes in the west of the provincial capital as Druze fighters battled armed Bedouin supported by tribal gunmen from other parts of Syria
- The interior ministry announced that internal security forces had begun deploying in Sweida province and AFP correspondents saw them manning checkpoints
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Israeli fire kills 39 and wounds more than 100 Gazans near two aid centers
UN has said it had recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food, including 674 in the...
- The World Food Programme said nearly one in three people in Gaza were not eating for days at a stretch and "thousands" were "on the verge of catastrophic hunger".
- Civil defense agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the deaths happened near a site southwest of Khan Yunis and another center northwest of Rafah
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Turkey parliament passes contentious mining legislation
Turkey's parliament on Saturday passed a controversial bill that opens certain agricultural lands including olive groves to mining activities, local...
- The bill, part of a broader package proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party, sparked protests from opposition parties and environmental groups
- Farmers from across Turkey have gathered outside parliament over the past two weeks, urging the government to withdraw the draft, with some starting a hunger strike this week
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Trump sues Murdoch, newspaper over Epstein sex bombshell
Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal for at...
- The defamation lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, saw the 79-year-old Republican hitting back at a scandal threatening to cause serious political damage
- The Journal reported Thursday that in 2003, the then-real estate magnate wrote a birthday letter to Epstein, illustrated with a naked woman and alluding to a shared "secret."
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New clashes rock Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal fighters reinforce Bedouin
Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day...
- The United Nations called for an end to the "bloodshed" and demanded an "independent" investigation of the violence, which has claimed nearly 600 lives since Sunday
- It was Sharaa who ordered government forces to pull out, saying that mediation by the United States and others had helped avert a "large-scale escalation" with Israel
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Hamas armed wing says Israel blocking ceasefire and hostage release talks
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday accused Israel of blocking a deal in talks for...
- Negotiators from both sides have been in indirect talks in Qatar since July 6 to try to agree on a 60-day truce in the conflict, which would see 10 captives freed.
- But after nearly two weeks, there has been no breakthrough and each side has blamed the other for refusing to budge on their key demands
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Iraq says drones that struck military radar are foreign-made, doesn’t identify perpetrators
Sabah al-Numan, the military spokesman for the prime minister, said that Iraq identified "the origin of the drones used in...
- On June 24, the Iraqi government said that several small suicide drones targeted multiple Iraqi military sites and bases, including the radar systems at Camp Taji
- Sabah al-Numan, the military spokesman for the prime minister, said that Iraq identified "the origin of drones used in the attacks," adding that they were "equipped with warheads
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UAB net profit up by 50% for H1
Total assets increase by 11 percent.
- Total income rose by 24 percent YoY to AED 374 million.
- The increase in net profit reflects significant growth in total assets—up 11 percent from December 2024—and the Bank’s disciplined approach to risk management.
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Ajman’s real estate sector deals up 37% in H1 to hit $3.37bn
Ajman, UAE -- The real estate sector in the Emirate of Ajman recorded real estate transactions worth AED 12.4 billion...
- Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation in Ajman, stated the sector plays a pivotal role in the emirate's growth.
- He said the H1 results indicated a rising demand for properties and confirm the emirate’s attractiveness to investors and its strong competitive edge.
Syria says meeting with Israeli officials sought to ‘contain escalation’
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Trump announces ‘massive’ Japan trade deal including 15% tariff
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a "massive" trade deal with Japan, cutting a threatened 25-percent tariff to 15 percent...
- Trump has vowed to hit dozens of countries with punitive tariffs if they don't strike a deal with the United States by next month
- So far, Trump has only announced pacts with Japan, Britain, Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia, while talks continue with other trade partners
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More than 100 NGOs warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza
The UN said on Tuesday that Israeli forces had killed more than 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid since...
- Israel is facing mounting international pressure over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory
- More than two million people face severe shortages of food and other essentials after 21 months of Israeli invasion
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Top Palestinian official meets US ambassador to Israel in Ramallah
Hussein al-Sheikh, vice-president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), on Tuesday said he met the US ambassador to Israel, Mike...
- Sheikh, a close aide to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and seen as a potential successor, said the meeting took place in his office
- "Discussions were held regarding support for efforts to stop the war in the Gaza Strip, release the hostages and deliver urgent aid to the Palestinian people there," he wrote on X