US envoy Witkoff felt ‘betrayed’ by Israeli attack on Hamas in Qatar
Washington, United States - US envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's chief negotiator on the Middle East, has said that...
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Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after ‘great’ call, questions Ukraine’s push for Tomahawk missiles
In his latest abrupt pivot on Russia's 2022 invasion, Trump said he expected to meet Putin in Budapest within the...
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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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Ghosn sues Nissan for $1 bn over ouster: Lebanese judicial official
Ghosn, the former chairman and chief executive of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, was arrested in Japan in November 2018 on suspicion of...
- He jumped bail late the next year and made a dramatic escape from Japan hidden in an audio-equipment box, landing in Beirut, where he remains an international fugitive.
- The judge has scheduled a court session for mid-September that the defendants or their lawyers, whether Japanese or Lebanese, should attend, the judicial official said.
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Riyadh faces Rome and Busan in race to host World Expo 2030
Paris. France -- The candidature of Saudi Arabia (for Riyadh), South Korea (Busan) and Italy (Rome) for World Expo 2030...
- At the 172nd General Assembly of the BIE, Member States were presented with the findings of Enquiry Missions carried out by the BIE to assess the candidature projects for Expo2030.
- Riyadh's bid for Expo between 1 October 2030 and 31 March 2031 is under the theme “The Era of Change: Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow”.
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Saudi Arabia unveils Expo 2030 plans at BIE Assembly
The Kingdom emphasizes the Riyadh Expo's potential in enhancing global collaborations and reinforcing actions on impactful projects.
- The Gulf nation emphasized the Expo's potential in enhancing global collaborations and reinforcing actions on impactful projects
- Riyadh has already begun expanding its infrastructure in preparation for hosting the Expo, says Royal Commission of Riyadh CEO
US envoy Witkoff felt ‘betrayed’ by Israeli attack on Hamas in Qatar
Washington, United States - US envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's chief negotiator on the Middle East, has said that...
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Israel blocks humanitarian aid to Gaza as ceasefire’s first phase ends, sparking global outrage
Truce mediators Egypt and Qatar accused Israel of blatantly violating the ceasefire deal by halting the aid, a move left trucks...
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PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggle
Istanbul, Turkey - Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK...
Israel endorses plan to extend Gaza truce as first phase draws to close, Hamas wants permanent peace
The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas was set to expire over the...
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Europe backs Zelensky after White House showdown with Trump
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the "unspeakable" row "underlined that a new age of infamy has begun". Friedrich Merz,...
- Russia backed Trump, who openly berated Zelensky on Friday and accused him of having "disrespected" the United States.
- European Union chiefs Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen assured Zelensky in a joint statement that he was "never alone".
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Trump and Zelensky clash in heated Oval Office meeting over Ukraine peace deal
During a tense meeting at the White House, Trump and Zelensky argued over the war with Russia, with Trump accusing...
- Zelensky was at the White House to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia, despite the US president recently branding him a dictator
- Tempers frayed after Vice President JD Vance said that "diplomacy" was needed to end the war. Zelensky asked "what kind of diplomacy" and Vance accused him of being disrespectful
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Mediators hope for end to conflict as next phase of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo begins
Mediator Egypt say Israeli, Qatari and US delegations were already in Cairo for "intensive" talks on the next stage of...
- A hostage-Palestinian detainees swap early Thursday was the final one under the initial stage of the truce that took effect on January 19.
- Over the past several weeks, Hamas freed in stages 25 living Israeli and dual-national hostages and returned the bodies of eight others.