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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Trump sues NYT for $15 billion in latest attack on media
Washington, United States -- Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times on Monday, adding...
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Fight global warming without harming economic growth: COP28 chief
The UAE is pushing the merits of carbon capture -- removing carbon dioxide as fuel is burned, or from the...
- Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE's special envoy for climate change and CEO of oil giant ADNOC, said the energy transition needed to make the planet "wealthier and healthier".
- The UAE, one of the world's biggest oil producers, argues that crude remains indispensable to the global economy and is needed to finance the energy transition.
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Blinken in Tel Aviv to urge calm as violence escalates
Washington's top diplomat arrived in Israel on the second leg of his Middle East tour, after meeting Egyptian President Abdel...
- Israel is reeling from an attack Friday that killed seven civilians in annexed east Jerusalem, a day after Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
- In the latest bloodshed, Israeli troops Monday killed a Palestinian driver in the West Bank, officials on both sides said.
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‘Israeli troops kill Palestinian driver as car speeds off’
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian driver in West Bank, officials on both sides said, with the army saying the car...
- The Israeli army said that soldiers had "identified a suspicious vehicle" and "asked the driver to stop the vehicle in order to inspect it.
- The army said that the driver was taken from the car by Palestinian medics and "was later declared dead".
Tunisia opposition calls for unity after tepid election turnout
Following a similar turnout in December's first-round vote, Sunday's poor participation was another blow to Saied, who has stripped the...
- Electoral board chief said 887,638 out of more than 7.8 million registered voters had taken part in the Sunday's poll, which followed December's widely boycotted first round
- The National Salvation Front said the low turnout exposed "the total failure" of Saied's project, and said it would not recognize the new parliament
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Israel to penalize attacker’s family as violence rages
Israeli government announced that the home of a 13-year-old boy who shot two Israelis would be sealed off even though...
- Israeli government is planning to rescind the rights to social security benefits of attackers' relatives and has also considered easing access to guns for Israeli civilians
- Emmanuel Macron urged all parties to avoid feeding a "spiral of violence" during a telephone call on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister
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Lebanon’s offshore exploration agreement supports the country’s economic development, says Qatar’s minister
"This very important commitment gives us the opportunity to support Lebanon’s economic development, at this critical juncture. And I want...
- Qatar had entered a consortium to explore for offshore gas in waters near Israel, following a historic border deal last year between the two rivals
- The agreement green-lights Lebanon's exploration of its southern Qana, or Sidon, reservoir following the signing of the landmark accord last October
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Air strikes hit convoy crossing into eastern Syria from Iraq
A convoy of trucks driving into eastern Syria from Iraq on Sunday was hit by air strikes, destroying all the...
- Iran provides military support to its ally Damascus in Syria's civil war, including through armed factions
- In the past a US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria has carried out strikes on pro-Iran fighters in Syria.
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Pope condemns surge in Middle East violence, urges peace
Francis, 86, cited 10 Palestinians, including a woman, killed in an Israeli army raid on a refugee camp in the...
- "The death spiral that increases day by day only closes the few glimmers of trust that exist between the two peoples," said the pope
- "Since the beginning of the year, dozens of Palestinians have been killed in clashes with the Israeli army," said the pope
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Blinken seeks to lower tension during Middle East trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt at the start of a Middle East trip on which he...
- The United States, with its close relationship to Israel, has historically taken a lead on Middle East diplomacy.
- Blinken will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas
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GCC Standardization Organization announces Training Plan for 2023
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Standardization Organization (GSO) has announced its training plan for 2023 in...
- The 2023 training plan aims at contributing to developing cadres in the national standardization agencies in the member states.
- He said that the GSO will organize 15 training programs and workshops in a number of the cities in the GCC.
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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Hamas says pulling out of Gaza truce talks, as Israel keeps up strikes
A Hamas official said Sunday that the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, as Israeli bombardments hit a...
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Biden tells Americans to ‘cool it down’ after Trump assassination bid
As the country reeled from images of a bloodied Trump waving his fist after the gunman opened fire at a...
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US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt...
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Israel defense minister says “60 percent” of Hamas dead or wounded
Israel has launched major new offensives in Gaza City, even as it also embarks on contacts with international mediators on...
- Gallant reaffirmed that Israel was "determined" to meet its war goals of eradicating Hamas
- "We have eliminated or wounded 60 percent of the Hamas terrorists", he said
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What we know about the rocky ‘roadmap’ to an elusive Gaza ceasefire
Jerusalem, Undefined - Qatari and Egyptian mediators are cajoling Israel and Hamas towards negotiations on a plan to end their war,...
- US President Joe Biden first outlined in late May what he called an Israeli initiative for a truce and hostage release deal
- Since the October 7 Hamas attacks, much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble and its 2.4 million people are surviving on sporadic aid deliveries
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Heavy battles in Gaza City on eve of new truce talks
Hamas has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately stepping up battles in Gaza City and far-southern Rafah to...
- Troops, tanks and aircraft were fighting in Gaza on the eve of new truce talks
- Israeli forces on Monday intensified fighting and bombardment across the city