Hamas warns hostages face fate of missing pilot if Israel assault continues
Hamas' armed wing published Saturday "farewell" photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel's assault on...
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US again vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call
The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in...
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Iran unveils an underground air force base. IRNA says
Last week, Iran claimed Israel launched a drone strike on a military plant in the central city of Isfahan.
- Last week, Iran claimed Israel launched a drone strike on a military plant in the central city of Isfahan
- Western powers accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons, something that Tehran has always denied
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US to work with partners to support Syria with aid but not Assad
Washington, United States--The United States said Tuesday it was working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but would stand...
- The US has refused normalization of relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or any direct reconstruction aid
- Stephen Allen, who is leading the response on the ground for the US Agency for International Development, said that most of the damage was in areas not under Assad's control
UN states spar over Syria chemical attack report
Damascus denies the use of chemical weapons and insists it has handed over its stockpiles under a 2013 agreement, prompted...
- The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) blamed Damascus for the strike on the rebel-held town of Douma, which killed 43 people
- The OPCW report said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that at least one Syrian air force helicopter had dropped two cylinders on the town
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Qatari, Bahraini foreign ministers discuss talks to resolve issues
Earlier in the last week of January, Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's emir spoke by telephone. in a sign that...
- Earlier in the last week of January, Bahrain's crown prince and Qatar's emir spoke by telephone. in a sign that the two Gulf countries are making effort to improve ties
- In June 2017, the four countries - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt - severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting militant groups, which it denied
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Aleppo buries its dead as rescuers look for survivors in rubble
Soldiers, rescuers and residents of Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood used pickaxes and shovels to free survivors trapped under the debris...
- The region's worst earthquake in over a century has killed more than 6,200 people, at least 1,712 of them in Syria
- Aleppo, with at least 290 fatalities, has accounted for more than a quarter of all deaths in government-held areas, Syrian state media said
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Morocco hands migrants more jail time over Melilla tragedy
Rabat, Morocco--A Moroccan appeals court has increased the prison sentences of eight migrants over a deadly attempted crossing into the...
- A court increased the sentences of three migrants to four years in prison, and three years for five others".
- The charges against them include illegal entry to Morocco, "disobedience" and "damaging public property".
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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.
Hamas warns hostages face fate of missing pilot if Israel assault continues
Hamas' armed wing published Saturday "farewell" photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel's assault on...
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Israel vows retaliation after rocket kills 12 youths in occupied Golan Heights area
Israel's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a...
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Gaza mediators, Israel spy chief to meet in Rome: Egypt media
"A four-way meeting between Egyptian officials and their American and Qatari counterparts, in the presence of Israel's intelligence chief, will...
UAE urges ‘temporary international mission’ for post-war Gaza
Washington has said repeatedly that it opposes post-war government of Gaza by either Israel or Hamas and has called for...
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Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal
Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election...
- Relations between Biden and Netanyahu are tense over Israel's conduct in the war
- Netanyahu's fiery speech to Congress sparked rowdy protests
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‘We love life’: Gaza’s war-weary footballers play on
For fans and players, Tuesday's match in the Jabalia refugee camp was a welcome distraction from the pangs of hunger...
- For the footballers, the match offered a rare escape from concerns about food and water shortages
- Jabalia was hit particularly hard in an Israeli offensive launched in May
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Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500
What began as demonstrations against politicized admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed into some of the country's worst unrest.
- At least 174 people have died, including several police officers
- A curfew was imposed and soldiers were deployed across the country