Gazans mourn six killed in Israeli shelling on shelter
Gaza's civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, initially said on Friday that the Israeli...
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Lebanese, Israeli officials discuss Hezbollah disarmament, security in border areas: PM office
Israel said a Friday meeting involving civilian and military representatives from both Lebanon and Israel was part of broader efforts...
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Trump closes in on Republican presidential nomination in New Hampshire
Manchester, United States - Donald Trump aims to sew up the Republican presidential nomination after the contest narrowed to a two-horse...
- The ex-president won a crushing victory over DeSantis in Iowa last week, with Haley trailing in third
- That makes New Hampshire make-or-break for Haley, Trump's one-time UN ambassador, who trails her former boss
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Israeli strike kills Hizbollah fighter in south Lebanon
A Lebanese security official said the Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon "killed a member of Hizbollah's protection...
- The attack also wounded a civilian woman who was in the area at the time of impact
- The NNA said that Israel targeted several locations in Lebanon's south on Sunday
Stop military operations in Palestine: Saudi minister
Kampala, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed Al-Khereiji stressed on Sunday the imperative to halt...
- Al-Khereiji advocated for the two-state solution, citing international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative
- He underlined the Kingdom's commitment to the security and stability of the region, expressing support for initiatives fostering cooperation
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Hamas says ‘some faults happened’ during Oct 7 attacks due to ‘chaos’
The group admitted in a 16-page report justifying the attack that "some faults happened... due to the rapid collapse of...
- "If there was any case of targeting civilians it happened accidently and in the course of the confrontation with the occupation forces," Hamas said in the report.
- The group said it wanted to "hold the Israeli occupation legally accountable" for the suffering it had inflicted on the Palestinian people.
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Hamas says Gaza deaths top 25,000 as Israel pushes offensive
"Dozens are still under the rubble," the Hamas government's media office said, adding that the dead and injured "could not...
- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says about 1.7 million people have been displaced in Gaza, with about one million crowded into the Rafah area.
- Rising tensions and violence across the Middle East have also stoked fears of a wider conflagration involving Iran-backed groups in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
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Hamas chief holds talks with Turkish FM: sources
Istanbul served as a base for Hamas political leaders before the October 7 attacks. Turkey asked the Hamas chiefs to...
- The two sides discussed increasing humanitarian aid, and a two-state solution
- The Turkey's foreign minister and Hamas's chief last had official contact in a phone call in October
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Turkey’s central bank chief denies nepotism allegations
In a statement posted Friday on X, formerly Twitter, Erkan denounced the reports as "unfounded allegations" designed to undermine confidence...
- Hafize Gaye Erkan, 44, the first woman to be appointed president of the bank, granted her father Erol Erkan special favors, according to recent press reports
- He enjoyed an office, an official car and bodyguards, former bank employee turned whistle-blower Busra Bozkurt told the daily newspaper Sozcu, which is close to the opposition
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Denial of Palestinian statehood ‘unacceptable’, says UN chief
In its final summit communique, the Non-Aligned Movement on Saturday "strongly condemned the illegal Israeli military aggression against the Gaza...
- Guterres said Israel's stance would indefinitely prolong the conflict
- The WHO has deplored the "inhuman living conditions" in the Gaza Strip
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Years after civil war, security wall holds back Iraqi city
Built more than a decade ago at the height of Iraq's civil war which tore apart the multi-faith, multi-ethnic country,...
- The wall around Samarra has become a burden on daily life in the city that has expanded from 300,000 to 400,000 residents since 2008, pushing up property and land costs
- Authorities has planned to extend wall perimeter by three to seven kilometres, increase the number of entry points to six, and add watchtowers and surveillance cameras
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‘Multilateral cooperation remains crucial for peace’
"The UAE’s priority (amid the ongoing Gaza conflict) is to work towards reaching a ceasefire, safeguarding the lives of civilians,...
- UAE Minister Khalifa Shaheen Almarar emphasizes on multilateralism, cooperation, and adherence to international law and UN Charter.
- Almarar also highlight of the UAE's relief efforts in Gaza and contributions as a non-permanent UN Security Council member.
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Erdogan accuses Israel of using Druze as pretext to expand into Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Israel of using the Druze minority in Syria as a pretext for...
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Baghdad and Arbil agree to resume Kurdish oil exports: government
Baghdad, Iraq -- The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after...
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Israeli tank shell strikes Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing three
Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life, which a witness said was the result...
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Syria says agreement reached to halt military operations in Sweida
Syria said a new ceasefire reached on Wednesday in the Druze-majority city of Sweida will bring a complete halt to...
- A previous truce announced on Tuesday appeared to have little effect on the ground in the southern region, where days of violence have left more than 300 dead
- heikh Youssef Jarboua, a Druze spiritual leader, read out the 10 points of the accord, which also includes "the full integration of the province" of Sweida into the Syrian state
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‘Strong argument’ for video in cockpit: IATA chief
Singapore, Singapore -- There is a "strong argument" for putting video cameras in airline cockpits to assist in accident investigations,...
- His comments followed the release of a preliminary report on last month's Air India crash, which found that the plane's engine fuel switches had been turned off.
- The crash killed all but one of the 242 people on board as well as 19 people on the ground.
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Summit on Palestinian statehood planned for Sept in Paris or New York
The conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, was originally planned for mid-June to revive work on the long-standing diplomatic...
- The meeting, which would be at ministerial level, would seek to "advance the recognition of a Palestinian state for a certain number of states who have not yet recognized it."
- But it would also work "on normalization and Israel's regional integration with Arab and Muslim countries."