Israel says will not allow Gaza-bound aid flotilla to break its blockade
The Global Sumud Flotilla, also carrying prominent pro-Palestinian advocates including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, set sail for Gaza earlier...
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India again refuse handshake with Pakistan in Asia Cup
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- India skipper Suryakumar Yadav again refused to shake hands with Pakistan's Salman Agha as he...
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Jordan, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain announce joint industrial projects totaling $2bn
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain announced the signing of 12 agreements and partnerships worth over US$2 billion...
- The projects are expected to generate 13,000 direct and indirect job opportunities and add US$1.6 billion to the GDPs of the four countries.
- Jordan Minister Yousef Shamali opened the meetings by praising the partnership as a model of a coordinated Arab effort.
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Nations closer to global guidelines on disease outbreaks, says WHO
NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft...
- A total of 307 amendments to the WHO International Health Regulations came in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Governments had focused on making their countries, and the international community, better prepared for future emergencies.
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Trade restarts as key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan reopens
The crossing was closed last Sunday by Afghan authorities, who objected to what they said were new documentation rules restricting...
- Torkham border crossing was reopened at 6 am on Saturday, Afghan customs official Muslim Khaksar said at the site in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province
- On Saturday, people attending to patients were allowed to enter Pakistan after showing their Afghan identity cards, the Pakistani customs official said
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Palestinian home to be razed showing Israeli punishment policy
The entrances to the home of Fatima Alqam, her husband Moussa and four children were sealed within days after her...
- Khayri Alqam shared the name of his grandfather, who was killed in 1998, allegedly by an Israeli extremist.
- Last month the cabinet announced that the family home of a 13-year-old boy who shot and wounded two Israelis in the Silwan neighbourhood of east Jerusalem would also be sealed.
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Iran still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump: general
Three years after former US president Donald Trump ordered the killing of top Guards' commander Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian genera...
- Donald Trump had ordered the strike in response to a number of attacks on US interests in Iraq that his administration blamed on Iran
- Iran retaliated by firing missiles at a US airbase in Iraq that housed US troops, but none were killed
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Tunisia climate of fear pushes sub-Saharan migrants to the exit
A steady flow of taxis has rolled up outside the Ivorian embassy in Tunis in recent days, depositing dozens of...
- On Saturday, hundreds of protesters marched down Avenue Habib Bourguiba in central Tunis, against the controversial remarks that Tunisian President made
- Authorities began a wave of arrests targeting migrants two weeks ago and have so far detained around 400 people, rights groups say
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Poor and war-weary Yemenis cut trees for fuel, cash
A more than eight-year-long war between Saudi-backed government forces and pro-Iran Houthi rebels has devastated Yemen, the poorest country on...
- Fuel costs in government-held parts of Yemen peaked early last year in the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- Environmental expert Anwar al-Shazli said more than six million trees had been felled since the start of Yemen's war
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In new mass rally Israelis protest against judicial reforms
Israeli media reported the crowds were again in the tens of thousands, after lawmakers this week took a step towards...
- Netanyahu has presented the judicial reforms as key to restoring balance between the branches of government, arguing judges currently have too much power over elected officials
- Another element of the reforms would give the 120-member parliament the power to overrule Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority of 61 votes
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Tunisians rally to denounce President Saied for ‘racists’ remarks
Accusing him of racist comments and hate speech against sub-Saharan migrants, hundreds of people protested in the Tunisian capital on...
- The protestors demanded that the president apologise to sub-Saharan migrants
- According to an advocacy group, more than 21,000 sub-Saharan Africans live in Tunisia, including those with student visas and other legal residency
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Jordan to host Palestine-Israel meeting as tension escalates
Jordan will host a "political-security" meeting between Israel and the Palestinians to try and restore calm to the occupied Palestinian...
- The talks will come after 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 80 wounded in a gun battle on Wednesday
- The talks aim to reach "security and economic measures to ease the hardships of the Palestinian people," the official added.
Israel says will not allow Gaza-bound aid flotilla to break its blockade
The Global Sumud Flotilla, also carrying prominent pro-Palestinian advocates including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, set sail for Gaza earlier...
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India’s Modi urges peace ahead of historic Ukraine visit
"It is India's strong belief that no problem can be resolved on a battlefield," Modi said in Poland, a staunch...
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Israel kills top Palestinian militant as Gaza truce talks stumble
The Israeli military killed a senior Palestinian militant in Lebanon on Wednesday, leading to accusations from the Fatah movement that...
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Iran probe finds Raisi helicopter crash caused by weather: media
Iran's army in May similarly said it had found no evidence of criminal activity in the crash that also killed...
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US says Iran responsible for Trump campaign hack
The statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the...
- Trump's campaign said on August 10 that it had been hacked, blaming "foreign sources" for distributing internal communications and a dossier on running mate J.D. Vance
- Trump's campaign implied Iran was behind the move as news outlet Politico reported it had received emails with campaign material from a source who refused to identify themselves
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Blinken says Israel backs US proposal in ‘last’ chance for Gaza truce
Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since Hamas's October 7 attack triggered the war with Israel, said...
- Ahead of those talks, Hamas called on mediators to implement a framework outlined in late May by US President Joe Biden, rather than hold more negotiations
- The movement on Sunday said the bridging proposal "responds to Netanyahu's conditions" and leaves him "fully responsible for thwarting the efforts of the mediators."
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Blinken in Israel as under-pressure Netanyahu blames ‘obstinate’ Hamas
Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began when Hamas attacked Israel in October, the...
- Ahead of Blinken's visit, the foreign ministers of Britain and France were on Friday also in Israel to stress the urgency of a Gaza deal
- Ahead of the truce talks in Doha last Thursday and Friday, Hamas called on mediators to implement the Biden framework rather than holding more negotiations