Trump’s global trade policy faces test, hours from tariff deadline
The last-gasp scramble to strike bilateral accords came as an appeals court in Washington considered the legality behind Trump's strategy...
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Trump’s MAGA base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine
Washington, United States - Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that...
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August signing of Chad peace plan expected in Qatar: sources
Qatar seeks to hold a ministerial summit in early August to seal an accord between Chad's military government and opposition...
- The Gulf state's mediators will meet with rebel negotiators this week in a bid to sway holdout groups
- Diplomats monitoring the talks say there has been progress and a majority of groups have agreed to sign an accord
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US envoy pushes Lebanon-Israel talks over maritime dispute
US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut Sunday to push talks to resolve a bitter maritime border dispute between Lebanon...
- Hochstein met with Lebanon's Energy Minister Walid Fayad on Sunday, and is scheduled to meet with President Michel Aoun and prime minister Najib Mikati the following day
- The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel escalated in early June, after Israel moved a production vessel to the Karish offshore field, partly claimed by Lebanon
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Yair Lapid urges UN to disband rights panel investigating Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday upped pressure on the United Nations to disband a commission investigating Israel, appealing...
- The Commission of Inquiry (COI) investigating abuses in Israel and the Palestinian territories was created by the UN Human Rights Council last year
- Commission chief defended Kothari's comment and said it reflected the "commission's disappointment with the continued lack of cooperation" from Israel with its investigation
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Moqtada Sadr urges more protests as supporters occupy parliament
Powerful Iraqi Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr Sunday urged other factions to support a protest that has seen his followers occupy...
- Nearly 10 months after elections, the oil-rich country is still without a new government due to the repeated failure of negotiations and the resignation last month of Sadr's bloc
- Sadr's bloc emerged from elections in October as the biggest parliamentary faction, but still far short of a majority
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“US lives in solipsistic fantasies”
Diminished leverage in the Gulf region makes Washington a less compelling partner than it once was, says Chas W Freeman,...
- Diminished leverage in the Gulf region makes Washington a less compelling partner than it once was, says Chas W Freeman, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
- West Asia is a region in which abundant policy failures offer a veritable cornucopia of insights into warfare and diplomacy, the former diplomat highlights
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Israel deducts Palestinian tax money over militant support
The sum withheld, around $176m, would balance the amount the Palestinian Authority paid to the families of militants as financial...
- Israel collects around $190m a month in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports. It transfers the funds to the PA.
- When Israel began implementing the law in 2019, the Palestinians in protest refused to receive all funds for eight months.
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Grain silos damaged in 2020 Beirut port blast partially collapse
Parts of Beirut's grain silos collapsed on Sunday, just days before the second anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the...
- The silos damaged days before the second anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the Lebanese capital's port that ravaged the stores and parts of the city.
- The structure had absorbed much of the impact of the blast on August 4, 2020 at Beirut's port that killed more than 200 people and injured more than 6,500.
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First grain cargo ship could leave Ukraine port Monday, says Turkey
A spokesman for the Turkish presidency said there was a "high probability" that a first ship carrying Ukrainian grain could...
- The resumption of exports was discussed in talks between the Turkish and Ukrainian defense ministers
- A Joint Coordination Centre is charged with controlling Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea
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Saudi Arabia, Poland sign agreement on air transport
Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Poland to organize the operational framework...
- From the Saudi side, Ali Rajab, Executive Vice President at GACA -Economic Policies & International Cooperation signed the MoU
- From the Polish side, Piotr Samson, President of the Polish Civil Aviation Authority inked the pact in Warsaw
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Saudi women DJs strum a new tune
Standing behind her control tower with headphones around her neck, Saudi DJ Leen Naif segues smoothly between pop hits and...
- Women DJs, an unthinkable phenomenon just a few years ago in the kingdom, are becoming a relatively common sight in its main cities
- Naif and her peers embody two major reforms championed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: new opportunities for women and expanding entertainment options notably music
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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...
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Israel accepts ceasefire deal with Hamas: US official
A senior US official told reporters that the framework agreement envisages a six-week cessation of hostilities, which could begin immediately...
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US military begins dropping aid into war-torn Gaza
Israel's top ally the United States said it began air-dropping aid into war-ravaged Gaza, as the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry...
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Conservatives tipped to win in Iranian elections as counting begins
Tehran, Iran - Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local...
- State TV reported early Saturday the "start of vote counting" after polling stations closed at midnight.
- The present parliament is dominated by conservatives and ultra-conservatives
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Three Hizbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon
An Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon killed three Hizbollah fighters, a security source said, the latest in...
- Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that "an enemy drone targeted a car this morning on the road to Naqura".
- The cross-border violence has raised fears of all-out conflict between Hizbollah and Israel, which last went to war in 2006.
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AU head seeks probe into massacre of Gazans waiting for aid
Nairobi, Kenya - African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of "the mass killing of Palestinians" and urged...
- "Mahamat strongly condemns an attack by Israeli forces, that killed and wounded more than 100 Palestinians seeking life-saving humanitarian aid," the bloc said.
- "The Chairperson calls for an international investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to account," the statement by the African Union said.