Israel plans ‘Hexagon Alliance’ in Mediterranean, Middle East to counter hostile regional blocs
Speaking ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu outlined a plan to establish what he called a “hexagon alliance system”...
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Gulf startup hubs: Converging strategies, diverging ambitions
Despite fierce branding as rivals, Gulf startup hubs share capital, policy, and talent structures that are quietly shaping distinct, globally...
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EU foreign ministers to meet Israeli, Palestinian diplomats
The bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell risked incurring Israel's wrath by accusing it on Friday of having "created" and...
- EU ministers will first meet with Israel's FM and then with the PA's top diplomat Riyad al-Maliki
- A high-ranking EU official said there were no expectations of any breakthroughs
Wounded Gazans get medical care on French hospital ship
Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed at least 25,105 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to...
- French warship began treating patients in November, off the coast of the port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Egyptian border with Gaza
- French doctor Marine, who is serving aboard the Dixmude said the warship has so far received 120 patients, all serious cases who needed long periods of hospitalization
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
Israel plans ‘Hexagon Alliance’ in Mediterranean, Middle East to counter hostile regional blocs
Speaking ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu outlined a plan to establish what he called a “hexagon alliance system”...
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Israel says struck Hezbollah missile factory in Lebanon
Israel said it carried out strikes on Thursday on sites used by Hezbollah to manufacture and store missiles in Lebanon,...
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Trump’s envoy Witkoff holds talks in Israel on ceasefire as Gaza criticism mounts
Witkoff has been the top US representative in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas but the discussions broke down last...
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Trump’s global trade policy faces test, hours from tariff deadline
The last-gasp scramble to strike bilateral accords came as an appeals court in Washington considered the legality behind Trump's strategy...
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Syrian, Israeli ministers to hold meeting in Baku on Thursday: diplomat
A Syrian-Israeli ministerial meeting is set to take place Thursday in Baku to discuss security matters in southern Syria, a...
- The meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer follows a similar meeting between them in Paris last week
- It will take place after an unprecedented visit by Shaibani to Moscow on Thursday, added the diplomat, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter
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France, 14 other nations urge recognition of Palestinian state, Canada may do so in September
The foreign ministers of 15 countries issued a joint statement following a conference in New York, co-chaired by France and...
- In the statement, 15 nations including Spain, Norway, and Finland affirmed their "unwavering commitment to the vision of the two-state solution."
- Nine of the signatories which have not yet recognized the Palestinian state expressed "the willingness or the positive consideration of their countries" to do so.
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Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls, UNICEF says time running out
"We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every...
- The World Food Programme, UNICEF and the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned that time was running out and that Gaza was "on the brink of a full-scale famine."
- "We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every day to prevent mass starvation," UNICEF said