Under Rubio, US has revoked visas of 6,000 students deemed to counter US interests
Rubio, to the delight of President Donald Trump's right-wing base, has proudly moved against students using an obscure law that...
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Iranians struggle with GPS disruption after Israel war
Tehran, Iran - The streets of Tehran have become a confusing maze for driver Farshad Fooladi amid widespread GPS disruption,...
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Blinken to arrive in Qatar for strategic dialogue, World Cup
Washington, US— US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is going to arrive in Doha on Monday to support Team USA...
- Blinken will be in Qatar between 21 and 22 November, where he is scheduled to meet senior Qatari officials
- The Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue, which will be held on Tuesday, is expected to address security cooperation, trade and investment, humanitarian assistance and human rights
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Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq, second attack in week
Carrying out a second attack in a week, Iran has launched a fresh wave of strikes against Kurdish opposition groups...
- The counter-terrorism department of Iraqi Kurdistan said that Iran's "Revolutionary Guard Corps have again bombarded Iranian Kurdish parties"
- The Iraqi state news agency INA early Monday also reported on the attacks, referring to "Iranian missile and drone strikes" against "three Iranian opposition parties"
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Abu Dhabi launches smart manufacturing index
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has launched the 'Abu Dhabi Smart Manufacturing Index',...
- The Index empowers manufacturers with the necessary knowledge and training to initiate an Industry 4.0 transformation journey.
- It breaks down sophisticated concepts into six building blocks to provide a clear and easy-to-follow roadmap.
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Bahrain picks record eight women lawmakers in Parliament
Two major opposition groups, the Shiite Al-Wefaq and the secular Waad, were prevented from presenting candidates. These parties were dissolved...
- The Bahrain News Agency published the list of 34 candidates who won seats in the second round of parliamentary elections on Saturday.
- More than 330 candidates, including a record 73 women, ran for a seat on the council of representatives -- the lower house of parliament.
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Ukraine, Russia trade blame over nuclear plant shelling
Kyiv and Moscow traded accusations of shelling on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that Russia controls in...
- The Russian army said missiles exploded around a power line that feeds the plant, the fourth and fifth power units and "special building number 2".
- Renat Karchaa, an advisor to the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom, told state-run agency TASS that the "special building" contained nuclear fuel.
Science
Swiss regret COP27 going soft on top polluters
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Switzerland regretted Sunday that the COP27 climate summit outcome does not impose obligations on the highest greenhouse...
- There was disappointment in some quarters over COP27's stand on cutting emissions.
- There were concerns that no resolutions were passed on phasing out coal and reducing subsidies for oil and gas
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First Israel-Qatar direct commercial flight takes off for World Cup
When FIFA announced the deal for direct Israel-Qatar flights on November 10, it claimed that "Palestinian ticket holders and media"...
- But it was not immediately clear to what extent Palestinian residents of the Israeli-occupied West Bank or blockaded Gaza Strip would have access to the charter.
- Israeli foreign ministry official Lior Haiat, at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, told AFP that "history has been made," with the "first direct flight from Tel Aviv to Doha."
Protest-hit Kurdish town fears a major Iranian crackdown
Activists on Sunday expressed alarm that Iran was implementing a major crackdown in a Kurdish-populated town that has seen intense...
- Iran's clerical leadership has been shaken by more than two months of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini
- The Norway-based Hengaw rights group said "armed troops" had been despatched to Mahabad from Urmia, the main city of West Azerbaijan province
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‘Historic’ but ‘not enough’: UN COP27 climate summit reactions
The summit drew praise for the "loss and damage" fund to help vulnerable countries cope with the destructive impacts of...
- It is more than frustrating to see overdue steps on mitigation being stonewalled by a number of large emitters and oil producers, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
- "This COP has taken an important step towards justice. I welcome the decision to establish a loss and damage fund," said UN chief Antonio Guterres.
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Children in war-scarred Idlib kick off their own World Cup
Idlib, Syria— More than 300 children in rebel-held northwest Syria kicked off their own football World Cup on Saturday, with organizers...
- Ibrahim Sarmini of the NGO Violet, which organized the tournament, said children aged 10 to 14 have been training for months to take part in the "camps World Cup"
- The Idlib region is home to about three million people, around half of them displaced
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Israeli attack kills several aid workers in Gaza
According to the health ministry in Gaza, the bodies of four foreign aid workers and their Palestinian driver were brought...
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Hizbollah vows revenge for Israeli missile strike in Syria
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbollah group warned Tuesday that Israel will pay for killing high-level Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in a strike...
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Blinken in Paris for talks on Ukraine and Gaza
After Paris, Blinken will head to Brussels for NATO foreign ministers' talks ahead of the alliance's 75th anniversary summit in...
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Israeli troops leave behind trail of destruction at Gaza hospital
Palestinian Territories - Israeli forces on Monday pulled out of Gaza's largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week military operation,...
- The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said that "the scale of the destruction inside the complex and the buildings around it is very large".
- Israel said it had battled Palestinian fighters hiding inside Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, killed at least 200 enemy fighters
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New shipping service in Saudi Arabia launched
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced the addition of the new shipping service 'NRS' by...
- The NRS shipping service will link Jeddah Islamic Port to Yanbu Commercial Port, Neom Port, Aqaba Port in Jordan, and Sokhna Port in Egypt.
- This will further establish the Kingdom's position as a global logistics hub that bridges three continents,
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Sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrested by Israeli police
Jerusalem, Undefined - Israeli police said Monday they had arrested the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh "as part of a...
- Police told AFP that Sabah Abdel Salam Haniyeh, who is an Israeli citizen, was taken into custody in the town of Tel Sheva
- A police spokesman, who confirmed it was Haniyeh's sister, said she is suspected of having contact with Hamas operatives