Japan political party to install AI leader
The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city...
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Turkey court tries case that could oust opposition leadership
Tens of thousands of people protested in Ankara ahead of a key court hearing Monday targeting Turkey's main CHP opposition...
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Lebanon population set to decline in 2023
A survey published by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia says poverty levels can reach 36 percent...
- The combined population of the 22 Arab countries in 2021 was around 407-420 million.
- Most of this population is concentrated in and around major urban areas.
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Iran arrests three female journalists, say reports
Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said, amid protests triggered by the...
- Authorities say hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed and thousands arrested.
- A media report said the three women had been transferred to Evin prison, where many of those arrested in connection with the protests are being held.
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Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni begins Algeria visit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and several ministers arrived in Algeria on Sunday, state media reported, ahead of meetings with...
- Meloni's predecessor Mario Draghi sealed a string of deals with Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in July
- Tebboune said the July deal was worth $4 billion, while an Algerian official said the country would also increase gas exports to Italy
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Erdogan announces elections for May 14 in Turkey
The Turkish leader said that they had agreed on an adjustment to the timetable with its junior right-wing coalition partner...
- The election campaign is due to start on March 10, which would give the Turkish opposition even less time to prepare
- Erdogan had on Wednesday spoken of his intention to bring the election date forward to May 14, recalling the day Turkey held its first free election in 1950
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Lawyers call off strike in Egypt to protest jailing of colleagues
The Egyptian Bar Association has called off a days-long strike held in protest against the jailing of six colleagues, according...
- The move came after an appeals court on Sunday ordered the six be released and scheduled a verdict for February 5
- The association had earlier claimed there was "a clear intention" by authorities to keep the six lawyers in detention "without real justification",
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Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16
ALEPPO, SYRIA - A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, authorities and...
- Video footage shared on state television showed dozens of rescue workers at the site.
- Much of Aleppo was destroyed during Syria's conflict that began nearly 12 years ago and left many of the remaining structures in a decrepit state.
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Netanyahu removes interior minister after Supreme Court order
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed a top minister from office Sunday following a Supreme Court ruling against...
- Leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Shas, Deri was appointed health and interior minister last month.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that Netanyahu "must remove Deri from his position" due to a tax evasion conviction.
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Arab states boycott meeting hosted by Libya’s unity government
The snub underlines Arab divisions over the Tripoli-based government, whose legitimacy is contested by a rival administration in the war-torn...
- Four members sent lower-ranking ministers or ambassadors while Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit was also absent.
- The unity government was the product of a United Nations-mediated peace process following the country's last major battle in 2020.
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Iranian women political prisoners urge end to protester executions
PARIS, FRANCE - Thirty women political prisoners in Iran, including a Franco-Iranian academic and the daughter of a former president, on...
- The signatories included Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah.
- Another is former lawmaker Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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CBUAE, Egyptian Banking Institute discuss training, cooperation
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) which is under...
- CBUAE and Egyptian Banking Institute reviewed the prospects to enhance cooperation and exchange information.
- They also discussed supporting professional capabilities-building and expertise development.
Japan political party to install AI leader
The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city...
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Israel will not allow ‘winds of defeatism’ in Hamas war: Netanyahu
After a visit to troops on Monday, he said: "I saw very considerable achievements in the fighting being carried in...
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Israel strikes southern Gaza after ordering evacuations
Other parts of the Gaza Strip were reeling from continued fighting nearly nine months into the devastating conflict. Witnesses and...
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Gaza hospital chief says tortured in Israel detention
Israel's military has accused Hamas of using hospitals in the Gaza Strip as a cover for military operations. It has...
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Hamas official says ‘nothing new’ in US Gaza proposals
Hamas insists on a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. Hamdan said the...
- A plan presented last month by President Biden, which he said was proposed by Israel, included a six-week truce accompanied by an Israeli withdrawal from densely populated areas
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will continue the war until Hamas is totally defeated and all hostages are freed
Reformist hopes for breakthrough as Iran goes to polls
Tehran, Iran - Iranians voted in a presidential election on Friday marked by a lone reformist's bid to break through against...
- The ballot in 58,000 polling stations comes against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war and discontent over the state of Iran's sanctions-hit economy
- If no candidate wins 50 percent of the vote, a second round will be held on July 5, for only the second time in Iranian electoral history after the 2005 vote went to a runoff
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Polls open in Iran for presidential election amidst vote boycott calls
Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a...
- Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls
- Khamenei: "the most qualified candidate" must be "the one who truly believes in the principles of the Islamic Revolution" of 1979