Israel confirms 137 more activists from Gaza-bound flotilla deported to Turkey
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel said on Saturday that it had deported 137 more activists who were detained while taking part...
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Carrefour name disappears from Arab stores as Israel boycotters claim victory
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- The Carrefour name has disappeared from storefronts in some Arab countries, with pro-Palestinian shoppers and...
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Iran appoints West-sanctioned official as supreme court chief
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran on Sunday appointed Mohammed Jafar Montazeri, who is under US and British sanctions, to head the Islamic...
- Mohammed Jafar Montazeri was placed under US sanctions in December, with Washington identifying him as having a role in the prosecution of protesters.
- Britain followed suit in January and imposed punitive measures against Montazeri following the execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari for spying.
Israelis take to streets again to protest judicial overhaul
The reform package has split the nation and triggered one of the biggest protest movements in Israel's history since being...
- The government views the reform, which would give politicians more power over the courts, as a necessary step to curb overreach by unelected judges
- Parliament last month passed the first key component of the reform package, which limits judicial oversight of some government decisions
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Middle East makes mark in Global Soft Power Index
TRENDS Infographics explores prominent Arab nations in the latest Global Soft Power Index, with the UAE leading the way by...
- TRENDS Infographics explores prominent Arab nations in the latest Global Soft Power Index, with the UAE leading the way by entering the top 10, a first for the Middle East
- Other GCC countries, including Oman, also show improvements in the index, which measures nations' influence and reputation across various sectors and a variety of metrics
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UAE president Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with El Sisi in Egypt
El Alamein, Egypt - The UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with his Egyptian counterpart, President...
- Both leaders stressed the significance of collective Arab action to promote peace, stability, and development within the region
- Egyptian president El Sisi's visit to Abu Dhabi in February underlined the reciprocal nature of these diplomatic efforts
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Argentina to repay IMF using Qatari loan worth $775m
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA- The Argentine government said it will use a loan from Qatar amounting to $775 million to make a...
- The credit operation would allow Qatar to lend Argentina Special Drawing Rights for the equivalent of $775 million
- The credit was negotiated by Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa with the Qatari economic team "in absolute secrecy."
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Lebanon’s minister backtracks on Kuwaiti aid comments
BEIRUT, LEBANON - A Lebanese minister on Saturday sought to clarify comments condemned by Kuwait over aid money to rebuild Beirut's...
- Lebanon's Economy Minister Amin Salaam said this week that he had sent a letter to Kuwait's emir in the name of the Lebanese people
- Mired in a grueling economic crisis since late 2019, cash-strapped Lebanon has been governed by a caretaker cabinet for more than a year
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Palestinians bury teenage killed by Israeli settlers in West Bank
In a statement, the Israeli army cited Palestinian reports and witnesses as saying clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli...
- Palestine ministry announced the death of Qusai Jamal Maatan, 19, saying he was "shot dead by settlers in the village of Burqa", east of Ramallah
- At the funeral procession, Maatan was wrapped in a black and white keffiyeh head covering and Palestinian flag as mourners carried his body
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UAE to mobilize global tech, space sectors for climate action ahead of COP28
ABU DHABI, UAE - Key UAE government entities have partnered to boost coordination between advanced technology and space sectors. The...
- The collaboration aims to further contribute to COP28’s inclusive ecosystem, bringing together major technology companies, global institutions.
- It will encourage companies to use the UAE as a base for producing new technologies that can help drive sustainable industrial development.
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Nearly 14m children in Sudan need aid, says UNICEF
NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support...
- The crisis in Sudan recently passed the 100-day mark and overall, 24 million people across the country require aid.
- Chad is one of several neighboring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence in Sudan.
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Erdogan announces Putin visit to Turkiye in August
Ankara, Turkiye - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday announced that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would visit Ankara...
- Turkish president's remarks followed his Wednesday phone call with Putin, in which they agreed Putin would visit to Turkiye in the coming days
- Erdogan told Putin that Turkiye will continue its "intense" efforts and diplomacy for resumption of the Black Sea grain deal
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Israel confirms 137 more activists from Gaza-bound flotilla deported to Turkey
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel said on Saturday that it had deported 137 more activists who were detained while taking part...
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Israel deepens Gaza offensive, shuts key routes, and orders evacuations amid heavy civilian casualties
US President Donald Trump "fully supports" Israel's renewed Gaza operations, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters when asked...
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Russia to hold talks with US in Riyadh Monday: Kremlin
Donald Trump spoke to both Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky this week and the US is also due...
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Israel announces ground operations, issues ‘last warning’ to Gazans to remove Hamas from power
Israeli forces this week conducted the deadliest wave of air strikes since the start of a truce in January, killing...
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Deepfakes can clone your voice in 5 seconds, tech firms mount defense
Las Vegas, United States -- Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used...
- Hong Kong police recently revealed that a multinational firm employee was tricked into wiring $26m to crooks who staged a videoconference with AI avatars of his colleagues.
- A recent study by identification start-up iBoom found that a scant tenth of one percent of Americans and Britons were able to correctly tell when a picture or video was a deepfake.
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Netanyahu says Gaza strikes ‘only the beginning’, future negotiations ‘only under fire’
Hamas has not responded militarily so far, and in a statement urged friendly countries to "pressure" the United States to...
- The strikes, by far the largest since a truce took effect in January, killed more than 400 people across the Gaza Strip
- Netanyahu said in a video statement on Tuesday evening "Hamas has already felt the strength of our arm in the past 24 hours
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Trump, Putin agree halt to Ukraine energy attacks but no ceasefire
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday on a halt in Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy targets -- but fell...
- The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an hour and a half and both expressed hopes for repairing relations between the countries
- However, there was no agreement from the Russian president for Washington's proposed full 30-day ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its pro-Western neighbor