‘A child killed every hour’: UN humanitarian chief slams impunity in face of Gaza ‘horror’
After nearly two years of war, Israeli military operations have killed at least 65,419 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the...
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Hamas releases video of Israeli-German hostage seen alive
Hamas' armed wing released a video on Monday showing an Israeli-German hostage alive, the second such footage of him shared...
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New 72-hour ceasefire takes effect in Sudan after spurt in fighting
Several truces have been agreed and broken during the two-month war, including after the United States slapped sanctions on both...
- Air strikes killed 17 civilians, including five children, in Khartoum Saturday, a citizens' group said, as medics in Chad reported hundreds of wounded from Darfur seeking treatment
- Medics in Chad said Saturday they were overwhelmed by the hundreds of wounded fleeing Sudan's Darfur region, which has become an increasing focus of global concern
First flight with Yemeni pilgrims to touch down in Jeddah since 2016
A Yemenia Airways plane carrying 277 travelers departed at around 8 pm, seven years after Sanaa's international airport was blockaded...
- The Jeddah-bound flight is the first to Saudi Arabia since Sanaa's airport was closed by the coalition blockade in August 2016
- Thousands of pilgrims in Houthi-held areas travel by bus to Saudi Arabia, or to Aden where they can fly to the neighbouring country
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Iran-Saudi reconciliation advances with high-level diplomatic visit
In a significant step towards reconciliation, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan conducted a landmark visit to Iran to hold...
- Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan holds historic talks with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, focusing on regional security
- The talks are part of a reconciliation process between Iran and Saudi Arabia, following a seven-year rupture that began in 2016
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UAE, Morocco speakers of parliament discuss ways to enhance cooperation
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) Saqr Ghobash met with Morocco Speaker of the House...
- The two sides discussed ways to enhance their parliamentary cooperation, including the exchange of visits and sharing of best practices.
- The meeting also highlighted the deep-rooted relations between the UAE and Morocco based on mutual respect and appreciation.
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Libya’s Haftar calls for unified government to oversee polls
Last week, both sides agreed on the legal steps to hold the elections following talks in Morocco, but stopped short...
- Libya has been torn by more than a decade of stop-start conflict since a NATO-backed revolt toppled strongman Moamer Kadhafi in 2011
- The country remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east backed by Haftar
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Ukraine, Lebanon top agenda as Saudi crown prince meets French president
Saudi Arabia has maintained a cautious stance throughout the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, stopping short of condemning the assault...
- The visit of the 37-year-old Crown PrInce, comes less than a year after his last visit to the Elysee Palace and underlines the warm relationship between Paris and Riyadh
- Crown prince is due to attend a Paris summit on a New Global Financing Pact hosted by Macron on June 22-23 and an official Saudi reception for Riyadh's candidacy for Expo 2030
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Putin meets UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, hails ties
Putin thanked Al-Nahyan for the role the UAE has played in prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine and Russia and...
- "The Emirates are a very good partner," Putin said in televised comments at the start of the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of an economic summit in Saint Petersburg.
- Putin thanked Al-Nahyan for the role the UAE has played in prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine and Russia and the United States.
Gas, infra deals inked as Qatar emir holds Baghdad talks with Iraq PM
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was welcomed by Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani at the airport, images broadcast on Iraqi...
- The two sides signed agreements on oil and gas supply to Iraq, the establishment of a joint oil company and the construction of a refinery
- Iraq's National Investment Authority also signed agreements with the Qatari firms working in the property and construction sectors
Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month
Since April 15, the regular army headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been locked in fighting with paramilitary Rapid Support...
- In long-troubled West Darfur state, the violence killed Governor Khamis Abdullah Abakar, hours after he made remarks critical of the paramilitaries in a telephone interview
- Miller said up to 1,100 civilians have been killed in West Darfur's capital, El Geneina, alone, while the @UN is reporting more than 273,000 have been displaced from the region
Xi Jinping meets with ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in Beijing
Gates -- one of the world's richest men -- is the latest in a string of Western business leaders to...
- The visit is Gates' first to China in four years, and included a rare sit-down between the Chinese head of state and a foreign business leader
- A state media readout also quoted Gates as praising China's efforts in "tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, setting a good example for the world"
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Israeli strikes hit Yemen as Netanyahu fires warning
Israeli air strikes pummeled Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, with Huthi rebel media reporting six...
Syrian war monitor says 17 dead in clashes in Tartus province
17 people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces sought to arrest an officer under deposed...
Ceasefire talks falter as Hamas, Israel clash over conditions, Gaza sees more destruction and deaths
Hamas accuses Israel of stalling the truce with new demands on troop withdrawal and prisoner release, while Netanyahu’s office counters,...
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Israeli army says intercepted missile from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory
Jerusalem, Undefined - The Israeli army said Wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the country from Yemen. Air raid...
- Air raid sirens sounded over a wide swathe of central Israel as a precaution against falling debris, but the army said it shot down the projectile before it entered Israeli territo
- Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles against Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians since the war in Gaza began more than a year ago
Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband
Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and...
- Absent from the meeting were representatives of the US-backed, Kurdish-led forces
- Turkey has "real economic leverage" thanks to a 900-kilometer border with Syria
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Netanyahu tells Israel parliament ‘some progress’ on Gaza hostage deal, defence minister admits to killing Haniyeh
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal last week, Netanyahu said, however, said he was not going to agree...
- In recent days, indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the US took place in Doha, rekindling hope of an agreement that has proven elusive
- Negotiations have faced multiple challenges since a one-week truce in November 2023, with the primary point of contention being the establishment of a lasting ceasefire