Iran says open to US nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs
Security chief Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran was open to nuclear talks with the United States but ruled out...
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Hamas rejects reported plan for US takeover of Gaza and relocation of its residents
Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by US President Donald Trump for the United States to take...
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank raid: Ministry
Nablus, Palestinian Territories---Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, the Palestinian health...
- The ministry said Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar, 17, was "killed by a bullet in the face fired by the occupation (Israeli) soldiers during the aggression on Nablus".
- There has been a mounting death toll from a spate of Israeli raids in West Bank towns and cities in recent months.
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World rushes to offer humanitarian aid to Turkey, Syria
The European Union has mobilized 10 search and rescue teams for Turkey after the stricken country requested EU assistance, EU foreign policy...
- US national security spokesman said his country was sending two search-and-rescue teams of 79 people each, while Pentagon and USAID were coordinating with their Turkish counterpart
- United Arab Emirates pledged humanitarian assistance worth around $13.6 million to Syria, including search and rescue teams, urgent relief supplies and emergency aid
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UAE-Oman military exercise ‘Cooperation-3″ gets underway
Abu Dhabi, UAE--A joint Oman-UAE military exercise codenamed “Cooperation-3” began in Oman on Monday. The 11-day drill, which concludes on...
- The joint military training exercise, titled, “Cooperation 3,” began in Oman, as part of the cooperation, coordination and exchange of expertise
- The exercise, which will end on 16th February, 2023, is being held under the framework of joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) action and aims to improve the military capacities
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UAE tops globally in tertiary education
For the 12th year in a row, Switzerland leads the ranks on the Global Innovation Index. South Korea was the...
- The 2022 GII says it tracks the most recent global innovation trends against the background of the pandemic, slowing productivity growth and other evolving challenges.
- It looks at whether stagnation and low productivity growth are here to stay, or whether we are about to enter a new era, where new innovation spurts.
Russia’ Foreign Minister in Iraq for energy talks
Iraq, a close ally of Iran, also has strategic relations with the United States, which still has soldiers in the...
- Lavrov landed in Baghdad late on Sunday at the head of a large delegation that includes "oil and gas companies and investors", Ahmed al-Sahhaf told AFP
- He will also meet Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, President Abdul Latif Rashid, and parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi
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Israel forces kill five Palestinians in Jericho raid: Official
Hamas confirmed its fighters were among the dead, saying in a statement the Gaza-based group was mourning members of its...
- The Israeli security official, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media, told AFP the army was holding the bodies of the Palestinian dead.
- Both Israelis and Palestinians have used the remains of people killed in clashes or attacks as bargaining chips through the conflict.
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Qatar pledges to support Afghan people in search for rights
Kabul, Afghanistan-- Qatar has renewed its pledge to Afghanistan to help the war-ravaged country in fields of education, development, politics,...
- The visiting dignitary met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani, Minister of Education Habibullah Agha
- The envoy reiterated Qatar's position supporting all segments of the Afghan people to obtain all their rights, particularly the right to education, especially for girls
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Key Iran opposition figure calls for fundamental change
TEHRAN, IRAN - One of Iran's main opposition figures, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has called for the "fundamental transformation" of a political...
- Mousavi proposed holding a free and healthy referendum on the need to change or draft a new constitution.
- An unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2009, Mousavi made allegations of large-scale fraud in favor of populist incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Iran detains journalist as protests against Mahsa Amini’s death continue
Tehran, Iran - Iranian authorities have detained a journalist at a reformist publication, local media reported Sunday, as her sister,...
- Elnaz Mohammadi, a reporter for reformist newspaper Hammihan, was detained at the Evin prosecutor's office in Tehran.
- Iran has been gripped by nationwide protests since the September 16 death in custody of Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd.
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Israel intercepts ‘small aircraft’ over Gaza: army
The army stressed it was not rocket or other fire that posed a threat to Israelis. "It was not a...
- The army stressed it was not rocket or other fire that posed a threat to Israelis
- The Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians, has been under Israeli blockade since Hamas ousted forces loyal to Abbas in 2007
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Iran says open to US nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs
Security chief Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran was open to nuclear talks with the United States but ruled out...
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US destroys drones, missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
Houthi television channel Al-Massirah meanwhile said there were air strikes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and elsewhere in the country...
Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp as war enters ninth month
In a new diplomatic push, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and key regional partners Egypt, Jordan...
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Gaza hospital says 37 dead in strike on UN school Israel says used by Hamas
"The government of Israel has said that they are going to release more information about this strike, including the names...
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Qatar PM, Egypt intelligence chief meet Hamas in Doha
Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of negotiations over details for a ceasefire in...
- The lead mediators met with the Palestinian militant group to "discuss a deal for a truce in Gaza and the exchange of hostages and prisoners."
- CIA chief Bill Burns was also expected in Qatar to continue working with mediators to reach an agreement on a cessation of hostilities, the informed source had told AFP
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Hamas says Israel wants ‘endless’ truce negotiations
Hamas had told mediators it "cannot agree to a deal that doesn't that does not secure... a permanent ceasefire and...
- The statement came as mediator Qatar said it was awaiting a "clear position" from Israel on a proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden
- Qatar, along with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of back-and-forth negotiations over details for a ceasefire
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Israeli strike in South Lebanon kills one
An Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in Lebanon killed one person and wounded another, according to the National News Agency...
- The strike targeting a motorcycle in Naqura killed one person and wounded another
- Late Monday, cross-border exchanges set off blazes in border areas of both Israel and Lebanon