Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls, UNICEF says time running out
"We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every...
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Iran vows stronger response if attacked again by US, Israel
It remains unclear how much damage was caused by the US strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities, which came after Israel...
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Morocco retrieves eight migrant bodies off its coast
Moroccan authorities on Monday retrieved the bodies of eight migrants off the southern shores of the North African kingdom, local...
- Their inflatable boat sank near the coastal town of Akhfennir in Tarfaya province as it tried to reach Spain's Canary Islands
- Almost 1,000 migrants died or were reported missing at sea in the first half of the year as they tried to reach Spain, rights group said
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Rockets hit Emirati-owned gas complex in north Iraq
Three Katyusha rockets hit a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, a local official said, in the...
- In June, the site owned by UAE energy company Dana Gas was targeted three separate times by rockets that did not cause casualties or damage
- The gas field lies between the cities of Kirkuk and Sulaimaniyah, in a region administered by Kurdish authorities
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Saied supporters welcome vote on Tunisia constitution
Its detractors say Tunisia's draft constitution will give President Kais Saied unchecked powers, but for voter Baya, that's a welcome...
- Saied came under fire for giving a speech on Monday urging a yes vote for "a new republic based on genuine freedom, justice and national dignity."
- Saied's opponents, including the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party that had dominated Tunisian politics since 2011, called for a boycott of vote
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Bahrain joins UAE, Jordan and Egypt in industrial pact
Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Kamal Madbouly witnessed a signing ceremony Monday in Cairo that welcomed Bahrain as the fourth...
- The Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development was announced in the UAE on May 29, 2022 with an aim to empower their industrial sector.
- The plan was establish large joint industrial projects, providing private sector companies with opportunities for expansion and creating job opportunities.
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Natural gas a weapon of war between Russia and Europe
Natural gas has emerged as a weapon of war between Russia and Europe since Moscow's February 24 invasion of Ukraine....
- On February 22, 2022, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is suspending the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia.
- On March 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin bans European gas customers from paying their bills in dollars and euros.
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Tunisians vote on constitution set to bolster President Saied’s rule
The referendum comes a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and froze parliament in a power grab...
- The new constitutional draft would enshrine a highly presidential system with no provision for removing the president from office.
- President would appoint a government, could dismiss ministers unilaterally with no role of parliament in forming administration.
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Will not be rushed into quick nuclear deal, says Iran
Iran said Monday it will not be rushed into a "quick" deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world...
- Iran says it will not sacrifice the country's fundamental interests with a rushed process, claiming it was being put under psychological pressure
- Talks in Vienna that started in April 2021 to restore the deal have stalled since March amid differences between Tehran and Washington on several issues
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Turkey summons Swedish diplomat to explain ‘terrorist propaganda’
Sweden's charge d'affaires in Turkey was summoned at the weekend to explain the use of what Ankara alleges is "terrorist...
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Sweden and Finland of being havens for Kurdish militants
- Turkey's display of displeasure follows events in Sweden last week to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kurdish uprising in northern Syria
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King Abdullah of Jordan protests border attacks by Iran-tied militias
King Abdullah II protested in an interview against attacks on Jordan's borders by "militias linked to Iran", following deadly clashes...
- The king told Al-Rai newspaper that Jordan faces regular attacks on its borders by militias linked to Iran
- The Jordanian army conducts regular anti-smuggling operations on the border with Syria, where Iran-backed fighters support the Damascus regime in a civil war that erupted in 2011
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Crises make GCC, Western countries more pragmatic
An increasing number of strategic agreements are being signed with the regional players as Europe, US seek to diversify sources...
- An increasing number of strategic agreements are being signed with the regional players as Europe, US seek to diversify sources of energy supply, says an expert at IRIS
- Relations between the US and Arab countries are dominated by pragmatism as the former wants to carry out an active diplomacy to avoid being outstripped by the rivals
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Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls, UNICEF says time running out
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Hamas says Israeli military action kills 7 hostages in Gaza
Hamas said that seven more hostages seized during its unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7 had died because...
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Leftist Galloway wins MP seat in UK amid anti-Semitism allegations
London, UK- Controversial left-wing firebrand George Galloway was elected to the UK parliament on Friday after tapping into anger over the...
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UN warns famine in Gaza almost inevitable unless war changes
The UN and other humanitarian actors have not yet declared a state of famine in Gaza, despite worsening conditions in...
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France calls for ‘independent probe’ into killing of Palestinians receiving aid in Gaza
Paris, France--France wants an independent inquiry into the deaths of scores of Palestinians during an aid delivery in the northern Gaza...
- French foreign minister said there will have to be an independent probe to determine what happened
- The foreign minister said that France would not apply "double standards" to the Mideast conflict
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UAE and Russia look to deepen parliamentary cooperation
Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE and Russia have held talks to enhance the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. In...
- The meeting between the two addressed the role of parliamentary diplomacy in supporting efforts to promote security and peace in the region
- The officials also discussed the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, to be held in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, from 10th to 11th July, 2024
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Former US ambassador to plead guilty to spying for Cuba
Rocha additionally faces a lawsuit filed Thursday in Florida by the widow of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya. She alleges Rocha...
- Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, was held in December for what US officials called "one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government by a foreign agent
- Rocha, a naturalized US citizen originally from Colombia, allegedly began aiding Havana as a covert agent of Cuba's General Directorate of Intelligence (DGI) in 1981