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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Syria postpones selection of lawmakers from Druze, Kurdish-held areas
A Syrian official said Saturday that the selection process planned for a transitional parliament next month will be postponed in...
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Macron urges Lebanon to ‘get rid’ of leaders blocking reforms
"The problem with Lebanon is that we must solve people's problems and get rid of those who cannot do it,"...
- Macron has taken the lead in international efforts to bail out the Lebanese economy after a collapse in the value of the Lebanese pound plunged most of the population into poverty.
- International lenders have demanded that Lebanon adopt a programme of painful economic reforms in return for releasing billions of dollars in bailout loans.
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Ajman Chamber keen to strengthen trade, economic ties with Pakistan
Ajman, UAE--Abdullah Al Muwaiji, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), has affirmed...
- The total trade between the UAE and Pakistan reached AED19.7 billion in 2021, with a growth rate of 23 percent compared to 2020.
- The growth rate of trade volume between Ajman and Pakistan reached 30 percent during the last five years.
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Iraq tells visiting Italy PM it seeks closer economic ties
Iraq's prime minister appealed to visiting Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni for closer economic ties with his oil-rich country suffering from...
- Italian oil firm Eni has been involved in exploration and production in Iraq for over a decade.
- The United Nations says Iraq is one of five countries most exposed to some impacts of climate change.
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Lebanon identifies suspects in UN peacekeeper’s killing
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanese investigators have identified suspects in the fatal shooting of an Irish United Nations peacekeeper whose vehicle came under fire...
- The UN peacekeeper was killed and three others injured on December 14 when their UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle was attacked near the village of Al-Aqbiya in Lebanon
- The area is a stronghold of powerful Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian militant in West Bank clashes
Nablus has seen frequent clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in recent months, as the army has stepped up...
- Palestinian health ministry said Ahmed Atef Daraghmeh, 23, a footballer from the nearby town of Tulkarem, sustained bullet wounds to the back and foot
- Members of the new governing coalition announced by Netanyahu late Wednesday have called for an even tougher crackdown on Palestinians
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Minister reiterates UAE’s support for global biodiversity framework at meeting
MONTREAL, CANADA - UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the High-Level Segment...
- Almheiri urged other ministers to work together towards achieving the meeting’s objective of adopting the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
- The minister called for reversing biodiversity loss and realize the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity of a world living in harmony with nature.
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Huthi rebels tighten restrictions on Yemeni women: Activist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates--Yemeni student Abir al-Maqtari dreamt of studying abroad but amid a tightening of restrictions on women, Huthi forces...
- Yemeni society has traditionally allowed space for individual freedoms. But this is changing under the Huthi movement, which was founded with the aim of enforcing a theocracy.
- Recently the Huthis clamped down on women travelling without a "mahram" -- or male relative -- even within the country.
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UAE foreign minister meets visiting First Lady of Israel
Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the UAE's keenness to strengthen the strategic partnership with Israel and advance bilateral cooperation in various fields.
- Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the UAE's keenness to strengthen the strategic partnership with Israel and advance bilateral cooperation in various fields
- Israel and the UAE forged ties in the United States-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020, bringing over a decade of covert contacts into the open
Ukraine flags vie with Christmas decor as Zelensky visits Washington
Americans called him heroic and compared the visit to that of Britain's premier Winston Churchill, who came to Washington in...
- Pennsylvania Avenue, the grand boulevard which links the White House and Congress, was blocked off for the one-day visit of Ukraine's president
- Outside of the White House, Zelensky's first stop of the day, television cameras from around the world were there to record the visit of the wartime leader
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Tunisia labour union calls for road map to ‘save’ democracy
The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) "notes the very low level of participation in the elections, which destroys their credibility...
- Just 11.2 percent of voters cast ballots for a new parliament stripped of most its authority
- This was the lowest turnout since the 2011 revolution that toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
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Putin talks to Raisi, expresses hope for restraint in Middle East
Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, discussed the latest escalation in the Middle...
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Jordan says won’t become ‘theatre of war’ between Israel and Iran
If the Gaza war raging since October 7 has created tough challenges for Jordan, it now faces the additional threat...
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‘Bad for business’: Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Gulf states are grappling with the widening Middle East conflict as hostilities between Iran and Israel threaten their security and...
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Palestinian officials say Israeli settlers kill two in West Bank
The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has seen a surge in violence since early last year, particularly...
- The Palestinian health ministry named the victims of the attack near Nablus as Abdulrahman Maher Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammed Ashraf Bani Jame, 21
- The mayor of Aqraba, Salah Bani Jaber, told AFP "dozens of settlers attacked" the nearby hamlet of Khirbet al-Tawil late on Monday
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GCC nations express deep concern over Iran-Israel skirmishes
In light of the military escalation and developments in the Middle East region, the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation...
- In light of the military escalation and developments in the Middle East region, the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council held its 44th extraordinary meeting
- The council expressed its deep concern over the recent, dangerous developments of military escalation in the Middle East region and their negative impact
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Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli troops who had crossed border
It was the first time Hezbollah claimed such an attack in six months of near-daily cross-border clashes between the Iran-backed...
- Israel's army said four soldiers were wounded overnight in an explosion "in the area of the northern border"
- One of the soldiers was "severely injured" it said