Israeli army to demolish 25 residential buildings in West Bank camp: local authorities
The Israeli army is to demolish 25 residential buildings in the north West Bank's Nur Shams refugee camp later this...
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Israel says Hamas ‘will be disarmed’ after group proposes weapons freeze
Israel said Thursday that Hamas "will be disarmed" as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top...
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UAE economy likely to grow by 3.8 percent in 2025, says World Bank
WASHINGTON, US - The World Bank expected the UAE's real GDP to grow by 3.4 percent in 2023, rising to...
- The World Bank forecast the growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to rise to 3.6 percent in 2024 and 3.8 percent in 2025.
- The report said that the growth rate in the Middle East and North Africa region slowed down sharply to 1.9 percent in 2023.
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2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears critical threshold
PARIS, FRANCE - The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing...
- Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires and pushed the global thermometer 1.48 C in 2023 above the preindustrial benchmark.
- Nearly half of 2023 exceeded the 1.5C limit, beyond which climate impacts are more likely to become self-reinforcing and catastrophic, said scientists.
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Israel is starving Gaza residents, says NGO
RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Everyone in Gaza is going hungry and about 2.2 million people are surviving day by day...
- The NGO said that Gaza Strip was already in the throes of a humanitarian crisis before the war, mainly due to Israel’s 17-year blockade.
- Given this starting point, it is clear as to why the Gaza Strip plummeted into a full-blown catastrophe so quickly.
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Blinken returns to Israel as Gaza death toll rises to 23, 210
The US secretary of state -- on his fourth Middle East tour since the war broke out -- was back...
- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on Muslim states "to support the resistance with weapons, because this is... not the battle of the Palestinian people alone".
- At least 23,210 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory due to relentless Israeli bombardment, 126 deaths in the past 24 hours alone.
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GCC head and EU top diplomat review relations in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and Josep Borrell, High Representative of...
- The two discussed the latest developments in regional and international arenas, including the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip
- Al Budaiwi noted the importance of collaboration and unity in efforts to halt the continuous Israeli attacks against Gaza
Blinken discusses Israel normalization in tented Saudi talks
US top diplomat Antony Blinken also said all the leaders on his tour, which took him to six countries before...
- In just three days, Blinken has visited Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE on his fourth regional tour since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict
- He said there was "broad agreement" on security for Israel, united Palestinian leadership for the occupied West Bank and Gaza and an eventual independent Palestinian state
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China’s ties with US ‘stabilized’ last year, says Wang Yi
In an attempt to lower recriminations in the relations between the two countries, President Joe Biden met Chinese counterpart Xi...
- Wangi Yi said that China and US have restructured communication and dialogue
- Both have also bickered over China's increasingly assertive policy in the South China Sea
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Israel faces Gaza ‘genocide’ case at UN top court
South Africa wants the ICJ to impose "provisional measures", or emergency actions, while the broader case is being considered --...
- In an 84-page submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), South Africa urged judges to order Israel to "immediately suspend its military operations" in Gaza
- South Africa alleges that Israel "has engaged in, is engaging in, and risks further engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza".
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Iran supports Baghdad pledge to expel US-led forces from Iraq
"We have repeatedly expressed our views to the authorities of the countries of the region, including Iraq, and declared that...
- Iran is confident that its neighbor has "the ability, strength and authority necessary to maintain security" on its territory alone, Iranian official Kanani said
- US and other coalition forces in Iraq, deployed since 2014 in the fight against the IS, have come under regular attack since Gaza war
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Private US lunar lander mission imperiled by technical snag
Washington, United States -- An historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing potential failure Monday due to...
- Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off overnight from Florida's Cape Canaveral, then successfully separated from its launch vehicle around an hour later.
- But teams at ground control found they were unable to point the unmanned spacecraft correctly at the sun.
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Israeli army to demolish 25 residential buildings in West Bank camp: local authorities
The Israeli army is to demolish 25 residential buildings in the north West Bank's Nur Shams refugee camp later this...
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US to send ‘more weapons’ to Ukraine, after last week’s halt to shipments: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, after the White House announced...
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Trump hosts Netanyahu in push for Gaza deal, says Hamas too willing to end the conflict
Netanyahu's third visit since Trump's return to power comes at a crucial time, with the US president hoping to capitalize...
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US revoking terrorist designation for Syria’s HTS
An armed coalition led by HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa overthrew then-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in December, ending half a century...
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Trump warns of 10% additional tariff for countries aligning with BRICS’ policies
BRICS leaders on Sunday described Trump's stop-start tariff wars as "indiscriminate", damaging, and illegal, drawing a quick rebuke from the...
- The 11-nation grouping -- which also includes US allies Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia -- is concluding a two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro.
- BRICS members account for about half the world's population and 40 percent of global economic output.
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Pro-Kurdish MPs to meet Erdogan after Ocalan talks
Lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party were to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday for talks described by...
- DEM, Turkey's third biggest party, has played a key role in facilitating an emerging peace deal between the government and Ocalan
- On Sunday, the delegation travelled to Imrali island where Ocalan has been serving a life sentence in solitary confinement since 1999
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Hezbollah chief says won’t surrender under Israeli threats
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Sunday his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli...
- His speech came ahead of a visit Monday by US envoy Thomas Barrack during which Lebanese authorities are due to respond to a request to disarm Hezbollah by year's end
- "This (Israeli) threat will not make us accept surrender," Qassem said in a televised speech to thousands of his supporters in Beirut's southern suburbs