Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tells UN no role for Hamas in state
Abbas, who addressed UN General Assembly by video after the US took the unusual step of denying him a visa...
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Palestinians rally in West Bank to celebrate statehood recognition
Crowds of people rallied in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, waving flags and holding posters of president Mahmud Abbas...
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Grain deal not being implemented properly, says Russia
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that extending a deal that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to...
- Russia's military intervention saw Ukraine's Black Sea ports blocked by warships until a deal was reached for the export of grains.
- The UN and Turkey-brokered deal will automatically renew on March 18 unless Russia or Ukraine object.
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Tunisia President moves to dissolve elected municipal councils
The councils were seen as a key democratic gain after the 2011 revolt that sparked the Arab Spring. Saied sacked...
- The councils were the product of a 2018 election won by independent lists and the Islamist-inspired party Ennahdha
- Over 20 political figures have been arrested in the North African country in recent weeks, mainly outspoken opponents of Saied
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Violence, Israel reform protests overshadow Pentagon chief’s visit
A planned mass rally in Tel Aviv by Israeli protesters opposed to the government's controversial legal reform plans forced an...
- Three suspected Palestinian militants were killed by Israel's forces in the occupied West Bank, hours before the arrival of Pentagon chief.
- In Tel Aviv, protesters on foot blocked a major thoroughfare near the defense ministry.
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Jordan Senate, Arab Parliament speakers discuss regional issues
AMMAN, JORDAN - The Speaker of Jordan's Senate Faisal Fayez met with Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi and discussed...
- The Speaker of Jordan's Senate is heading a delegation to Cairo at the invitation of the Egyptian Senate Speaker.
- The Jordan Senate Speaker stressed the need for Arab parliaments to play a more effective role in addressing the region's challenges.
UN election plan triggers backlash in split Libya
The pushback was "predictable", said Khaled al-Montasser, a professor of international relations at the University of Tripoli, as elections would...
- Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily told the UN Security Council last month he planned to create a panel tasked with delivering presidential and legislative elections
- But his blunt criticism of the North African country's two houses of parliament for failing to agree on elections has sparked a backlash that threatens to derail Bathily's plans
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In UAE, Syria child quake victims unaware of heartbreak to come
Sham Sheikh Mohammed, who suffered severe crush injuries in a 40-hour ordeal under the rubble, has not yet been told...
- Sham's survival encapsulated the tragedy, hope and heartbreak of the 7.8-magnitude quake that levelled buildings across Turkey and parts of Syria last month
- After rescue of Sham, in Idlib province, captured global attention, the UAE dispatched a medical aircraft to fly her and Omar to Abu Dhabi from Istanbul
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Livelihoods destroyed as Lebanon fails to uphold right to electricity, says Human Rights Watch
Decades of unsustainable policies and fundamental neglect, capture of state resources by elites, alleged corruption, and vested interests cripple the...
- Lebanese people receive electricity for only one to three hours a day on average, while people who can afford it supplement that supply with private generators.
- The electricity crisis has exacerbated inequality in the country, severely limited people’s ability to realize their most basic rights and pushed them further into poverty.
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After widespread outcry, Tunisia’s president denies racism
Reacting to howls of condemnation his controversial comments have ignited, Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Wednesday denied racism. Last month,...
- The president claimed that migrants were behind most crime in the North African country
- Fearing attacks since Saied's remarks, hundreds of migrants have flown home from Tunisia
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Francafrique a thing of past: Congo president gives Macron a reality check
Dubai, UAE – French President Emmanuel Macron faced embarrassing moments during a joint press conference with the Congolese President Felix...
- During a press conference, Macron lost cool, blaming Congo for its political crisis, but Tshishekedi reminds him of a former French minister's intrusive remarks.
- Congo has criticized France for its support to Rwanda which has been accused of supporting the Congolese rebel group M23 in the eastern part.
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Iran threat, China-Russia influence prime focus of Pentagon chief’s Middle East visit
US Defense Secretary Austin also visits Baghdad to assure US support for Iraqi security, stability, and sovereignty ahead of the...
- Austin wrote on Twitter that he would meet key leaders and reaffirm the US commitment to regional stability and advancing the shared interests of our allies."
- Some areas for collaboration sought to be pursued are “integrated air and missile defense, maritime security, intelligence sharing and early warning systems”
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tells UN no role for Hamas in state
Abbas, who addressed UN General Assembly by video after the US took the unusual step of denying him a visa...
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Israel faces risks of global isolation and losing UN membership over Gaza genocide, say UN experts
Experts from the United Nations have warned that Israel might become a pariah state, and its UN membership is under...
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First Palestinian ambassador to Spain submits credentials
The head of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the traditional ceremony for newly...
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Yemeni rebel missile hits central Israel in rare attack
Jerusalem, Undefined - A missile launched by Yemen's Hamas-aligned Houthi rebels hit central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident which caused...
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US blames Iran-linked group for attack on Iraq diplomatic compound
The US embassy in Baghdad said in a statement issued on Friday that the attack was "initiated by Iran-aligned militia...
- An explosion rocked the compound located within the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport late Tuesday night
- The attack occurred amid rising regional tensions over the Gaza war and shortly ahead of a visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Iraq
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Raided West Bank city holds funerals after Israeli army withdraws
On Friday morning, hundreds of people walked through the streets of Tubas alongside the four bodies hoisted on stretchers and...
- The Israeli military said that its forces were engaged in a "counter-terrorism operation" in the area of Tubas
- The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said the military withdrew Thursday evening
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North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on Friday,...
- North Korea is believed to have several sites for enriching uranium
- The country may have produced enough fissile material to build up to 90 nuclear warheads: July report