Rubio says US ‘optimistic’ for UN resolution on Gaza, backing an international force
US Secretary of State said the United States was speaking with different countries on ways to "balance their interests here,...
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US mediator Kushner and Netanyahu hold talks on the second round of Gaza ceasefire
Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump who helped broker the ceasefire, met Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday as...
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UAE minister calls for climate action by promoting nature-based solutions
NEW YORK, US – UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri called upon the global...
- The minister made the comments during high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Mariam Almheiri, who is also the COP28 Food Systems Lead, highlighted the prominence placed by the UAE on food and agriculture in COP28 agenda.
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ESports debuts as Asian Games medal event but women left behind
Excited video-game fans thronged a shiny new arena in the Chinese city on Sunday as eSports made its debut at the...
- Only two women, Sabina Ibragimova of Uzbekistan and Nguyen Thi Phuong Yen of Vietnam, were scheduled to play during the dozens of officially mixed-gender games on Sunday.
- Organizers have increasingly answered the call for women-only events in recent years, including the International Esports Federation Female Asian Championship in Saudi Arabia.
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UAE foreign minister participates in high-level meetings of UNGA 78
New York, United States -- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted a reception at...
- A reception hosted by the minister focused on the theme of delivering on global climate progress at COP28, which will be held in the UAE in November.
- Sheikh Abdullah also met foreign ministers of Djibouti, Costa Rica, Israel, Estonia, Malta, Finland, Bulgaria, and Kyrgyzstan.
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Two dead in Syrian army shelling: rescue group
Since 2020, a ceasefire deal brokered by Damascus ally Moscow and rebel-backer Ankara has largely held in the northwest, despite...
- Two civilians were killed (an elderly man and a woman) and two others were injured by regime forces, said the White Helmets
- The area is close to the front line between government forces and the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group
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Biden blames ‘extreme Republicans’ for threatening US government shutdown
A government shutdown would put the finances of hundreds of thousands of workers at federal parks, museums, and other sites...
- Speaking at a Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Biden said he and top House Republican Kevin McCarthy had previously agreed on government spending levels
- US lawmakers have until midnight on September 30 to reach an agreement on a spending bill, before funding for government services is due to dry up
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GCC chief highlights importance of boosting ties with UK
New York, US--Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, has stressed the importance of strengthening ties with...
- Albudaiwi made the remarks during a meeting with Lord Tariq Ahmad, UK's Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, in New York
- During the meeting many issues were discussed, including the developments in the negotiations of the FTA between the GCC and the UK and Northern Ireland
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Israel strikes Gaza again amid new violence at border
A drone "struck a military post belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization, adjacent to the area where a violent riot...
- The early evening strike is one of a series that have come amid near-daily protests at the border by Palestinians after Israel closed the Erez crossing from Gaza
- Since September 13, six Palestinians have been killed and nearly 100 wounded during violence at the border, according to figures from the health ministry in Gaza
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Russian FM accuses West of direct fighting in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly said he is seeking to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia, a fellow nuclear...
- Westerners are "de facto fighting against us, using the hands and bodies of Ukrainians," Lavrov said
- In UN General Assembly all eyes were on Ukrainian President, who came to appeal for greater support
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Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia restart Nile dam talks
The massive $4.2-billion dam built by Ethiopia has stoked tensions with Egypt and Sudan as they fear the dam will...
- The three countries, according to Ethiopia's foreign ministry, started a second round of negotiations in Addis Ababa
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed agreed in July to finalise a deal within four months
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Eastern authorities want Libya aid conference in flood-hit Derna
Benghazi, Libya - Libya's flood-devastated port city of Derna will host an international conference next month to aid reconstruction efforts, authorities...
- Despite a wave of nationwide solidarity since the flood, there was no immediate show of support for the proposed conference from the Tripoli-based government
- And even the office of strongman Khalifa Haftar, the main military backer of the eastern administration, questioned how many donor governments would attend
Rubio says US ‘optimistic’ for UN resolution on Gaza, backing an international force
US Secretary of State said the United States was speaking with different countries on ways to "balance their interests here,...
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Erdogan urges parties to seize ‘window of opportunity’ on Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged parties to take advantage of recent contacts to strike a deal toward...
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Trump hails Air Force One ‘gift’ from Qatar
Calling the plane a "flying palace," ABC News, which first reported the story, said the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet gifted...
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Hamas to release hostage as part of direct talks with US
In a joint statement Egypt and Qatar, who along with the US have mediated talks between Hamas and Israel, also...
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Iran says nuclear talks ‘difficult but useful’, US ‘encouraged’
Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough in a public...
- The talks come amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, with Trump heading to the Gulf next week
- According to the US official, the talks Sunday were "both direct and indirect, and lasted over three hours"
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Putin proposes direct Russia-Ukraine talks next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and...
- The leaders of Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany and Poland had in Kyiv on Saturday threatened Moscow with fresh sanctions and military support for Ukraine
- Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held direct talks in Istanbul in the first weeks of the conflict, but failed to agree to halt the fighting, which has been raging ever since
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Jordan hospital treats war casualties across Middle East
The hospital was established in 2006 to treat victims of the sectarian violence that erupted in Iraq in the aftermath...
- MSF field communications manager Merel van de Geyn said the Al-Mowash hospital has patients "from conflict zones across the Middle East, from Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Gaza."
- The hospital was established in 2006 to treat victims of the sectarian violence that erupted in Iraq in the aftermath of the US-led invasion, but has since expanded its mission