Who recognises the State of Palestine, who doesn’t, and why does it make a difference?
Here is an overview of diplomatic recognition of the state, which was unilaterally proclaimed by the Palestinian leadership in exile...
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Dubai Integrated Economic Zones posts record $91 billion trade in 2024
Dubai, UAE – The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) recorded its highest-ever trade performance in 2024, with total trade...
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Tunisian president seeks to reassure ‘legal’ migrants
On Wednesday, Tunisian rights groups accused the president of hate speech after he said a day earlier that "hordes" of...
- Saied called on state officials to "look after our brothers from sub-Saharan Africa who are in a legal situation", according to a video published on the official presidency website
- A statement from his office, decrying "a criminal plot... to change Tunisia's demographic make-up" without citing any evidence, has sparked an outcry online
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Russia to deploy Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in 2023: Putin
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will be deployed this year following...
- The Sarmat -- dubbed Satan 2 by Western analysts -- is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.
- Putin has said the heavy Sarmat missile can hit any target on Earth and will make the Kremlin's enemies "think twice".
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G7 mulls more sanctions on Russia ahead of invasion anniversary
A senior US official said last week that the United States and its G7 allies planned to unveil "a big...
- The measures imposed have so far succeeded in practically halving Russia's oil revenues, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.
- They have "totally disorganized value chains in Russia, notably in industries as strategic as aeronautics and automobiles", he added.
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European Commission bars TikTok use by staff over data protection
The ban also means European Commission staff cannot use the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on personal devices including phones that have...
- TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has faced increasing Western scrutiny in recent months.
- Last month, the Dutch government reportedly advised public officials to steer clear of the app over similar concerns.
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Renewables investments record high in 2022, but need massive increase
A report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), said although global investment in renewable...
- The report emphasizes how lending to developing countries looking to deploy renewables must be r highlights the need for public financing to play a much stronger role.
- Achieving an energy transition in line with the 1.5°C Scenario also requires the redirection of $0.7 trillion per year from fossil fuels to energy-transition related technologies.
WHO using Syria sanctions pause to ship in health supplies
The massive 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6 has killed more than 42,000 people in Turkey and more than 3,600 in...
- The WHO said it was capitalizing on the suspending of sanctions to carry out some rapid procurement and revitalize Syria's shattered health services
- The UN health agency called on Syria's warring factions to see the earthquake as an opportunity to end the civil war for good
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Japan to expand cooperation with Jordan to achieve regional stability: envoy
The envoy made these remarks during a ceremony at the Japanese embassy in Amman while celebrating Japan's national day.
- The envoy made these remarks during a ceremony at the Japanese embassy in Amman while celebrating Japan's national day
- Speaking on the Palestinian issue, he stated that Japan started providing assistance to UNRWA in 1953, even before the country became a UN member
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Putin signals XI to visit Moscow, Washington voices concern
Russian president said that he realized China has its own domestic political agenda and that the two countries were working...
- Russian president said that he realized China has its own domestic political agenda and that the two countries were working to sort out all related issues
- China has recently come under Western and US criticism for providing military aid to Moscow, amid Beijing's denial of these accusations
11 Palestinians killed, dozens shot in Israel West Bank raid
The Israeli army said the raid targeted militant suspects "in a hideout apartment" accused of shootings in the West Bank....
- More than 80 Palestinians suffered gunshot wounds, the Palestinian ministry said, in what the Israeli army called a "counter-terrorism" operation
- The Palestinian health ministry said those killed "as a result of the occupation's aggression on Nablus" were aged between 16 and 72
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Tunisian president Saied accused of hate speech against migrants
"Hordes of illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa are still arriving, with all the violence, crime and unacceptable practices that entails,"...
- The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said Saied's discourse was "drowning in racism and hatred".
- "The president is using the migration crisis... to distract attention from economic and social problems," spokesman Romdhane Ben Amor told AFP.
Who recognises the State of Palestine, who doesn’t, and why does it make a difference?
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Putin in Azerbaijan for state visit amid Ukraine offensive on Russian soil
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Israel FM says expects allies to attack Iran if it strikes
Israeli Foreign Minister told his French and British counterparts that his country expects support "in attacking" Iran if it strikes...
- "If Iran attacks, we expect the coalition to join Israel not only in defense but also in attacking significant targets in Iran," Katz said
- On Thursday, Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
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40,000 and counting: the struggle to keep track of Gaza deaths
Palestinian Territories -- With Gaza largely in ruins after more than 10 months of war, the Hamas-run territory's health ministry...
- Gaza health officials first identify bodies by visual recognition from a relative or friend, or by recovering personal items
- The deceased's details, including name, gender, birth date and ID number, are then entered in the health ministry's digital database
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Qatar to host high-stakes Gaza ceasefire talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told several Middle Eastern counterparts in recent days that "this ceasefire deal is of...
- US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have invited Israel and Hamas for negotiations aimed at ending fighting that has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians
- Israel confirmed it would attend, though it remained unclear if Hamas, whose October 7 attack on Israel triggered the war, planned to participate