UAE ‘probably’ won’t join Gaza stabilization force: senior official
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilisation force for Gaza because...
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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Netanyahu, senior officials in his govt
The announcement was met with a firm rebuttal from Israel. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel "firmly rejects, with contempt"...
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Three firefighters die in Turkey helicopter crash
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Turkish divers searched on Sunday for the bodies of three firefighters who died when their helicopter crashed into...
- Turkey has funnelled resources into its emergency response efforts after being gripped by devastating fires in 2021.
- Global warming is changing weather patterns and contributing to a years-long drought across swathes of Turkey.
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Egypt coalition says it will shun presidential election
The coalition's potential presidential candidate, Hisham Kassem, was Saturday sentenced to six months in jail. The presidential election, expected to...
- The only candidate campaigning so far, Ahmed al-Tantawi, has denounced repeated harassment by the security forces against his teams and supporters.
- Kassem's Free Current coalition, formed in June by opposition parties, advocates economic liberalization and calls for an end to the army's stranglehold on Egypt's economy.
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WHO tells China to provide ‘full access’ to Covid investigators
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The head of the World Health Organization told the Financial Times he was ready to send a new...
- WHO chief said he had already written to China asking "to give us information " and for the organization to send a team "if they allow us to do so".
- He said WHO would not abandon its investigation and has called on China for transparency in sharing data and carrying out investigations.
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Saudi Arabia participates in global meet to bridge digital divide
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom’s Governor of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) Dr. Mohammed Saud Al-Tamimi participated...
- The meeting aims to enhance the contribution of the communications, space and technology sectors for attaining sustainable development objectives.
- The meeting also aims to propose policies and recommendations to bridge the digital divide and promote and develop the digital economy.
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Jordan’s interconnection projects to serve as hub for energy exchange
AMMAN, JORDAN -The Kingdom’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has emphasized the significance of current and upcoming electrical interconnection...
- Jordanian authorities are working on a project to connect the Kingdom’s Risha electrical station to Iraq's Rutba station.
- The interconnection line will allow the Iraqis to power the Rutba area's loads, using the Jordanian grid.
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Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee
A million people have crossed Sudan's borders since April, fleeing the devastating war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary...
- Since the authorities inaugurated a new passport office in the eastern city of Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day
- Sudan was already one of the world's poorest countries even before the war broke out, but now it has plunged into a horrific humanitarian crisis
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Water-starved Saudi Arabia confronts desalination’s heavy toll
The Jazlah plant in Jubail city applies the latest technological advances in a country that first turned to desalination more...
- Lacking lakes, rivers and regular rainfall, Saudi Arabia relies instead on dozens of facilities that transform water from the Red Sea into something potable
- The national Saline Water Conversion Corporation reports production capacity of 11.5 million cubic meters per day at 30 facilities
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14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
News site G1 said the plane was an 18-passenger EMB-110, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer. It was...
- Twelve passengers and two crew were killed in the accident, Governor Wilson Lima wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter
- Media said the passengers were Brazilians traveling to the region for sport fishing, citing state security secretary Vinicius Almeida
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Aid pours into flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll touches 11,300
According to a United Nations report released on Sunday, the toll from Derna alone has risen to 11,300. Citing the...
- At least 40,000 people have been displaced across northeastern Libya due to flood
- International aid is arriving from all over the world, offering some relief to the survivors
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IAEA denounces Iran over latest inspector exclusion
Iran's foreign ministry said that the move to withdraw accreditation from several of the UN's nuclear watchdog inspectors was in...
- Grossi condemned Iran's "disproportionate and unprecedented unilateral measure" which affects verification activities
- He added that Iran has effectively removed about one third of the core group of the IAEA's most experienced inspectors
UAE ‘probably’ won’t join Gaza stabilization force: senior official
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilisation force for Gaza because...
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Israel’s plan for Gaza draws international criticism
Israel drew international condemnation over its plans for an expanded Gaza offensive, as the country's far-right finance minister called Tuesday...
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India and Pakistan: a history of armed conflict over Kashmir
New Delhi, India - India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier in Kashmir on Wednesday in a...
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India launches strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad vows to ‘settle the score’
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of launching the strikes to "shore up" his...
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Indian PM vows to stop waters key to rival Pakistan
New Delhi, India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will...
- New Delhi has blamed Islamabad for backing a deadly attack on tourists on the Indian side of contested Kashmir last month
- Pakistan rejects the accusations, and the two nuclear-armed neighbours have exchanged nightly gunfire since April 24 along the de facto border in Kashmir
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Hamas says Gaza truce talks pointless as Israel wages ‘hunger war’
Hamas on Tuesday dismissed as pointless ceasefire talks with Israel, accusing it of waging a "hunger war" on Gaza, where...
- The comments from Hamas political bureau member Basem Naim followed Israel's approval of a military plan involving the long-term "conquest of the Gaza Strip."
- Nearly all of the Palestinian territory's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once during the war, sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel
Syria state TV relaunches, months after Assad’s ouster
Damascus, Syria - Syrian state television officially relaunched on Monday with a trial broadcast almost five months after the ouster...
- After Syria's new authorities took power in December, state media and other television channels, radio stations affiliated with Assad's government suspended broadcasting
- The channel showcased its new branding and broadcast images of Damascus and Ummayad Square, where the Public Authority for Radio and Television headquarters are located