Israel says struck Hezbollah missile factory in Lebanon
Israel said it carried out strikes on Thursday on sites used by Hezbollah to manufacture and store missiles in Lebanon,...
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France, 14 other nations urge recognition of Palestinian state, Canada may do so in September
The foreign ministers of 15 countries issued a joint statement following a conference in New York, co-chaired by France and...
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China hits Taiwan with fresh trade curbs as Pelosi visits
The trip by Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency and the highest-profile elected US official to visit...
- The trip by Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency and the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, has ignited a diplomatic firestorm
- China's Customs Administration said Wednesday it would suspend some citrus fruits and fish imports from Taiwan
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OPEC+ to discuss its output strategy after Biden’s Saudi visit
After cutting production in 2020 in response to falling prices during the Covid pandemic, OPEC+ began to modestly raise production...
- Craig Erlam, analyst at OANDA trading platform, said the OPEC+ meeting will show whether "President Biden has any influence in the cartel at all."
- Biden made a controversial trip to Saudi Arabia in July in part to convince the kingdom to loosen the production taps to stabilise the market and curb rampant inflation
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Saudi, UAE to receive $5bn worth missile systems from US
Two weeks after US President Joe Biden made the visit to the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will...
- The State Department said the value of the missiles and attendant equipment, trainings and parts is $3.05 billion
- The United States will sell THAAD surface-to-air missile systems to the UAE for $2.25 billion
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Lebanon frees ship as stolen grains charge prove false
The prosecutor found that the grain aboard the vessel belonged to a Syrian merchant, the judicial official said.
- Ukraine's embassy in Lebanon had claimed that grain aboard the ship was loaded from a region occupied by Russian forces.
- Investigations failed to prove--Laodicea--which docked in the northern port city of Tripoli last week, carried stolen goods.
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Sadr supporters told to leave parliament, move protest outside
A top official from Iraq's Sadrist movement called Tuesday on followers who have occupied parliament for four days to move...
- Supporters of Sadr -- whose political bloc in October won the largest share of seats in elections -- stormed parliament on Saturday to protest against a rival faction's pick for PM
- Nearly 10 months on from the elections, the oil-rich country still has no government and no new prime minister or president.
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Iran hits out at US for sanctions against oil trade
The sanctions block any assets the entities own under US jurisdiction and ban US persons or entities from doing business...
- The US government blacklisted six companies Monday that it said helped Iran export petrochemicals to East Asia.
- Three Hong Kong-based trading companies and one United Arab Emirates firm were hit with US Treasury sanctions.
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Ebrahim Raisi to attend UNGA session despite US sanctions
The USA has alleged Ebrahim Raisi was involved in mass execution of detained leftists in 1988 while he was chief...
- Raisi has been under US sanctions since November 2019 for "complicity in serious human rights violations."
- Washington accuses Ebrahim Raisi of playing a leading role in mass executions of detained leftists in 1988.
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UN experts slam Israel for harassment of rights defenders
The special rapporteurs insisted such harassment must stop, and said residents of Masafer Yatta continue to be threatened by the...
- The case of Masafer Yatta -- or Firing Zone 918 -- an agricultural area near Hebron, has been one of Israel's longest running legal battles.
- In the early 1980s the army declared the 30-square-kilometre territory a restricted military area and claimed it was uninhabited.
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UAE minister discusses economic cooperation, trade with Mongolia
During the meeting, the minister emphasized the UAE's commitment to solidifying its economic and trade partnership with Mongolia to support...
- Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the UAE Odonbaatar Shijeekhuu
- The meeting was held in Dubai with an aim to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the UAE and Mongolia
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China warns US will ‘pay the price’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
China said Tuesday that the United States will "pay the price" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan during her...
- China considers Taiwan its territory and has indicated through repeated warnings that it would view a Pelosi visit as a major provocation
- American officials often make discreet visits to Taiwan to show support, but Pelosi would be a higher-profile visitor than any in recent history
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Israel says struck Hezbollah missile factory in Lebanon
Israel said it carried out strikes on Thursday on sites used by Hezbollah to manufacture and store missiles in Lebanon,...
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Saudi Arabia to imprison, fine people for helping, employing illegal immigrants
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Directorate of Public Security stressed that anyone who facilitates the entry, transfer or employment of...
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Polls for Iraq Kurd parliament postponed to June
Iraqi Kurds announced that polls to elect a new parliament in the autonomous region would be held in June, after...
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Cargo ship sunk by Houthis poses environmental risk, says US military
Yemen's government also said earlier Saturday that the ship which was departed UAE and was bound for the Bulgarian port...
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Trump wins vote in 3 states, edging toward nomination
The voting Saturday in Missouri, Michigan and Idaho were hybrid internal elections with differing rules, in some cases reflecting rifts...
- Trump has now won every state nominating contest heading into next week's "Super Tuesday"
- The former president has gained huge momentum in the race to capture the Republican nomination
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SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather
Hours before Saturday night's scheduled launch, SpaceX posted on X that "elevated winds" forced the delay. It was the latest...
- The company announced that the launch was delayed, and NASA said the agency would now target Sunday at 10:53 pm for liftoff
- The SpaceX Crew Dragon named Endeavour is to carry the four atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Israelis take to streets to demand release of hostages
As the peaceful demonstration was underway in Jerusalem, a senior US official said a truce deal which may see hostages...
- Netanyahu's government has faced mounting calls to bring home the 130 captives
- In almost five months of Israel's war on Gaza at least 30,320 people have been killed