Ahead of Netanyahu visit, Trump vows to block Israel annexation of West Bank
Trump voiced optimism about ending nearly two years of devastating war, echoing the confidence expressed a day earlier on the...
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Yemen drone attack wounds 22 in Israeli resort town: army, rescuers
Israel's military said a drone launched from Yemen struck the southern resort town of Eilat on Wednesday, with rescuers reporting...
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French envoy to hold talks with Lebanese leaders to end divisions
Amid continuous divisions plaguing the country, France's new envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, landed in Beirut to hold talks...
- French President Emmanuel Macron appointed the former foreign minister as special envoy to Lebanon earlier this month
- For months, the international coomunity has exhorted Beirut to elect a new leader capable of enacting reforms
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Iraq to prosecute officials accused of torture under past governments
The probe was launched in December by the current government of Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani after The Washington Post...
- The alleged perpetrators had a free rein in 2020 to interrogate senior officials suspected of having a hand in Iraq's endemic corruption.
- Among the high-profile arrests by Committee 29 were the former director of the Iraqi pension fund, the former president of the Baghdad Investment Commission.
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Iran foreign minister holds talks with Omani counterpart
ran said last week it had been engaged in indirect negotiations with the United States through Oman, with nuclear issues,...
- Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also making stops later in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates during his tour of the Gulf.
- On Wednesday, he met Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, minister of Oman's royal office, for talks on ties between their countries and "several areas of cooperation".
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Rise in executions and raids as Saudi Arabia intensifies war on drugs
Saudi Arabia has seen an influx of the addictive amphetamine captagon flooding in from war-torn Syria and Lebanon. After becoming...
- The result is at least 20 executions for drug offences since last year, according to an AFP tally, and a sharp rise in arrests.
- At least two Saudi security officers have been killed in drug raids, including one last week, according to state media.
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‘Underwater noises’ detected in missing sub search: US Coast Guard
"Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area. As a result, ROV (remotely operated vehicle) operations were relocated...
- US and Canadian coast guard ships and planes are scouring 7,600 square miles (20,000 square kilometers) of ocean for the vessel
- Submersible was carrying three fee-paying passengers: billionaire Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, and his son Suleman
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Resumption of Saudi-Iran relations: A step towards regional, economic stability or a strategic play?
The peace deal has ignited debates on its potential to transform Middle East from a region hit by conflicts to...
- The bilateral peace agreement has sparked intensified debates about its potential to transform the Middle East from a conflict-ridden region to peaceful and prosperous place
- Despite government-level reconciliation, Saudi-Iran ties face early-stage challenges, including Iranian aggression, and businesses in both countries risk political uncertainties
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Four shot dead near West Bank settlement: Israeli officials
A day after the Israeli army killed six Palestinians, four people were killed on Tuesday near a settlement in the...
- There were reports of other settler attacks in the evening in Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, near Eli, and in Beit Furik, another town in the north of the West Bank
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces were "working on the ground in order to settle accounts with the murderers"
UN warns not time to ‘take our eyes off’ South Sudan
After gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan descended into a civil war that left nearly 400,000 people dead...
- Two months of fighting in Sudan, to the north, has had an impact on South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, who heads the UN mission in South Sudan, told the Security Council
- Now is not the time to take our eyes off the ball in South Sudan, UN envoy stressed, warning that the economic impacts of the conflict "cast a shadow in an already fragile country"
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Resumption of Saudi-Iran relations: A step towards regional, economic stability or a strategic play?
The bilateral peace agreement has sparked intensified debates about its potential to transform the Middle East from a conflict-ridden region...
- The bilateral peace agreement has sparked intensified debates about its potential to transform the Middle East from a conflict-ridden region to peaceful and prosperous place
- Despite government-level reconciliation, Saudi-Iran ties face early-stage challenges, including Iranian aggression, and businesses in both countries risk political uncertainties
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Three killed in Syria by Turkish drone attack
QAMISHLI, SYRIA- A Turkish drone strike killed three employees of northeast Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration on Tuesday, a spokesman said, amid...
- The strike targeted "a vehicle transporting civilian employees, killing two Kurdish women and a Christian" man.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday's strike hit a vehicle on a road.
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Ahead of Netanyahu visit, Trump vows to block Israel annexation of West Bank
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Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine test Washington’s strategy under Trump leadership
The Trump administration faces a Middle East shaped by shifting alliances, unresolved conflicts, and evolving regional priorities, demanding a measured...
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UAE discusses temporary Gaza governance with US, Israel, seeks two-state solution assurance: report
Discussions led by the UAE include provisional administration, PA leadership overhaul, and Gaza reconstruction, requiring extensive international cooperation and adherence...
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In a change of tone, Syria’s new leader urges US to pressure Israel for withdrawal
Julani’s appeal comes as Syria signals a shift in its diplomatic tone. Maher Marwan, Damascus’ new governor, told NPR that...
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Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts
The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Qatar-based Al Jazeera across the Palestinian territories, accusing the...
- Militant group Hamas condemned the decision to ban the network
- Tensions between the two sides followed recent coverage of clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in Jenin
‘Numb’ New Orleans grapples with horror of deadly truck attack
New Orleans, United States - The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and...
- A deadly truck attack on New Year's crowds in New Orleans' French Quarter left at least 15 dead, shaking the heart of the city's famed Bourbon Street
- Residents and visitors mourn the tragedy, calling for stricter security as New Orleans faces major upcoming events like Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl
Syria Foreign Minister in Saudi Arabia, hopes the visit opens ‘new, bright page’
Last week, in an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television, Sharaa said Saudi Arabia "will certainly have a large role...
- Syrian state media said the top delegation had come to the kingdom "at the invitation of the Saudi foreign minister", quoting a foreign ministry source.
- Saudi Arabia severed ties with Assad's government in 2012 and backed Syrian rebels seeking to overthrow him early in the country's civil war