Qatar meets ICC head as it mulls legal action against Israel
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar has met with the president of the International Criminal Court as it seeks legal action against...
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UN investigators: Israel committing genocide in Gaza to ‘destroy the Palestinians’
This is the first time a UN-mandated investigative body has concluded the country is committing genocide and it might prompt...
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UAE takes part in G20’s first Health Working Group meeting
NEW DELHI, INDIA - The UAE participated in G20'S first health working group session held in India from January 18...
- The aim of the meeting was to discuss the priorities for the health track within G20 under the Indian presidency this year.
- It will also focus on access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medical countermeasures.
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New gun attack in east Jerusalem after synagogue mass shooting
An assailant shot and wounded two people in east Jerusalem, Israeli medics said, hours after a Palestinian gunman killed seven...
- The mass shooting unfolded as a 21-year-old resident of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem drove up to the synagogue and opened fire.
- It came a day after one of the deadliest army raids in the occupied West Bank in roughly two decades.
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DEWA’s virtual employee ‘Rammas’ responds to over 6.8mn enquiries since 2017
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s ( ) virtual employee ‘Rammas’, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI), answered over...
- DEWA CEO said the firm launched Rammas as part of its strategy to employ AI in all its operations and services.
- Rammas encourages the use of smart channels, reduces the number of visits to DEWA’s Customer Happiness Centers.
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Lebanese lawmakers sit-in inside parliament enters second week
Beirut, Lebanon--Two Lebanese lawmakers on Friday entered the second week of a sit-in inside the crisis-hit country's parliamentary chamber, vowing to...
- The country has been without a head of state since Michel Aoun's mandate expired last year, with a caretaker cabinet overseeing the responsibilities of government
- Its judicial battle adds to a crushing economic crisis that has plunged much of Lebanon's population into poverty
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Canadian Prime Minister holds talks with Jordanian king
The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering international security and stability and to continue to work together to overcome...
- The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering international security and stability and to continue to work together to overcome regional and global challenges
- Regarding Syria, the two sides stressed the importance of finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254
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Al Aqsa preacher fears takeover of mosque by Israeli government
Doha, Qatar-- The preacher of the Al Aqsa mosque Sheikh Ekrema Sabri fears takeover of the mosque by the extreme...
- Sabri did not rule out the extreme right-wing Israeli government's attempt to control the Al Aqsa mosque
- He maintained that the Palestinian cities are sitting on the crater of a volcano
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Turkish parliament speaker claims Erdogan can legally run for office again
Sentop argued there is no legal or constitutional objection to Erdogan’s candidacy, terming it an issue that does not concern...
- Sentop argued there is no legal or constitutional objection to Erdogan’s candidacy, terming it an issue that does not concern opposition parties
- The opposition parties said that Erdogan’s announcement of his candidacy for the upcoming elections constitutes a violation of the constitution.
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Europe extends sanctions against Russia for six more months
They have been routinely extended for six-month periods over the past eight years. The EU has imposed nine rounds of...
- The sanctions, originally imposed when Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, were significantly ramped up after the start of the all-out invasion in February.
- The measures have included hitting Russia's key oil exports, cutting off its banks from the SWIFT global payment system, and targeting President Vladimir Putin personally.
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Emergency phase of Covid not over as 170,000 die in two months
In terms of monitoring how the virus is evolving, surveillance and genetic sequencing has dropped sharply, making it harder to...
- WHO emergency panel's 14th meeting on the crisis comes nearly three years to the day since it first sounded the WHO's highest emergency alarm.
- Last time the committee met in October it concluded that the pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern-- the WHO's highest level of alert.
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Anger among Palestinians spreads after Israel raid that killed nine
The operation, which Israel said targeted Palestinian fighters planning an attack, killed nine people and for Palestinians recalled the bloodshed...
- Analysts have warned of more violence to come, after the deadliest year in the West Bank since the UN started tracking the death toll in the occupied territory in 2005.
- The PA announced late Thursday that it was severing security coordination with Israel for the first time since 2020.
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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...
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Erdogan says may invite Syria’s Assad to Turkey ‘at any moment’
Erdogan's comments come after tensions have mounted over the past week after a mob went on the rampage, vandalising businesses...
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‘Enough’: Israeli protesters demand Gaza truce
Large protests, also demanding elections, have taken place across Israel's commercial hub every Saturday night, with smaller ones throughout the...
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Calling for better ties with West, Iran reformist wins presidency
In the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran, Pezeshkian gave a speech thanking his supporters, saying their votes have...
- Pezeshkian received more than 16 million votes, around 54 percent, and Jalili more than 13 million, roughly 44 percent, out of about 30 million votes cast
- The death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash necessitated the election, which was not due until 2025
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Israel says negotiators to hold fresh Gaza truce talks next week
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...
- There has been no truce in the nine-month-old war in Gaza since a one-week pause in November saw 80 Israeli hostages freed in return for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons
- The United States, which has worked alongside Qatar and Egypt in trying to broker a deal, had talked up the significance of Netanyahu's decision to send a delegation to Qatar
Early returns show reformist Pezeshkian leading Iran runoff vote: interior ministry
Iran held the first round of its snap presidential election last week which was marked by a record low turnout....
- Officials have so far counted more than 11 million ballots for Pezeshkian and around 9 million for Jalili, electoral authority spokesman Mohsen Eslami was quoted by IRNA
- Only 40 percent of Iran's 61 million eligible voters cast their ballots in the first round - the lowest turnout in any presidential election since the Islamic Revolution of 1979