The GCC must deploy its ‘strategic advantages’ to lead the transition
The models that once governed aid, CSR, employment, and economic engagement are shifting, and the GCC has an opportunity to...
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Trump says ‘time running out’ as Iran threatens response to any attack “like never before”
In his latest post on Truth Social, Trump did not mention the protests but said Iran needed to negotiate a...
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Gaza war deepens Israel’s divides, sets friends, families against one another
Hostage families and peace activists want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to secure a ceasefire with Hamas and free the...
- Hostage families and peace activists want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to secure a ceasefire with Hamas and free the remaining captives
- Right-wing members of Netanyahu's cabinet, meanwhile, want to seize the moment to occupy and annex more Palestinian land, at the risk of sparking further international criticism
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Iran says US accountability for attacks on nuclear sites part of any future talks
Iran said Monday it would hold the United States accountable for attacks on its nuclear sites in any future negotiations,...
- The United States struck key Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, briefly joining a war launched by Israel that had derailed talks on Tehran's atomic programme.
- In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented attack targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, but also hitting residential areas over 12 days of war
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Netanyahu to brief army on Gaza war plan ahead of UN meet on hostages
His statement came after hundreds of retired Israeli security chiefs wrote to US President Donald Trump to urge him to...
- He told ministers that later in the week he would instruct the military on how "to achieve the three war objectives we have set".
- Of the 251 hostages seized during Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel, 49 are still held in the Palestinian territory, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead.
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Netanyahu seeks Red Cross help after hostage videos, Hamas says no special food privileges for captives
In response, Hamas's armed wing said it would allow the agency access to the hostages but only if "humanitarian corridors"...
- Hamas's armed wing said it would allow the agency access to the hostages but only if "humanitarian corridors" for food and aid were opened "across all areas of the Gaza Strip."
- The Al-Qassam Brigades said it did "not intentionally starve" the hostages, but they would not receive any special food privileges "amid the crime of starvation and siege" in Gaza
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Iran sets up new defence council after war with Israel, to be chaired by president
The new body - which will be chaired by the president and include top military commanders among other senior officials...
- The new body which will be chaired by the president and include top military commanders will be tasked with "reviewing defence strategy.'
- The move comes in the wake of a conflict with Israel that, according to official figures, left more than 1,000 people dead in Iran and 29 in Israel
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Israel says ground troops conducted raids in Syria in the latest border raid since Assad fall
Israel's military said Sunday ground troops had operated in southern Syria, seizing weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking,...
- A military statement said that troops had completed overnight "a mission involving on-site questioning of several suspects involved in weapons trafficking in southern Syria
- In July, Israel bombed Syrian government forces in the capital Damascus and in Sweida province to force their withdrawal from the southern region amid a wave of sectarian violence
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Tunisia’s Jaouadi pushes through pain for second world gold
Singapore, Singapore -- Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi added the 1,500m freestyle world title to his 800m crown on Sunday for a...
- Jaouadi won a thriller to grab gold in 14min 34.41sec, ahead of Germany's Sven Schwarz (14:35.69) and the American world record holder Finke (14:36.60).
- With three laps to go in the gruelling long-distance race, it was a three-way tussle between Jaouadi, Schwarz and Finke.
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Palestinians across major West Bank cities protest Gaza war
One of the largest marches took place in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority located just north of Jerusalem,...
- Many protesters carried photos of Palestinians killed or imprisoned by Israel, as well as photos depicting the hunger crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip.
- Protests were held Sunday in other major Palestinian cities such as Nablus in the north and Hebron in the south, with many government employees receiving a day off.
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Filmmakers try to cash in on India-Pakistan battle
Mumbai, India -- Indian filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned...
- The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged artillery, drone and air strikes in May, after India blamed Pakistan for an armed attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
- The fighting came to an end when US President Donald Trump announced a surprise ceasefire.
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Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years
Moscow, Russia -- A volcano erupted for the first time in 450 years in Russia's eastern Kamchatka region, the nation's...
- Pictures released by Russian state media show a towering plume of ash spewing from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550.
- The plume is estimated to have reached an altitude of 6,000 metres (19,700 feet), Kamchatka's Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a post on Telegram.
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Macron warns any planned West Bank annexation a ‘red line,’ to provoke a European reaction
He spoke as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visited Paris one month into a fragile truce between Hamas and Israel, following...
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Demand for air con set to triple by 2050, warns UN
Geneva, Switzerland -- Global demand for air conditioning could more than triple by 2050, the United Nations warned on Tuesday,...
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Sharaa’s US visit: Syria joins alliance against Islamic State after White House talks
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Indian capital car blast kills at least eight
New Delhi, India - A car explosion in the bustling heart of the Indian capital on Monday killed at least...
- Police have not given details on the cause, but said that forensic and anti-terrorism agencies were at the site, near the landmark Red Fort
- The blast took place in the early evening as people returned from work, close to a metro station in the crowded Old Delhi quarter of the city
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The Sudanese who told the world what happened in El-Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan -- "Sixteen killed." "Seven killed." "Thirty-one killed." "People are eating cowhide to survive." "The bombs are getting...
- AFP's Sudan correspondent documented the grim siege of El-Fasher through civilians like doctors and activists who relayed vital, dangerous updates.
- These brave sources, including Dr. Ismail and Sheikh Moussa, have all been killed while documenting the ongoing war between the army and the RSF.
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UAE ‘probably’ won’t join Gaza stabilization force: senior official
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilisation force for Gaza because...
- The US-coordinated international force has been seen as likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, as well as the UAE.
- Last week, US President Donald Trump said he expected the force to be in Gaza "very soon", as a fragile ceasefire holds following two years of war.