Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over ‘falsified degree’
Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial Friday on charges of falsifying his university degree.
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UN Security Council to meet over drone raid in Poland blamed on Russia
The UN Security Council announced it would hold an emergency meeting Friday to discuss discuss violations of Poland's airspace, a...
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US Justice Dept launches investigation into secret US documents leak
US officials told that some documents appeared to be manipulated but many were consistent with CIA World Intelligence Review reports...
- The breach appears to include assessments and secret intelligence reports that touch not only on Ukraine and Russia but also highly sensitive analyses of US allies
- US media said, the leak would prove valuable to Moscow by showing how deep US intelligence has penetrated parts of the Russian military apparatus
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Iran police to deploy ‘smart’ technology to nab unveiled women
Tehran, Iran--Police in Iran said on Saturday they plan to use "smart" technology in public places to identify and then penalise...
- A police statement warned that action would be taken against "norm-breaking people" by using tools and smart cameras in public places
- Since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini last year , the number of women defying the compulsory dress code has increased
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Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu plan to reform judiciary
Continuing with their protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to reform the judiciary, tens of thousands of demonstrators filled...
- Tensions have surged in the region since the storming of Al-Aqsa mosque on Wednesday by Israeli forces, forcibly removing Palestinian worshippers from the mosque
- Israel has been hit by protests for many weeks now since the reform plans were announced in January by Netanyahu's government, which was formed in December
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Saudi Arabian delegation arrives in Iran to cement diplomatic ties
Saturday's visit is part of "implementing the tripartite agreement" reached on March 10 between the two regional powers, brokered by...
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited by Saudi King Salman to Riyadh, a trip planned to take place after the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
- The two countries severed ties after protesters in the Islamic republic attacked Saudi diplomatic missions following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Omani group in Yemen to discuss Saudi-Houthi peace deal
Nearly a decade of war in Yemen has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, both directly and indirectly, and triggered...
- The rapprochement between the two great regional rivals, Iran and Saudi Arabia, has fueled hopes of reduced tensions in the Middle East.
- The United Nations special envoy on Yemen, Hans Grundberg, was in the Omani capital this week for talks on "the political process".
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20 sub-Saharan migrants missing after boat sinks off Tunisia coast
They were among 37 people aboard the vessel which had left from Tunisia's coast and then "sank on Friday afternoon",...
- It was at least the sixth sinking since the beginning of March in incidents which have left around 100 people dead or missing.
- The latest case adds to the more than 14,000 migrants which Tunisia's coastguard said it has intercepted on their way to Europe between January and March.
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Schoolgirl poisonings continue in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN - Dozens of schoolgirls were poisoned Saturday in several schools across Iran, local media reported, in continuation of the...
- School going girls have been regularly targeted by poisoning since late November 2022 in Iran.
- Iran reported that till March 7, over 5000 students across 25 provinces in the country have been poisoned.
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Iraq condemns Turkey for air strikes in Kurd region
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an area near Sulaimaniyah airport in the...
- Iraqi president said Turkey continued to target Kurdistan region as it struck against Sulaimaniyah airport.
- President Abdel Latif Rashid said Turkey has "no legal justification" for attacking the Kurdish region.
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Jordanians still revere Saddam for Palestine cause, Arab nationalism
Amman, Jordan -- Twenty years after the fall of his regime, the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein remains admired and popular...
- "Tens of thousands of Jordanians graduated from Iraqi universities in various fields during Saddam's era with free scholarships," MP Khalil Attiyeh told AFP.
- "The main reason Jordanians love Saddam is that they saw him as a hero and a savior who had a mission to boost the Arab nation at all levels," Attiyeh told AFP.
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North Korea tests another underwater ‘nuclear attack drone’
In response to US and South Kroea military drills, North Korea has tested another underwater nuclear attack drone, though military...
- Blaming US-South Korea exercises for a worsening regional security situation, it claimed to have conducted the first test of the Haeil
- According to Seoul, the US and South Korea staged joint air drills involving at least one US nuclear-capable B-52H strategic bomber
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Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over ‘falsified degree’
Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial Friday on charges of falsifying his university degree.
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UN alarmed as Israeli strikes kill more than 180 people in Lebanon
Lebanon's health ministry said more than 700 were injured on Monday in the worst toll by far in nearly a...
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Israel army tells Lebanese to ‘move away’ from Hezbollah sites
The Israeli military on Monday told people in Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah targets and vowed to carry out...
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United by innovation and progress: The enduring US-UAE partnership
‘’In close partnership, we are working to advance multilateral diplomatic solutions and provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Gaza and...
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Egypt fears ‘all out’ regional war, says foreign minister
Egypt's foreign minister Sunday warned of the risk of an all-out regional war in light of intensified fighting between Israel...
- World powers on Sunday implored Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement to refrain from escalating their conflict
- "There is great concern about... the possibility of an escalation in the region leading to an all-out regional war," says Egyptian FM
UN adopts pact to tackle volatile future for mankind
UN members adopted a blueprint for the future Sunday to tackle the myriad wars, environmental threats, and technological challenges facing...
- The pact outlines 56 "actions," including commitments to multilateralism, upholding the UN Charter, and peacekeeping
- International political leaders pledged to bolster the multilateral system to "keep pace with a changing world"
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Netanyahu says Israel has ‘landed a series of blows on Hezbollah’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel has dealt serious blows to the Lebanese group Hezbollah, as rapidly...
- Remarks follow a night of intense rocket fire at northern Israel that had sent hundreds of thousands of people to bomb shelters
- Hezbollah said it had targeted Israeli military production facilities and an air base in Haifa