Meta says working to thwart WhatsApp scammers
San Francisco, United States -- Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in...
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Netanyahu to brief army on Gaza war plan ahead of UN meet on hostages
His statement came after hundreds of retired Israeli security chiefs wrote to US President Donald Trump to urge him to...
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West, Russia trade pressure on energy as Ukraine goes on attack
The Group of Seven major industrial democracies vowed to move urgently to set a price cap on Russian oil imports,...
- Russian gas giant Gazprom said it had halted gas deliveries to Germany for an indefinite period as there were leaks in a turbine
- Gazprom earlier said it expected a resumption on Saturday of gas shipments through Nord Stream, a pipeline that links St Petersburg to Germany
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Iran says it briefly seized two US drone vessels in Red Sea
Three days after it seized a US military drone vessel in the Gulf, the Iranian navy took control of two...
- The US Navy said that its 5th Fleet detected the Iranian ship approaching both unmanned vessels and removing them from the water
- Iran stepped up its naval presence in the Gulf of Aden after a wave of attacks by Somalia-based pirates between 2000 and 2011
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Iraq anti-govt activists demand political change after unrest
Brandishing banners and Iraqi flags, the non-partisan protesters streamed into west Baghdad's al-Nusoor square, demanding a complete political overhaul. Demonstrators shouted...
- Others carried banners and sang slogans deploring interference by neighbouring Iran, according to videos and images circulating on social media networks.
- The peaceful demonstrators were supporters of an anti-government protest movement that erupted in October 2019 but has since died down.
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G7 to ‘urgently’ implement Russian oil price cap
G7 industrialized powers vowed Friday to "urgently" move towards implementing a price cap on Russian oil imports in a bid...
- Households in Europe have borne the brunt of rising energy prices, with governments under pressure to alleviate the pain of the resulting high inflation.
- Moscow would "simply not supply oil and petroleum products to companies or states that impose restrictions".
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Jordan PM refers to shared views in meeting with Kuwaiti minister
Prime Minister of Jordan Dr. Bisher Khasawneh met Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi, who is in...
- The Jordanian PM reiterated to the Kuwaiti minister the two countries’ shared views on Arab, regional and international issues.
- The Kuwaiti Minister is in Jordan to attend the 21st Amman International Book Fair.
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Blast rocks one of Iran’s biggest and oldest refinery complexes
An explosion rocked a key oil refinery in Iran's southwestern city of Abadan overnight, state media said Friday, reporting no...
- The explosion was caused by the "bursting of one of the furnaces of the sulphur production unit of Abadan refinery", state news agency IRNA said.
- The news agency described the plant as "the oldest refinery complex and one of the biggest in Iran", adding that it "supplies 25 percent of the country's fuel needs".
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UAE, India FMs stress close ties at Joint Committee meeting
The UAE top diplomat said that the ongoing dialogue between the two countries has led to the launch of the...
- The UAE top diplomat said that the ongoing dialogue between the two countries has led to the launch of the CSP in 2017, and the signing of the CEPA in 2022.
- Sheikh Abdullah noted that the UAE is the second largest destination and source for Indian exports and imports
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Rebel parade in sensitive Yemen port city draws UN rebuke
The rebels' Al-Masirah television channel aired footage of the parade it said involved air and naval forces as well as...
- Hodeida, which has been in rebel hands since 2014, provides a lifeline for millions of civilians in rebel-held areas
- The 2018 deal has been bolstered by a nationwide ceasefire which took effect in April and has led to a sharp reduction in bloodshed
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UAE calls for global solidarity at environment ministers meet
UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the Joint Environment and Climate Ministers’...
- The UAE Minister spoke of forging regional and global partnerships to tackle environmental and climate challenges proactively
- She said that the outcomes of the meeting will be further pushed at the G20 Summit in October in Indonesia
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Macron, European Union hopeful of Iran nuclear deal within days
In a speech to French ambassadors, France's president Emmanuel Macron said he hoped the deal could be concluded within next...
- In Washington, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the United States was also "cautiously optimistic," but declined to put a timeframe.
- Iran responded to the EU proposal with proposed changes to which the United States replied in turn without divulging the details.
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China, Russia and Iran to launch joint navy drills in Gulf of Oman
Beijing, China - The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week,...
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Jafza reports 28% year-on-year growth in 2023 of new Indian companies
DUBAI, UAE – Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is a major contributor to the growing trade between India and the...
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UN head urges ‘silencing the guns’ in Gaza ahead of Ramadan
"We have witnessed month after month of civilian killing and destruction at a level that is unprecedented in all my...
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Hamas still open to Gaza truce talks, says Ismail Haniyeh
Hamas chief said in a televised speech that Israel was unwilling to meet Hamas's conditions for a deal that would...
- He said Hamas wanted a durable ceasefire, a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza
- Israel says 99 hostages remain alive and that 31 have died so far in Gaza
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Putin set for election coronation in vote with no opposition
Ballots will also be cast in the four Ukrainian regions Moscow claimed to have annexed in 2022, as well as...
- In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, Putin has quashed all forms of opposition and dissent
- Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow him to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the eighteenth century
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Israel’s PM rejects Biden critique of war policy in Gaza
His comments came one day after Biden said Netanyahu "must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as...
- Netanyahu disputed the death toll issued by the health ministry in Gaza
- He said his policies were "supported by the overwhelming majority of the Israelis"