Gaza mother hopes Venice film about final moments of slain child helps end war
The mother of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, hopes that a film about...
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ‘strongly condemns’ civilian toll in Gaza
The 10-member SCO said they also strongly condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iran in June, in the statement issued...
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Iran castigates IAEA chief after centrifuge report
The Iranian criticism of Grossi comes after the International Atomic Energy Agency director-general said he plans to visit Tehran in...
- IAEA said in a report that Iran had modified an interconnection between two centrifuge clusters enriching uranium to up to 60 percent at FFEP
- Iran said an inspector had "inadvertently" reported the changes, and that Grossi had issued the report despite the matter being resolved
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US shoots down Chinese spy balloon, drawing Beijing’s ire
The Chinese craft spent several days flying over North America before it was targeted off the coast of the southeastern...
- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called the operation a "deliberate and lawful action" that came in response to China's "unacceptable violation of our sovereignty"
- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted the US action in a statement Sunday morning, saying the downing of the civilian aircraft was "serious violation of international peace"
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Former Egypt Prime Minister Sherif Ismail dies at 67
Ismail was sworn in as prime minister in 2015 before resigning in 2018 as Sisi began his second presidential term,...
- Ismail was sworn in as prime minister in 2015 before resigning in 2018 as Sisi began his second presidential term
- He oversaw a period of tough economic reforms that in late 2016 saw a steep currency devaluation
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Israelis rally for fifth week against govt reform plan
Carrying signs reading "Save Israel's democracy from Netanyahu", thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday against controversial legal...
- The protests have become a weekly fixture on Saturday evenings since Netanyahu's new government took office in late December
- The judicial reforms would allow Israel's parliament to overrule any Supreme Court decision with a simple majority of 61 lawmakers in the 120-seat body
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UAE, France, India to join hands in energy, climate change sector
The United Arab Emirates, France and India have issued a joint statement announcing the establishment of a trilateral cooperation initiative...
- The three countries affirmed that the trilateral initiative will serve to promote the design and execution of cooperation projects in various fields
- The initiative will also serve as a platform to expand cooperation between the three countries’ development agencies on sustainable projects
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Iraq is a key trade partner of Jordan, says Kingdom’s Commerce Chamber head
AMMAN, JORDAN - Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Khalil Haj Tawfiq said Iraq is an "important" trade...
- Jordanian-Iraqi economic relations have witnessed development due to the joint trade agreements and projects signed between the two countries.
- There is a need to increase joint trade exchange and overcome obstacles to entry of the two countries' products and commodities in both the countries markets.
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UN chief calls for building alliance of peace on International Day of Human Fraternity
NEW YORK, US - On the occasion of the International Day of Human Fraternity, the UN chief Saturday called for...
- The International Day of Human Fraternity celebrates values that hold our human family together, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.
- Let us all take inspiration and renew our commitment to stand together as one human family, the UN chief said.
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UAE participates in G20’s sustainable finance working group meeting for 2023
ABU DHABI, UAE - The UAE recently participated in the first Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting within the G20...
- The meeting, held at Guwahati, India, sought to discuss and agree on the group’s main points for 2023 in line with the priorities of the Indian Presidency.
- G20 members, invited countries, sustainable finance working group country members, international organization like IMF also attended the meeting.
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US, western allies slam Iran’s response to UN nuclear watchdog report
Washington, United States--The United States issued a joint statement with France, the United Kingdom and Germany on Friday criticizing Iran's "inadequate"...
- The UN nuclear watchdog issued a warning to Tehran on Wednesday after it found that changes had been made without prior notification at the Fordo Fuel Enrichment Plant
- Iran said that an IAEA inspector had accidentally flagged the changes as being undeclared, and that the matter was later resolved
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Hamas slams Sudan agreement to move ahead with Israel ties
During the three-decade rule of Islamist general Omar al-Bashir, Sudan was one of the staunchest supporters of Hamas and other...
- Hamas called on the Sudanese leadership to backtrack on this decision that contradicts the interests of the brotherly people of Sudan and would only serve the Israeli agenda
- On Thursday, during the first visit to Khartoum by an Israeli foreign minister, the two governments agreed to move forward with the normalisation process agreed in January 2021
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Gaza mother hopes Venice film about final moments of slain child helps end war
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Israeli army claims deadly strike on ‘Hamas compound’ inside UN school in Gaza
The hospital reported an electrical generator failure earlier in the night, which risked complicating the treatment of patients. Prior to...
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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...
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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...
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Trump warns jail time could be ‘breaking point’ for supporters
In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility...
- The warning will resonate in a country already concerned about the prospect of civil unrest and political harassment in the run-up to the November election
- Trump will now be running as a felon, and he has repeatedly refused to commit to accepting the result should he lose to President Joe Biden
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12 pro-regime fighters killed in Israeli strike near Syria’s Aleppo: NGO
The Syrian Ministry of Defence said in a statement that "after midnight... the Israeli enemy launched an air attack from...
- Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on its northern neighbour since the outbreak of Syria's civil war, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters
- While it rarely comments on individual strikes in Syria, Israel has repeatedly said it will not allow its arch-enemy Iran to expand its presence there
Kuwait emir names former PM as new crown prince
Kuwait entered new political turbulence in May when the 83-year-old emir, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, dissolved parliament just six weeks...