China vows massive high-tech sector development in next decade
Beijing, China -- China will develop its high-tech sector on a massive scale in the next decade, top officials vowed...
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Saudi Arabia to host ATP Masters 1000 tennis event from 2028
Paris, France -- The ATP announced on Thursday the creation of a new Masters 1000 event which will take place...
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Eastward shift: GCC builds strategic ties with ASEAN
Trade between GCC and ASEAN doubles, marking a new economic collaboration era as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and UAE enhance...
- Trade between GCC and ASEAN doubles, marking a new economic collaboration era as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and UAE enhance ties by signing Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
- The UAE dominates Gulf investments in ASEAN with 74% share from 2016 to 2021 as recent free trade agreements with Indonesia and Singapore indicate expanding GCC-ASEAN ties
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‘Coup attempt’ in troubled Niger as president held by guards
Niamey, Niger -- An attempted coup was underway Wednesday in the fragile state of Niger, where members of the Presidential Guard...
- The head of the West African bloc ECOWAS said Benin President Patrick Talon was heading to Niger on a mediation bid after the region was struck by a new bout of turbulence.
- Both ECOWAS and the African Union lashed what they called an "attempted coup d'état," a term echoed by a source close to Bazoum.
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Proton says will analyze VPN sign-ups to identify attacks on democracy
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Internet privacy company Proton announced Wednesday a new VPN Observatory, tracking demand for its services to detect attacks...
- Switzerland-based Proton said its new observatory would document spikes in sign-ups to its virtual private networks.
- VPNs provide a secure, encrypted connection over the internet between a user and a server, giving users greater anonymity.
Five Moroccan migrants drown off Western Sahara: NGO
On Saturday authorities said six migrants drowned off northern Morocco trying to reach Spain. Mohamed Zendour, of the Moroccan Association...
- Morocco in northwest Africa is a transit country for many migrants trying to get to Europe via Spain's mainland or its Canary Islands in Atlantic
- Spain's coastguard on Tuesday said it had rescued a migrant boat off the Canary Islands, pulled 84 people to safety and also found a man's dead body
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Amnesty voices concern over Iran’s ‘intensified hijab crackdown’
Amnesty International expressed concern over the crackdown launched by Iran against women deemed to have violated the Islamic republic's dress...
- Amnesty said that Iran has begun a new crackdown on women's dress after the intensity of protests died down
- The country's conservative clergy who dominate the leadership and parliament passionately defend the dress code
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8 civilians, 7 soldiers killed in separate Yemen blasts
A government security official said that "an arms dealer was killed along with his wife and five of his children...
- An official in the government forces reported that four Yemeni soldiers were killed Tuesday evening
- The government military official said "the Houthis infiltrated the road and planted four explosive devices"
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Tunisians rally on second anniversary of Saied’s power grab
During Tuesday's protest, Ennahdha spokesman Imed Khemiri denounced "the return of a policy of intimidation... which restricts freedom of expression...
- Addressing the crowd, veteran politician Ahmed Nejib Chebbi denounced a "total failure" by Saied in managing the state
- The opposition has kept up its protests against Saied's dramatic July 2021 move sacking the government and suspending parliament
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Iranian authorities arrest several Bahais for links with Israel
Tehran, Iran - Iranian authorities have arrested several followers of the Bahai faith accused of spying for Tehran's arch-foe Israel, local...
- "A number of members at the core of the Bahai spy party have been arrested in Gilan province" in Iran's north, said Fars news agency.
- Fars reported the group was alleged to have links "with the Zionist center known as Bayt al-Adl located in the occupied Palestinian territories".
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UN begins pumping oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
"The United Nations has begun an operation to defuse what might be the world's largest ticking time bomb," UN Secretary-General...
- The transfer of 1.14 million barrels of Marib light crude from the 47-year-old FSO Safer to the new vessel is expected to take around three weeks.
- The UN hopes the $143 million operation will eliminate the risk of an environmental disaster that it estimates would cost $20 billion to clean up.
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Three Palestinians killed by Israel troops: Palestinian ministry
Violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year has killed at least 201 Palestinians, 27 Israelis, one Ukrainian and one Italian. They include,...
- The Israeli army said three "armed terrorists" had opened fire on its soldiers from a vehicle in a Nablus neighbourhood and the troops fired back "to neutralise" them
- Since early last year, the territory has seen a string of attacks by Palestinians on Israeli targets, as well as violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities
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Blinken returns to Mideast in push for truce
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Iran will have ‘no choice’ but to acquire nuclear weapons if attacked, Khamenei adviser to UNSC
The message was sent to the UN Security Council in a letter by Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani which...
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Le Pen’s French presidency bid in jeopardy after election ban
A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for president, handing her...
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Le Pen’s French presidency bid in jeopardy after election ban
Paris, France -- A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for...
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Trump says ‘very angry, pissed off’ with Putin over Ukraine
"If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think...
- NBC's Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his fury over Putin questioning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's future as a leader
- Putin rejected a joint US-Ukrainian plan for a 30-day ceasefire, and on Friday suggested Zelensky be removed from office as part of the peace process
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Netanyahu offers Hamas leaders Gaza exit but demands group disarm amid strikes on the Palestinian territory
A senior Hamas official stated on Saturday that the group had approved a new ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators...
- Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike on a house and tent sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least eight people, including five children
- The strike in Khan Yunis came in the morning on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan
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Turkey opposition pushes for early polls as Swedish reporter jailed
Istanbul, Turkey --Â The Turkish opposition on Sunday worked to keep up the momentum of the protest movement triggered by...
- With Turkey entering several days of public holiday marking the end of the Ramadan, the opposition has vowed to keep up the protest movement while switching to focused events.
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday 1,879 people had been detained in connection with the protests since March 19, with 260 of them remanded in custody pending trial.