Putin stresses Syrian ‘territorial integrity’ in call with Netanyahu after Druze unrest
Russia, a close ally of Syria's former long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad, who reportedly fled to Moscow with his family, still...
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Food airdropped into Gaza as Israel says opening aid routes
UN's World Food Programme said a third of the population of Gaza had not eaten for days, and 470,000 people...
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More deals in sight as UAE-France ties strengthen
The past years witnessed the signing of dozens of agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two countries in various...
- Relations between the UAE and France date back to establishment of the UAE Federation when some French firms such as 'Total' helped UAE explore oil
- The past years witnessed dozens of agreements and MoUs between the two countries in various economic, cultural, military and environmental fields
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Iran supreme leader pardons, commutes sentences of prisoners
Iran's supreme leader has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 2,200 prisoners, including some on death row, to...
- The supreme leader routinely grants collective pardons on major religious occasions
- The judiciary's website, Mizan Online, said 43 of the prisoners had been sentenced to death
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Iran, Russia, Turkey presidents to talk Syria war in Tehran
With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian...
- All three are involved in Syria, with Russia and Iran supporting the Damascus regime against its opponents, and Turkey backing rebels
- Tuesday's summit comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch a new offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish militants
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Iran has technical capacity to build nuclear weapon: official
Iran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon but has not taken a decision to do so, an...
- The disclosure comes as efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers remain stalled
- The 2015 nuclear deal offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for imposing limits on its nuclear program and sought to guarantee Tehran could not develop a nuclear weapon
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Saudi Arabia signs Artemis Accords for space exploration
Saudi Arabia announced joining Artemis Accords, affirming its commitment to sustainable space exploration guided by a common set of principles...
- Saudi Arabia is the 21st country and the fourth Middle Eastern nation to join the Accords
- Artemis relies on an international coalition to achieve a historic vision for space exploration
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UAE announces fund to develop and launch advanced satellites
UAE Space Agency on Sunday announced a new AED3 billion ($816 million) national investment and development fund for the space...
- The Fund’s first project to be launched to space will be a constellation of advanced remote sensing satellites using radar technologies to provide advanced imaging capabilities.
- The Fund will encourage partnerships between international and local enterprises, providing them with incentives as a part of the UAE Space Agency’s Space Economic Zones Program.
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Iraqi PM calls for joint efforts to tackle issues facing region
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said the Middle East has been affected by climate change, water crisis, dangers of desertification,...
- The Middle East has been affected by climate change, water crisis, dangers of desertification and COVID-19 pandemic.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has called for joint efforts to confront the issues facing the region
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Jeddah Summit enhances ties with US, GCC countries: Saudi minister
Saudi Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih said that the Saudi-US and GCC-US summits, in the presence of...
- Jeddah Summit strengthens solid relations and strategic partnership between the US and GCC countries
- Economic relations between the US and the Kingdom are nearly 90 years old, says Saudi minister
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EU to discuss imposing harsher sanctions against Russia
The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest...
- Brussels is expected to hold initial sanctions discussions Monday as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant
- With the conflict grinding on and increasingly spilling out into global energy and food crises, the EU's foreign ministers are considering banning gold purchases from Russia
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Biden’s fraught Middle East tour sees no diplomatic breakthrough
On issues ranging from energy prices to human rights and Israel's role in the region, Biden could point only to...
- Biden said concrete results on increased oil production would not be seen "for another couple weeks" -- and it was unclear what those might be.
- Although Saudi Arabia lifted overflight restrictions on Israeli carriers, the kingdom said the move was "not in any way a precursor to any further steps".
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US, Qatar hope for Israel-Palestine truce within days
Netanyahu has faced increasing public pressure over the fate of the remaining hostages. Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's far-right national security...
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US envoy blames Iran, Hizbollah for aiding Houthi attacks
The US special envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, told a Senate subcommittee that Iran was "equipping and facilitating" the Huthi...
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Tunisian president emphasizes need to bolster security in Arab societies
Tunis, Tunisia--Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday stressed the need to reach an approach that contributes to enhancing the security...
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Qatar says hopeful for Gaza truce before month of Ramadan
Doha, Qatar - Qatar is "hopeful" of a Gaza war ceasefire and is pushing for an agreement before Ramadan, its foreign...
- Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators met in Doha for talks also attended by Israeli and Hamas representatives.
- Qatar has been a key mediator in negotiations involving the Palestinian fighters, Israel, the United States and Egypt.
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Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank’s refugee camp
Tubas, Palestinian Territories - Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in an overnight raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West...
- The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said the three men were killed "by Israeli occupation bullets" during clashes in the Faraa refugee camp.
- One of the three men killed was a fighter, a Palestinian official said, while the other two were civilians "in their homes and were killed by snipers deployed in the camp".
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Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia to discuss war; meets Mohammed bin Salman
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his accompanying delegation arrived here on Tuesday. The Ukrainian President...
- At the Royal Terminal in King Khalid International Airport, Zelenskyy was received by the Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region and other senior officials.
- The 10th Saudi relief plane operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) reached a Polish airport, close to the Ukrainian border.