Colman, Ruffalo among 1,500 film workers to boycott Israeli cinemas
The signatories included British actors Aimee Lou Wood, Josh O'Connor and Tilda Swinton, American actors Ayo Edebiri and Cynthia Nixon,...
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Drone attack from Yemen injures man at Israeli airport: army, medics
A drone launched from Yemen injured a man when it fell on Ramon airport in southern Israel on Sunday, Israel's...
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UAE-Israel ties solid despite clashes in Palestine
The Israeli-UAE trade is likely to get an added boost in the next few weeks as an anticipated signing of...
- The Israeli-UAE trade is likeiy to get an added boost in next few weeks as an anticipated signing of a customs agreement will enable the FTA signed last year to go into effect
- Israel imports diamonds, electronic equipment, IT, and communications equipment from the UAE and mainly exports diamonds, electronic equipment and cosmetics
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UAE, Ukraine keen on parliamentary, economic ties
MANAMA, BAHRAIN - Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council Saqr Ghobash discussed ways to enhance cooperation with First Deputy...
- UAE, Ukraine discuss parliamentary cooperation through exchanging visits and enhancing coordination.
- The two sides deliberated on improving trade and economic ties between the two countries.
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Israeli army shoots dead three Palestinians in West Bank
Nablus, Palestinian Territories - Three Palestinian gunmen were shot dead after they fired at Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank...
- Violence intensified last year but has worsened in the West Bank since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to office in December.
- Since the start of the year, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed the lives of 81 Palestinian adults and children, including militants and civilians.
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Ready for prisoner swap with US, says Iranian foreign minister
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's top diplomat on Sunday said "everything is ready" to implement a stalled prisoner exchange deal with the...
- At least 16 Western passport holders, most of them dual nationals - which Iran does not generally recognize - are detained in the country.
- At least three US citizens are held in the country's prisons, according to Iran's judiciary and the US State Department.
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Iran serves death penalty to a Swedish-Iranian dissident over ‘terrorism’
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism" over two years since...
- Habib Chaab was convicted on charges of "corruption on earth" and for creating a rebel group.
- Before the dissident Chaab, six persons were awarded death sentence on the same charges by Iran.
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Will plant 5m trees in country, says Iraqi Prime Minister
BASRA, IRAQ - Iraq's prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the...
- Oil-rich but war-battered Iraq suffers from extreme summer heat, frequent droughts, desertification and regular dust storms.
- Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told a climate conference that more than seven million Iraqis had already been affected by climate change.
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Over 100 arrested over school poisonings in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran has announced more than 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls, charging that...
- Iran's interior ministry had announced the arrests over the suspected poison attacks in over 200 schools.
- In the wave of cases since late November, schoolgirls have suffered fainting, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms.
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Israeli strikes kill two pro-Iran fighters in Syria, says war monitor
Israeli airstrikes targeting a weapons depot in Syria killed two pro-Iran fighters and wounded three soldiers, a war monitor said....
- Since Syria's civil war erupted in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes against its northern neighbor.
- Israel has targeted government troops as well as allied Iran-backed forces and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters in Syria.
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UAE FM welcomes China-brokered Saudi-Iran pact to resume ties
Abu Dhabi, UAE--Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has made a phone call...
- Al Nahyan highlighted the importance of the agreement and its role in achieving stability in the region and meeting the aspirations of their peoples for development and prosperity
- The UAE minister applauded the role of China in bringing about the resumption of Saudi-Iranian diplomatic relations that had remained broken for about seven years
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Syria facility attempts to rehabilitate IS-scarred foreign children
More than 50 boys aged 11-17, some with parents hailing from Britain, France, Germany or the United States, live at the...
- The boys at the Orkesh rehabilitation center were transferred from Al-Hol and Roj, authorities said, as well as from the Ghwayran prison
- Kurdish authorities have repeatedly called on countries to repatriate their citizens, but foreign governments have allowed only a trickle to return home
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Colman, Ruffalo among 1,500 film workers to boycott Israeli cinemas
The signatories included British actors Aimee Lou Wood, Josh O'Connor and Tilda Swinton, American actors Ayo Edebiri and Cynthia Nixon,...
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Palestinian officials say 12 dead in Israel West Bank raids
Aqaba residents said Israeli troops arrived at dawn and surrounded the house of Amid Ghanam, leading to clashes between troops...
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US in ‘around-the-clock’ push against Mideast war
Biden called King Abdullah II of Jordan, which helped down Iranian drones and missiles in an earlier showdown in April,...
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US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed on the attack, the White House said. "They discussed...
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Jordan FM meets Iran president as Middle East tensions soar
The political head of Palestinian group Hamas was killed early on Wednesday in Tehran, where he had attended the inauguration...
- The Jordanian foreign ministry said Safadi would deliver a message from King Abdullah II to the Iranian president
- Iran has held talks with multiple Arab countries including Jordan, Egypt, Oman and Qatar among others since Haniyeh's killing
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46,223 structures destroyed, 18,478 severely damaged in Gaza: UNOSAT
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has identified 46,223 destroyed structures, 18,478 severely damaged structures, 55,954 moderately...
- The governorates of North Gaza and Rafah have experienced the highest rise in damage compared to the May 3, 2024 analysis
- The map shown in the report illustrates a satellite imagery-based comprehensive assessment of damage and destruction to structures
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Fears of Middle East war grow after Hamas leader’s killing
Israel on Saturday again traded fire with Hezbollah, carried out a deadly raid in the occupied West Bank, and struck...
- Israel ally the United States said it would move warships and fighter jets to the region, while Western governments called on their citizens to leave Lebanon
- Iran-backed groups from Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Syria have already been drawn into the nearly 10-month war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza