Portugal’s Felix joins Ronaldo at Al Nassr in Saudi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Portuguese forward Joao Felix has signed a two-year deal with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, where he...
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Putin stresses Syrian ‘territorial integrity’ in call with Netanyahu after Druze unrest
Russia, a close ally of Syria's former long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad, who reportedly fled to Moscow with his family, still...
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Arab League voices ‘total support’ for Palestinians
Member states affirmed in the summit's final declaration the "centrality of the Palestinian cause and our absolute support for the...
- The declaration came in the final statement of the first Arab League summit
- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas had called for more support from the 22-state
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Qatar authorities seize 144 counterfeit World Cup trophies
The interior ministry of Qatar said officers launched an operation "acting on a piece of information about a website that...
- The Qatari ministry has released a photo showing the 144 life-sized trophies laid out across a floor and stated that "further legal procedures will be followed".
- In June, Qatar warned drivers for having illegal World Cup logo on car number plates, after special plates were sold in online auctions.
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Palestinian President urges Arab support against Israeli ‘crimes’
Abbas was addressing the first Arab League summit since the UAE normalized ties with the Jewish state in 2020, sparking...
- On Tuesday, summit host Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told the opening session that "our central and primary cause remains the Palestinian cause".
- The 22-state Arab League has for decades been a forum for strident statements of solidarity with the Palestinians, but has had little real impact in its 77 years of existence.
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Middle East at risk of climate-induced food, water scarcity: Report
Published only days ahead of the UN climate conference in Egypt, the report titled "Living on The Edge" said, by...
- According to the report, drought and water scarcity could impact crop yields in future decades, which will exacerbate reliance on food imports.
- Major oil exporters including the UAE and Saudi Arabia argue in favor of continued investment in fossil fuels to fund the transition to clean energy.
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Facing criticism, Rishi Sunak reverses his decision to skip COP27 in Egypt
A U-turn was hinted at on Tuesday when his spokesman said the decision was "under review" and after reports that...
- Sunak's original decision not to attend the gathering in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh drew the ire of environmental campaigners
- During his tenure, Johnson championed renewable energy as the key to a greener UK economy and its quest for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
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Restoring banned Twitter accounts may take some weeks: Elon Musk
Twitter users have been watching closely to see whether Musk will reinstate Trump, banned for inciting last year's attack on...
- Since Musk takeover on Twitter, Trump has suggested that he would be sticking with his own Truth Social messaging platform rather than going back to Twitter.
- The new Twitter boss said he had talked to civil society leaders about how Twitter will continue to combat hate and harassment and enforce its election integrity policies.
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Calls for WC worker compensation fund a publicity stunt: Qatar
Human rights groups accuse Qatar of under-reporting deaths. The government strongly disputes reports that thousands have died on construction site...
- Qatar's Labor Minister said 420,000 workers have switched jobs and $320 m has been paid out this year alone to workers who had lost wages.
- The minister said he was discussing making the ILO's office in Doha permanent, and that Qatar wants to host an annual dialogue on protecting migrant workers.
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Kazakhstan impounds jewels worth US$230m from ex-leader’s nephew
Almaty, Kazakhstan—Kazakhstan's anti-corruption agency said Wednesday it had seized jewels worth more than $230 million, in a case involving the nephew...
- The agency said in a statement that exclusive gems and precious stones worth 230 million US dollars were seized in "operational-search activities"
- The anti-corruption agency also said that $300 million that he had invested abroad will be "soon be given to the budget of Kazakhstan"
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New Iraq PM sacks senior officials days after confidence vote
Seeking to consolidate his position, Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has sacked several senior officials appointed by his predecessor,...
- The officials dismissed were not identified, but a government source told AFP that intelligence chief Raed Jouhi was among them
- Iraq is ranked 157 out of 180 in Transparency International's corruption perceptions index
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Sanchez the patriarch of Qatar’s football family
Under Sanchez, Qatar have already caused a major surprise once at a major tournament in the Middle East, beating Japan...
- Under Sanchez, Qatar have already caused a major surprise once at a major tournament in the Middle East, beating Japan to take the Asian Cup in 2019
- The Spaniard has spent 16 years coaching at various levels in Qatar, having learned his trade over 10 years with Barcelona's youth teams
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Hezbollah says fighters killed after Israeli strike on south Lebanon
The Lebanese security source, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media, said that "four Hezbollah...
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Israel destroys dozens of Bedouin homes in Negev desert
Israeli authorities destroyed around 50 homes belonging to Bedouins in the Negev desert on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, with...
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Biden threatens to stop arm shipments if Israel invades Rafah
Biden, a self-described Zionist, had long resisted stopping any of the $3 billion in weapons the United States sends each...
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South Gaza hospitals have only three days’ fuel left: WHO
Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern city of Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing...
- "The closure of the border crossing continues to prevent the UN from bringing fuel. Without fuel all humanitarian operations will stop," said WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus.
- Tedros said Al-Najjar, one of the three hospitals in Rafah, was no longer functioning due to the ongoing hostilities in the vicinity and the military operation in Rafah.
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Apple’s latest iPad signals the company’s AI-powered future
San Francisco, United States - Apple on Tuesday announced a line of new iPad tablets revamped with a powerful AI chip...
- The latest version of the iPad Pro uses a new chip called the M4, which is stronger than the one currently used for Apple's laptops
- The iPad Pro and ultralight iPad Air are the company's first iPad releases in two years, ending Apple's longest period without upgrades since it launched the tablet in 2010
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Israel seizes Rafah crossing as Gaza truce talks resume
Egypt's state-linked Al-Qahera News reported that mediators from Qatar, the United States and Egypt were meeting with a Hamas delegation.
- A senior Hamas official warned this would be Israel's "last chance" to free the estimated 128 captives still held in Gaza, including 36 officials who are dead
- Israel's offensive has killed at least 34,789 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry