Syria announces plan with Jordan, US to restore calm in Druze-majority Sweida
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Tuesday a plan backed by Jordan and the United States to restore calm...
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UN rights expert says complicity with Gaza ‘genocide’ ‘shame of our time’
Albanese added that "this genocide has something different, is openly incited, cynically denied and relentlessly supported, armed and weaponized, while...
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Top Palestinian fighter among 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
According to the health ministry of the Hamas-ruled Gaza, 12 people were killed, including women and children. Among the deceased...
- The Israeli attack on Gaza comes less than a week after Islamic Jihad declared an Egypt-brokered truce, in the wake of a fresh surge in violence
- Cross-border fire between Israel and Gaza fighters raged in the wake of the death in Israeli detention of Khader Adnan, who was on hunger strike for 87 days
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EU cancels Europe Day reception in Tel Aviv over Ben-Gvir participation
the EU delegation to Israel said it would still celebrate Europe Day on Tuesday but regretted that "this year we...
- Ben-Gvir, who has a history of inflammatory remarks about Palestinians, was charged more than 50 times in his youth with incitement to violence or hate speech.
- Israeli government officials confirmed on Monday that Ben-Gvir "was designated (by the government) to attend the EU event".
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TRENDS poll: Saudi-Iranian thaw raises stability hopes
A majority of the people who voted in a TRENDS poll see the China-brokered deal between the two countries as...
- Fifty-nine percent of the voters said the agreement would improve the situation, while 24 percent voted 'no'. The rest are not sure if the deal will be positive for the region.
- The majority of the voters were in the 20-29 age group (41.3 percent), followed by 30-39 years (37.3 percent), 40-49 years (13.5 percent) and the rest were 50 and above.
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ADFD finances US$30m sustainable water project in Mauritania
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed an agreement with the government of Mauritania to...
- The total value of the project, financed by several Arab and international financing institutions, is US$320 million.
- The main objective of the project is to provide potable water to around 92 cities and villages in Mauritania.
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Iran seeks end to repeated delays for restoring nuclear deal
In March, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi visited Tehran after his agency's inspectors in the country found...
- In 2018, US had pulled back from a 2015 nuclear deal that gave relief to Iran from sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear program.
- An agreement "is possible both in term of the technical and political aspects", Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said.
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UAE Federal Treasury Sukuk Program appoints ADIB as primary dealer
ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading Islamic financial institution, has been appointed as a primary...
- This new program has been launched by the federal government of the UAE, through the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
- The program aims to issue Sukuk through Shariah-compliant structures as approved by the Higher Shari’ah Authority.
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Air strike kills drug trafficker in Syria, says war monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON - An air strike killed a major drug smuggler and his family in southern Syria on Monday, a war...
- Jordan's army had said last year that drug trafficking from Syria into Jordan had become "organized".
- Jordan has previously launched strikes targeting drug smugglers in Syria, some dating back to 2014.
China pivot to Central Asia: Xi to host first summit with regional countries
The summit in the city of Xi'an is the first of its kind, according to Chinese state media, and will...
- Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to attend the China-Central Asia Summit from May 18 to 19, said China's foreign ministry
- The summit in the city of Xi'an is the first of its kind, according to Chinese state media, and will focus on strengthening economic and diplomatic ties with Beijing
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Saudi crown prince holds talks with US, UAE, Indian NSAs on regional connectivity, link to South Asia
The participants are reported to have discussed the broad contours of the massive joint project to build railway, maritime and...
- The participants discussed the broad contours of the massive joint project to build railway, maritime and road connectivity in the larger region
- They also deliberated ways to strengthen relations and ties between their countries in order to enhance growth and stability in the region
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Russia promises enough ammo to stay in Bakhmut: Wagner
Russian troops have battled since last summer to capture Bakhmut, the political importance of which has come to surpass any...
- Rivalries between Yevgeny Prigozhin and the conventional army had boiled over during the battle for the now-devastated flashpoint, where Wagner is leading the assault
- Wagner's chief has threatened to pull out of Bakhmut on May 10, blaming Defence Minister for tens of thousands of Russian casualties in a series of blistering videos
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Syria announces plan with Jordan, US to restore calm in Druze-majority Sweida
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Updates: Israeli attack kills 33 people in Gaza refugee camp as Hamas mourns Sinwar
As Israel continues to pound Gaza, Lebanon, and West Bank, Turkey's Erdogan conveys his condolences to Hamas officials over Sinwar's...
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza as Iran issues fresh warning over Israeli retaliation
Israel and the US government officials express "relief" at the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He became the militant...
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Hezbollah claimed it destroyed an Israeli tank using a guided missile, while Israel reported killing Hezbollah leader Jalal Mustafa Hariri...
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Netanyahu assures Biden, Iran counterstrike will only target military sites as war spreads to Lebanon and Gaza
US officials, citing Netanyahu’s pledge, reported relief in Washington as Israel’s counterstrike on Iran will not target oil or nuclear...
- Israel has vowed to counterattack after Iran fired ballistic missiles at the country on October 1, launched in response to Israel's killing of Tehran-aligned leaders in the region
- Biden has warned Israel against striking Iran's nuclear or oil facilities in order to avoid a further expansion of regional war and amid worries of a spike in global energy prices
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Israel strikes Lebanon after Netanyahu vows no mercy for Hezbollah
srael's military launched strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, as Hezbollah fought Israeli soldiers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no...
- Statement comes a day after a drone attack by Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers
- The Unifil peacekeepers will stay in their positions despite suffering injuries
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Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base, US sending more air-defences
Hezbollah announced late Sunday that it launched a "squadron of attack drones" at the Binyamina camp, 30 kilometers south of...
- The attack on a military training camp in Binyamina, near Haifa, is the deadliest such assault on an Israeli base since September 23, when Israel increased its attacks on Hezbollah
- Authorities in Gaza, meanwhile, said the death toll from an Israeli strike Sunday on a school being used as a shelter for displaced people had risen to 15, including whole families