Syrian leader to discuss sanctions, reconstruction in US visit: FM
Syria's president will discuss issues including lifting remaining sanctions, reconstruction and counter-terrorism when he becomes the country's first leader to...
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UN Security Council backs Morocco plan for W. Sahara autonomy
The UN Security Council voted Friday in favor of a resolution backing Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the...
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Global Media Congress opportunity for showcasing AI advances: Expert
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Rapid advances in AI technologies have created a major challenge for the media sector: the difficulty...
- Professor Charlie Beckett of LSE says it is important to keep pace with AI advances like ChatGPT and Metaverse.
- He said despite warnings about AI, it remained a useful tool for creating huge content and handling services using algorithms.
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COP28 priorities: From climate action progress to energy transition
Dubai, UAE -- As world leaders and climate experts gear up for the COP28 climate summit scheduled to take place...
- COP28 has been strategically organized around four overarching themes: Technology and Innovation; Inclusion; Frontline Communities; and Finance, writes Pedro Gomez of WEF.
- COP28's Trade Day will explore the potential of trade to reduce emissions across the value chain and promote markets for climate-friendly products.
UN demands access to address humanitarian plight in Sudan
The parties to the conflict pledged last week at talks in Saudi Arabia to improve humanitarian access, tasking the UN...
- Martin Griffiths demanded unimpeded access for UN relief teams to help stem what he called the "avalanche of human suffering" in Sudan
- After nearly seven months of conflict between the Sudanese army and RSF "almost 25 million people in Sudan are now in need of humanitarian assistance," Griffiths said
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Lebanese journalists blame Israeli army for ‘targeting’ colleagues
A local mayor and Lebanese state media corroborated the journalists' account of the cross-border incident, which came exactly a month...
- Al Jazeera's Lebanon bureau chief accused Israel of "directly targeting" the group, adding that the journalists were in an open area
- Lebanon's official National News Agency also said two Israeli strikes "targeted a media team" who were working in Yarun
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Israel and Hamas nearing agreement to free hostages: report
Washington, United States - Israel and the Hamas are close to reaching agreements that will make possible to free the...
- The agreement can be announced within several days if the latest issues are resolved, according to the Washington Post op-ed
- According to preliminary agreements, Israeli women and children will be freed in groups simultaneously with Palestinian women and youth currently in Israeli prisons
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Iranian Army reveals advanced Kaman 19 drone
Tehran, Iran – The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made its newest operational drone Kaman-19, a drone...
- Equipped with a specialized engine, the drone is optimized for high-altitude flights, primarily geared towards reconnaissance missions
- What sets the Kaman-19 apart is its prowess in electronic warfare, disrupting enemy radar and electronic systems
Israelis use disinformation to discredit Gaza horror
Falsely accusing people of faking their suffering has become "one of the most predictable" disinformation tactics in a crisis scenario, said Mike Caulfield,...
- The information war running in parallel with the deadly conflict on the ground has seen conspiracy theorists accuse ordinary Palestinians and Israelis of being "crisis actors"
- Some of the most viral posts targeting war-afflicted Gazans have used the term "Pallywood", a derogatory label blending "Palestine" with "Hollywood."
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Biden exhorts Israel to protect Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
Speaking to the reporters in the Oval Office, US president said he hoped and expected "that there will be less...
- The WHO said that nearly 2,300 people were in the 'crippled' Al-Shifa facility
- Israel is under huge international pressure to minimize civilian suffering
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Israel pauses bombing in Rafah for four hours
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) suspended its military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip,...
- A humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the Palestinian enclave’s northern areas will be available from Al Shifa Hospital to the southern Gaza Strip.
- The Israeli military will allow Palestinian refugees to leave the Al-Shati camp, which the IDF claims to have taken control of,
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UN warns fuel shortage to halt Gaza aid work in ’48 hours’
JERUSALEM - The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Monday its operations in war-torn Gaza would shut down within two...
- "The humanitarian operation in Gaza will grind to a halt in the next 48 hours as no fuel is allowed to enter Gaza," UNRWA's Gaza chief Thomas White said
- "This morning two of our main water distribution contractors ceased working -- they simply ran out of fuel -- which will deny 200,000 people potable water," he said
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What is genocide and is it happening in Gaza?
The accusation against Israel of genocide has been made with increasing force from quarters ranging from "Schindler's List" star Ralph...
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Syria says Israeli strikes ‘aimed at undermining’ stability
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani condemned on Wednesday Israeli strikes in retaliation for overnight rocket fire, saying they were aimed...
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Israel arms exports to UAE, Bahrain, Morocco rise sharply after 2023
Sales to countries considered part of the Abraham Accords -- the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco who signed groundbreaking...
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Saudis use AI, drones and thousands of cameras to keep hajj pilgrims safe
Makkah, Saudi Arabia -- Working day and night in front of maps, screens and seemingly endless data, Saudi officials have...
- The technology has proven pivotal to track the overwhelming amount of footage from more than 15,000 cameras in and around the holy city of Makkah.
- Software is also used to help guide more than 20,000 buses deployed to transport pilgrims between holy sites during one of the world's biggest annual religious gatherings.
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27 killed as Israeli army opens fire near Gaza aid point
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the deaths of Palestinians seeking food aid as "unacceptable", and the world body's rights...
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the deaths of Palestinians seeking food aid as "unacceptable."
- Israel has stepped up its offensive in what it says is a renewed push to defeat Hamas, whose October 2023 attack sparked the war
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Israel army says shelling Syria after projectiles launched
The Israeli military said it was shelling targets in Syria on Tuesday in response to a pair of projectile launches,...
- Syria's foreign affairs ministry denied firing the projectiles and said the country "has never been and will never be a threat to anyone in the region".
- Israeli media said Tuesday's strikes were the first fired from Syria into Israeli territory since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December