Russia cautious on Armenia-Azerbaijan deal, Iran reject border corridor
Russia cautiously welcomed a US-brokered draft deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday, but Moscow's regional ally Iran rejected the...
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Netanyahu’s Gaza plan: Hamas accuses Israel PM of sacrificing hostages for personal interest
"Netanyahu's plans to escalate the aggression confirm beyond any doubt his desire to get rid of the captives and sacrifice...
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Global Islamic Refugee Fund launched, seeks to raise $400m
The funds are scheduled to be deposited in a trust account to finance programs as per the needs of refugees...
- The fund consists of an endowment account and a non-endowment account, to receive and invest donations per the principles of Islamic finance.
- Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development contributed $50 million to endowment account, and UNHCR contributed $50 million to non-endowment account.
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Jordan PM meets Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese agriculture ministers
Jordan Prime Minister Dr. Bisher Khasawneh has a joint meeting with the agriculture ministers of Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
- The Jordan PM stressed the importance of the four countries' cooperation to enhance sustainable food security.
- The PM said COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine war have affected basic commodities supply chains.
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UAE delegation attend meetings on sidelines of UNGA session
The UAE delegation attended the sixth day of high-level meetings on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United...
- The meetings included a ministerial-level interaction with the Non-Aligned Movement.
- It also included meeting with the African Union.
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Freed Moroccan prisoner of war speaks of Ukraine struggle
A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw...
- Saadoun was freed on Wednesday, one of 10 foreign prisoners of war - including five British and two American citizens.
- He transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of the exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.
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UAE to provide Germany gas, diesel under ‘energy security’ deal
As part of the deal, the UAE will provide "an LNG cargo for delivery in late 2022, to be used...
- The fact that we are dependent on one supplier and also dependent on its decisions will certainly not happen to us again, Scholz said.
- In Qatar, the last stop on his two-day Gulf tour, the chancellor said the emirate's rights record is improving.
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Foreign mothers struggle in KSA for custody of children
Out of 150,000 marriages registered in 2020 in Saudi Arabia, some 4,500 were unions involving a Saudi and a foreigner,...
- This month Ms Morris received a summons from Saudi prosecutors indicating she was under investigation for "disturbing public order"
- US embassy in Riyadh said it was following Morris's case "very closely" and was "in regular contact with Ms Morris and in touch with the Saudi government"
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German bakeries struggle to survive as costs spiral
Germany's center-left government has announced relief measures worth almost 100 billion euros to tackle inflation, but small businesses have so...
- The war has sent energy prices spiraling across Europe, but especially in Germany, which was previously heavily dependent on Russian gas
- Many bakeries in Germany have already gone under as a result of recent cost increases, with others staging protests to demand urgent help from the government
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Lebanon migrant ship death toll rises to 94
The toll has repeatedly ratcheted higher since the first bodies were found on Thursday. The United Nations High Commissioner for...
- At least 14 survivors were recovering in hospitals in Syria, while six others were discharged
- Since 2020, Lebanon has seen a spike in the number of migrants using its shores to attempt the perilous crossing in jam-packed boats to reach Europe
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Reformers call for an end to Iran’s mandatory dress code
Calling for an end to the mandatory Islamic dress code for women in force since 1983, the Union of Islamic...
- Under the law adopted in 1983, all women, regardless of faith or nationality, must conceal their hair with a headscarf in public
- According to official figures at least 35 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the protests that erupted after Amini's death
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UAE, Russia review bilateral relations, strategic ties
The UAE foreign minister noted both the countries support each other to achieve sustainable economic growth and enhance the prosperity...
- Sheikh Abdullah discussed Ukraine crisis with Lavrov and promised full support to efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the conflict.
- The two also discussed issues of common concern including energy and food markets and the importance of their stability to the global economy.
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Russia cautious on Armenia-Azerbaijan deal, Iran reject border corridor
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Israel is starving Gaza residents, says NGO
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Passports officers to ease travel for Ramadan at Dammam airport and causeway
DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA – With the increase in passenger traffic during Ramadan, the General Directorate of Passports is ramping up...
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WHO calls on Israel to halt planned assault on Rafah
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the military's "plans for action in Rafah", according to a statement Friday, which gave...
Afghanistan bus-oil tanker collision kills 21, injures 38
Kabul, Afghanistan--Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province when a bus collided with an...
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Ground operations in Ukraine possible at some point, says Macron
Last month French president refused to rule out putting troops on the ground in Ukraine, which prompted a stern response...
- French President Emmanuel Macron met his German and Polish counterparts in Berlin on Friday
- Macron said the three countries were "united" in their aim to "never let Russia win"
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Israel cabinet to meet on Sunday on Doha truce talks
Jerusalem--Israel's security cabinet is set to meet Sunday to discuss the "mandate" of a delegation due to travel to Doha...
- A statement said the security cabinet will meet Sunday to "decide on the mandate of the delegation in charge of the negotiations before its departure for Doha
- Israel's prime minister faces domestic political pressure to secure the release of hostages seized in Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel
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Israeli attack on Ramadan Friday kills 36 relatives in Gaza
Israel's military campaign against Gaza has killed at least 31,553 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's...
- An Israeli air strike hit the building where the Tabatibi family were staying
- The Israeli military said it targeted two so-called "terror operatives" in Nuseirat