Mediator Qatar says ‘still waiting’ for Israeli response to Gaza truce proposal
Qatar and Egypt, along with the United States, have been mediating indirect ceasefire negotiations throughout the Gaza war, but despite...
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Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
According to the media watchdogs Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, around 200 journalists have been killed in...
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Iran arrests footballers at mixed-gender party, say media reports
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian authorities have arrested football players who attended a mixed party east of Tehran, local media reported Sunday,...
- Iran has been rocked by unrest since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, following her arrest for allegedly violating the dress code.
- Iranian law only permits non-Muslims to consume alcohol for religious purposes. Dancing with the opposite gender is forbidden.
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Two dead, 200 rescued in Lebanon migrant boat sinking: army
On Twitter, UNIFIL confirmed it was assisting the Lebanese Navy "in search and rescue operation at sea between Beirut &...
- Men, women and children -- mostly refugees from Syria but also about 50 Lebanese -- were on board the vessel when it got into difficulty
- Earlier, the army said a naval patrol had been dispatched to rescue the vessel packed with people attempting to "illegally leave Lebanese waters"
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IS claims deadly attack in Egypt Suez Canal city
Three Egyptian policemen were killed in the attack, the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt,...
- Three Egyptian policemen were killed in the attack, the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt
- In the past few years, attacks against Egyptian security forces have been concentrated in the Sinai, where fighters affiliated with IS operate
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Arab world welcomes UN vote on Israeli occupation
From Arab League to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), most of the Arab world has expressed support for UN's vote...
- The secretariat general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the resolutions issued by the UN general assembly
- The Hague-based ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the top UN court dealing with disputes between states
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Morocco to forbid entry to travelers from China over Covid spread
the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African country "decided to forbid access to...
- Nations, including France, Britain and Morocco's cross-strait neighbor Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China
- China said in December that it would end mandatory quarantine for people arriving in the country and that it had abandoned strict measures to contain the virus
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North Korea’s leader calls for ‘exponential increase’ in nuke arsenal
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has called for a major increase in the country's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical...
- North Korea capped its record-breaking year of launches by firing three short range ballistic missiles early Saturday, and conducting another rare late-night launch
- The end-of-year plenary meetings are typically used by the regime to unveil the country's domestic and foreign policy priorities for the year ahead
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Iran protester on death row granted retrial, says judiciary
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's top court has ordered the retrial of a third man reportedly sentenced to death over nationwide protests,...
- The Islamic republic has been rocked by protests since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
- Iranian officials say hundreds of people have been killed in the unrest, including members of the security forces, and thousands have been arrested.
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UN General Assembly refers Israeli occupation to ICJ in Hague
United Nations, US--The UN General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice to consider consequences for Israel over its...
- The General Assembly voted 87-26 with 53 abstentions on the resolution, with Western nations split but virtually unanimous support in the Islamic world
- The United States, Britain and Germany opposed the resolution, while France abstained
Three Egypt police killed in attack in Suez Canal city
Medical sources confirmed the casualty toll from the attack, for which there was no immediate claim of responsibility. In the...
- Two cars approached a checkpoint in a residential neighbourhood of the city and two armed assailants opened fire at the policemen
- The source said the attack was likely a "terrorist act", describing it as the first of its kind in nearly three years in mainland Egypt
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Hundreds protest signs of Damascus-Ankara thaw
Hundreds of Syrians in the rebel-held north protested against signs of a thaw between Ankara and Damascus after their defense...
- The demonstration comes after the Syrian, Turkish and Russian defense ministers met in Moscow.
- The meeting was just the latest sign of a thaw in relations between Damascus and Ankara - the key backer of opposition forces in war-torn Syria.
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Mediator Qatar says ‘still waiting’ for Israeli response to Gaza truce proposal
Qatar and Egypt, along with the United States, have been mediating indirect ceasefire negotiations throughout the Gaza war, but despite...
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Geopolitical unrest generates an onslaught of DDoS attacks
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. released findings from its 2H2023 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report that dissects trends and attack methodologies adversaries use...
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Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Israel's war cabinet was meeting Thursday "to discuss how to destroy the last battalions...
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Israel says forces carrying out ‘offensive action’ in south Lebanon
Israeli forces are carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday without specifying whether ground...
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Lebanon’s Hizbollah launched ‘dozens’ of rockets at Israel after civilian deaths
Hizbollah fighters fired "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at northern Israel "as part of the response to the Israeli enemy's attacks...
- The Iran-backed Hizbollah group and Israel have exchanged regular fire in the south of Lebanon since October
- Hizbollah said it launched "a combined air attack using decoy and explosive drones that targeted" two Israeli bases north of Acre
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Tunisia, Algeria, Libya hold ‘advisory’ meeting to create new regional coalition
The meeting was decided on by Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune, Libya's head of presidential council Mohamed Al-Menfi and Tunisian President...
- The coalition is aimed at furthering "security, stability and development throughout the region", Tunisian foreign minister Nabil Ammar said
- No leaders from Morocco or Mauritania were present at the meeting, set to take place every three months
Rockets fired from Iraq at US-led coalition base in Syria
Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to...
- It is the first major attack against the coalition forces in several weeks
- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians and out of anger at US support for Israel