Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it, terms it a grave sin
Hezbollah said Wednesday that it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group "as if it did...
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Full occupation of Gaza looms as Israel orders army to execute any decision
The Israeli press, citing officials, has predicted an escalation of operations, including in densely populated areas where hostages are believed...
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Qatar coach departs after team’s dismal Word Cup
Doha, Qatar-- World Cup hosts Qatar announced Friday that national coach Felix Sanchez had been let go with the end of...
- The Qatar Football Association said it had decided "not to extend Felix Sanchez's contract as head coach of the Qatar national team
- The team's three defeats brought harsh criticism on social media and defender Abdelkarim Hassan has been booted out of his Al Sadd side because of his reaction
Three Egypt police killed in attack in Suez Canal city
Medical sources confirmed the casualty toll from the attack, for which there was no immediate claim of responsibility. In the...
- Two cars approached a checkpoint in a residential neighbourhood of the city and two armed assailants opened fire at the policemen
- The source said the attack was likely a "terrorist act", describing it as the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt
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Ronaldo signs $200m deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr
The Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in a deal believed to be...
- Ronaldo heads to the Gulf after a year that saw him relegated to the bench for Portugal and cut adrift by Manchester United
- Saudi Arabia has staged heavyweight boxing title bouts, has hosted a Formula One grand prix the last two years as well as the Dakar Rally
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Hundreds protest signs of Damascus-Ankara thaw
Hundreds of Syrians in the rebel-held north protested against signs of a thaw between Ankara and Damascus after their defense...
- The demonstration comes after the Syrian, Turkish and Russian defense ministers met in Moscow.
- The meeting was just the latest sign of a thaw in relations between Damascus and Ankara - the key backer of opposition forces in war-torn Syria.
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Iran summons Italian envoy in rebuke over protests
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran has summoned the Italian ambassador to protest "interventionist" policies, the foreign ministry said late Thursday, a day...
- The Islamic republic has been gripped by protests since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd.
- Iran says hundreds of people have been killed in the unrest, including members of the security forces, and thousands have been arrested nationwide.
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10 oil field workers killed in Syria attack, says state media
BEIRUT, LEBANON - An attack in eastern Syria killed 10 oil field workers, state news agency SANA reported on Friday, a...
- In addition to 10 dead, two others have been wounded in a terrorist attack that targeted three buses transporting workers from al-Taim oil field, state media said.
- The agency did not provide any information on the nature of the attack in the Kurdish-held area or who may be behind it,
Surging UK energy bills spark tensions among tenants
In Britain, the average domestic energy bill has roughly doubled over the last 12 months. That has helped push inflation...
- Household electricity and gas bills have rocketed across Europe this year, after key energy producer Russia invaded Ukraine in February
- Simon Francis, campaigner at pressure group End Fuel Poverty expressed concern that some tenants - whose rent includes energy bills - might not benefit from state assistance
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Debt spiral engulfs Turkish voters months before polls
Turkish media say the total number of debt recovery cases rose by about 1.5 million in a year and exceeded...
- The main banking regulator says the value of unpaid individual loans in the nation of 85 million people rose from 17 billion to 29 billion liras between March and September
- Economist Erinc Yeldan said Turkey was experiencing fallout from a years-long policy that encouraged cheap lending to achieve rapid rates of economic growth
Concern over China Covid surge ‘understandable’: WHO
Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing's decision to lift strict rules that had...
- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged China to be more forthcoming on the pandemic situation in the country
- His comments came after the United States joined several nations in imposing Covid tests on travelers from China
Dune and dusted as Dakar Rally tests limits of endurance
The Frenchman, who has just won the 2022 edition of the Extreme E, has a tough battle in front of...
- The first race in 1978 set off from the Trocadero in Paris and ended in the Senegal capital but after 29 years in Africa, the threats became too great
- That meant moving the race to South American for 11 years before switching it to Saudi Arabia in 2020
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it, terms it a grave sin
Hezbollah said Wednesday that it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group "as if it did...
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China factory activity contracts for second straight month
Beijing, China - Factory activity in China shrank for a second straight month in June, data showed Sunday, underscoring the country's...
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Hamas official says ‘nothing new’ in US Gaza proposals
Hamas insists on a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. Hamdan said the...
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Fighting for third day in north Gaza as thousands displaced
Palestinian Territories -- Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza on Saturday, the third day of an Israeli military...
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Reformist hopes for breakthrough as Iran goes to polls
Tehran, Iran - Iranians voted in a presidential election on Friday marked by a lone reformist's bid to break through against...
- The ballot in 58,000 polling stations comes against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war and discontent over the state of Iran's sanctions-hit economy
- If no candidate wins 50 percent of the vote, a second round will be held on July 5, for only the second time in Iranian electoral history after the 2005 vote went to a runoff
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Polls open in Iran for presidential election amidst vote boycott calls
Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a...
- Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls
- Khamenei: "the most qualified candidate" must be "the one who truly believes in the principles of the Islamic Revolution" of 1979
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Palestinians flee as Israeli forces return to Gaza’s north
The flare-up in the northern Gaza Strip's Shujaiya district, which witnesses and medics said caused numerous casualties, comes as fears...
- Gaza City's Al-Ahli hospital, said the facility had so far received seven "martyrs including four children" and more than 40 others who were wounded.
- In Gaza, fighting has ground on despite comments Sunday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the "intense phase" of the war was winding down.