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Boeing to cut 10% of workforce

The company has projected a large third-quarter loss.

AviLease acquires 9 aircraft from Avolon

AviLease had purchased 13 aircraft from Avolon in 2023.

ADNOC L&S to pay $136.5m dividend

This is equivalent to 6.78 fils per share, the company said.

‘TAQA’ prices $1.75bn dual tranche

The 12-year senior unsecured notes are sized $850m.

Samsung says planning job cuts

The layoffs could affect about 10 percent of the workforce.

Israel defies ceasefire calls and vows to keep battling Hezbollah

"There will be no ceasefire in the north. We will continue to fight against the Hezbollah terrorist organization with all...
  • Israeli bombing of Iran-backed Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has retaliated with rocket barrages
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he had "not even responded" to the truce proposal, and that he had ordered the military to continue fighting

US offers $20 mn for info on Iranian behind Bolton assassination plot

Washington, United States- The US State Department announced a $20 million reward on Thursday for information leading to the arrest of...
  • US officials said in August 2022 that they had uncovered a plot by Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran's IRGC to kill Bolton who served as NSA to former president Trump
  • The State Department's "Rewards for Justice" program "is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction" of Poursafi, a notice said

US gives US$8.7 billion in military aid to Israel amid global push for a ceasefire

While international pressure on Israel for ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza intensifies, Netanyahu refuses to slow down military operations. Lebanese...
  • Lebanese authorities said Thursday that more than 1,500 people had been killed in almost a year of cross-border violence
  • Yemen’s Huthis: “will not hesitate to support Lebanon and Hezbollah” as cross-border fire between the Lebanese group and Israel intensifies

Ceasefire calls mount as Israeli troops on alert for Lebanon incursion

International calls for restraint mounted Wednesday after Israel's army chief told soldiers to prepare for a possible ground offensive against...
  • Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 72 people on Wednesday
  • Biden met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the UN General Assembly to discuss ceasefire efforts

Diplomacy fails Lebanon: Biden hints all-out-war while Israel plans ground invasion

Israel's army chief told troops on Wednesday to be prepared for possible entry into Lebanon as Israeli fighter jets bombarded...
  • Israel asks its troops to get ready for a possible ground offensive in Lebanon as diplomacy fails to achieve peace
  • Over 90,000 people are displaced while more than 700 killed and over 5,000 are wounded since Israel' pager attacks in Lebanon

Putin expects Türkiye’s Erdogan to attend BRICS summit in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he expected his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend a BRICS summit in...
  • Putin says he was due to meet Erdogan on October 23 - a day after the start of the BRICS summit in Russia's Kazan
  • "Our president has many times stated that we want to become a BRICS member," says Turkish main political party

HRW says Israeli strikes on Lebanon putting civilians ‘at grave risk’

United Nations "member states should take urgent action to establish an independent inquiry into violations during the current hostilities", said...
  • Israeli raids on Lebanon on Monday killed at least 558 people
  • "More than 1,000 Israeli strikes across Lebanon that have killed hundreds of people and injured thousands" this week

Biden warns at UN against ‘full-scale war’ over Lebanon

Biden also pushed again for an elusive ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, telling the global body it was time to...
  • The UN General Assembly, the high point of the diplomatic calendar, comes as Lebanese authorities say Israeli strikes killed 558 people -- 50 of them children
  • "Full-scale war not in anyone's interest. Even though the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible," Biden said in his farewell address to the global body

UN chief warns Lebanon on ‘brink’ as world leaders gather

Top United Nations officials have expressed deep concerns over the violent Lebanon-Israeli situation that has resulted in the deaths of...
  • Lebanese authorities say Israeli strikes killed 558 people - 50 of them children
  • "Lebanon is at the brink," UN Secretary-General said

Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, Lebanon's health ministry said, marking...
  • Israel said it killed a "large number" of Hezbollah militants when it hit about 1,600 sites in southern and eastern Lebanon
  • EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warned that Israel and Hezbollah were "almost in full-fledged war"

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...

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Israeli airstrikes escalate in Lebanon as UN and Macron demand urgent ceasefire and de-escalation

As Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, the UN demands peace and hostages’ release, and Macron criticizes Israel’s military actions, warning against...

Iran FM threatens ‘even stronger’ retaliation to any attack

"Our reaction to any attack by the Zionist regime is completely clear," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in the...

Trump says he thinks Israel should ‘hit’ Iran nuclear facilities

The former president, speaking at a campaign event in North Carolina, referred to a question posed to Democratic President Joe...

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Updates: Iran’s supreme leader says anti-Israel resistance will not back down

Ayatollah's rare address in Arabic follows Iran's second-ever direct attack on Israel; rallies held in Jordan and Bahrain in support...
  • Speaking days ahead of Oct 7 attack anniversary, Khamenei defended the Palestinian group's "logical and legal" actions and hailed its "fierce defense" against Israeli forces.
  • Beyond Tehran, crowds of protesters gathered in Jordan and in Bahrain, which both have ties with Israel, after Friday prayers in a show of support for Hamas and Hezbollah.

Israel’s hawkish Yoav Gallant driving war in Lebanon

Jerusalem, Undefined - Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, a former general who has shaped Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, is a...
  • The hawkish politician, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party has repeatedly stressed that Israel must take the fight to Lebanon
  • Military action was "the only way to ensure the return of communities in northern Israel to their homes", Gallant told visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein last month

Updates: President Biden says ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

Oil prices shoot up as Biden suggests that Israel might target Iranian oil facilities, while GCC Arab states, including Qatar,...
  • "First of all, we don't 'allow' Israel, we advise Israel. And there is nothing going to happen today," says Biden.
  • GCC Arab states, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE reassure Iran of neutrality in the conflict between Tehran and Israel