Iran proposes regional currency to boost trade
Tehran, Iran -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday proposed that Iran and its regional trading partners establish a shared...
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Long-shot socialist Mamdani in touching distance of becoming NY mayor
New York, United States - An unknown local lawmaker just a few months ago, leftist Zohran Mamdani has burst onto...
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GCC chief stresses need for combating corruption to fuel economic growth
Muscat, Oman-- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudawi, has underscored the importance of cooperation in...
- Albudawi spoke on corruption at the 9th meeting of the Ministerial Committee concerned with combating corruption in the GCC countries
- He said fighting corruption has globally gained importance in recent years, in light of the growing negative impact of corruption on economies
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The ‘Pax Americana,’ the ‘American world’ with a single hegemon is crumbling: Putin
Novo-Ogaryovo, Russia: The United States and its satellites are benefiting from conflicts in the Middle East and other parts of...
- The US as a global superpower is becoming weaker, losing its positions, and everyone sees it, understands it, Russian president said
- The United States ruling elites and their satellites are the major beneficiaries of the global instability, Putin said about conflict in Gaza
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Gaza ceasefire will not happen: Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister said ceasefire would amount to surrendering to the Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas and said that the international...
- Netanyahu said that Israel would "fight until this battle is won"
- The health ministry in Gaza says at least 8,306 people have been killed
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Biblical-scale catastrophe unfolding in Gaza Strip: Russia’s UN envoy
United Nations, New York - A humanitarian catastrophe on a biblical scale is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, Russia’s Permanent...
- The number of fatalities in the enclave has surpassed 8,000 people, half of whom are women and children, the envoy pointed out
- Over 2,000 people remain under the rubble, more than 21,000 sustained wounds while internally displaced people number 1.6 million, he added
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Politics in fashion: Luxury brands react to Gaza crisis
From L'Oréal's controversy involving model Amena Khan to Chanel's significant financial pledge, the fashion industry is deeply entwined in political...
- From L'Oréal's controversy involving model Amena Khan to Chanel's significant financial pledge, the fashion industry is deeply entwined in political discourse amid Gaza crisis.
- As luxury brands navigate the delicate balance amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the role of social media influencers and corporate philanthropy comes to the forefront.
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Russia points fingers at ‘external’ forces behind anti-Israel riot
Moscow, Russia - Russia on Monday blamed "external interference" for an anti-Israel riot that closed an airport in the Muslim-majority region...
- "Yesterday's events at Makhachkala airport are, to a large extent, the result of external interference," Kremlin spokesman said.
- Russian police on Monday said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming the airport, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel.
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UN warns of Syria danger and Israel-Hamas ‘spillover’
United Nations - The United Nations on Monday warned that Syria was at its "most dangerous" point in a long...
- Syria has "seen growing instability and violence, exacerbated by the lack of a meaningful political process," Geir Pedersen, UN special envoy for Syria said.
- "On top of the violence emanating from the Syrian conflict itself, the Syrian people now face a terrifying prospect of a potential wider escalation," Pederson said.
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COP28 wide open to private sector, says climate talks chief
ABU DHABI, UAE - Upcoming UN climate talks in Dubai will be open to the private sector on an unprecedented scale,...
- Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president has consistently tried to frame the climate crisis as an economic opportunity.
- He said about 70 ministers and 100 delegations are attending the two-day talks, more than double the usual number.
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India pledges to free its ex-navy men on death row in Qatar
India's navy chief, Admiral R. Hari Kumar, told reporters on Monday that "every effort" was being made by the government...
- Indian media report the eight -- among them former high-ranking and decorated officers, were arrested in Doha in August 2022
- The eight men were employees of Al Dahra, a Gulf-based company that offers "complete support solutions" to the aerospace, security and defense sectors
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Israeli tanks breach Gaza City, warplanes bomb key highway
"Dozens" of tanks entered the Zaytun district for over an hour, witnesses told AFP, saying they were "firing at any...
- Hamas on Monday released a video it said showed three women from the hostages it seized on October 7, whom Israel says number around 239.
- Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati told AFP on Monday he was working to ensure his country would not enter the war.
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Iran proposes regional currency to boost trade
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Kuwait strips tens of thousands of citizenship since August 2024
The latest campaign abolishes naturalization by marriage, which only applied to women, and revokes citizenship granted to wives since 1987....
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Syria hails US lifting of Assad-era sanctions
The move was formalised Friday after being announced by Trump on a Gulf tour this month during which he shook...
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Iran-US nuclear talks: key points of contention hampering progress
Tehran, Iran - Long-time adversaries Iran and the United States held a fifth round of Oman-mediated nuclear talks on Friday...
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Palestinian faction chiefs quit Damascus amid pressure
The leaders of pro-Iran Palestinian factions close to former ruler Bashar al-Assad have left Syria under pressure from the new...
- In the Yarmuk Palestinian camp in the Damascus suburbs which was devastated during the war, factional banners usually at the entrance were gone
- Many Palestinians fled to Syria in 1948 following the creation of Israel, and from the mid-1960s Syria began hosting the leadership of Palestinian factions
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Antonio Guterres denounces ‘cruelest phase’ of Gaza conflict
"For nearly 80 days, Israel blocked the entry of life-saving international aid," Guterres said. "The entire population of Gaza is...
- "The Israeli military offensive is intensifying with atrocious levels of death and destruction.
- "Today, 80 percent of Gaza has been either designated an Israeli-militarized zone or an area where people have been ordered to leave."
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Global anti-malware crackdown leads to 20 arrest warrants, Europol says
Authorities took down more than 300 servers worldwide, neutralized 650 domains and seized 3.5 million euros ($3.9 million) in cryptocurrency,...
- The software taken down, known as "initial access malware", is used "for initial infection, helping cybercriminals to enter victims' systems unnoticed.
- In total, "3.5 million euros in cryptocurrency" were seized, the agencies added, bringing the total amount of cryptocurrency seized during Endgame to 21.2 million euros.