Food arrives in Gaza after Israel pauses some fighting
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid...
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Humanoid robots embodiment of China’s AI ambitions
Shanghai, China -- Serving craft beer, playing mahjong, stacking shelves and boxing, the dozens of humanoid robots at Shanghai's World...
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Israel pounds Gaza Strip with missiles after rocket fire
Israeli warplanes raided the Gaza Strip before dawn on Saturday in what it said was a retaliatory strike for rocket...
- WAFA said Israeli missiles were fired at two locations, one "near a tourist resort" where nearby houses were severely damaged
- In further retaliation for the Gaza rocket fire, Israel suspended a decision to increase the number of permits granted for Gazans to work in the Jewish state
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Chad rebels pull out of peace talks with military government
A host of Chadian rebel and political groups on Saturday withdrew from talks with the African nation's military government, accusing...
- A national peace dialogue intended to pave the way for elections would start on August 20,
- Chad is one of the world's poorest nations and the government said the talks were intended to end decades of unrest
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Morocco sex abuse case against French tycoon deepens
Morocco has detained a seventh suspect in a sexual abuse and trafficking case against French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier, while...
- Bouthier, 75 and one of France's richest men, is being held in Paris on suspicion of child rape and trafficking
- Five employees of Bouthier's insurance group Assu2000, later renamed Vilavi, were detained in Tangiers on July 6, while a sixth was charged but released
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Security and stability remain key focus of the region
In a joint statement following the summit -- attended the GCC member states, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the US --...
- Leaders attending the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) vow to confront challenges in the region and preserve security in the Middle East
- The leaders also vowed to enhance regional cooperation and integration, and build joint projects between their countries to achieve sustainable development
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UAE delegation highlights good governance initiative
The UAE delegation to the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in...
- The UAE delegation concludes successful visit to the 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
- The delegation presents the second edition of the UAE’s National Voluntary Review Report at the UN Headquarters
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‘Unrealistic policies to curb emissions could fuel inflation’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned that unrealistic policies to curb emissions could fuel inflation, as he chaired a...
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said unrealistic policies to curb emissions could fuel inflation
- Last year, Saudi Arabia pledged ahead of the COP26 climate change summit to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060
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Biden invites United Arab Emirates president to US
US President Joe Biden on Saturday invited his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to visit the United States...
- US President Joe Biden invites his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to visit the United States
- The US President said he wanted the United Arab Emirates President to visit the United States this year
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Washington to remain fully engaged in Middle East, says Biden
US President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that Washington would remain fully engaged in the Middle East and...
- The summit, the final stop of Biden's Middle East tour, brought together the six members of the GCC as well as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq
- Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa urged the leaders attending the Summit to join hands to find solutions to Palestinian and Yemeni crises
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Saudi citizens’ US visitor visas validity raised to 10 years
The United States Mission to Saudi Arabia has announced that Saudi citizens visitor visas (B1/B2) validity has been increased from...
- The visitor visas (B1/B2) validity has been increased from five to 10 years and will be applicable from August 1, 2022
- The decision on the visas has been taken in cooperation with the Saudi government on a reciprocal basis
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Syria Kurds ask Russia, Iran to prevent Turkish offensive
The commander of US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Friday urged Russia and Iran to prevent Turkey from launching a...
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that he may soon launch a new offensive in Syria against Kurdish fighters
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is set to host Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday
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Israel grapples with escalating uncertainty as the Gaza conflict persists, stirring military, political, and economic turmoil alongside rising fears of...
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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...
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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...
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UAE announces US$2,722 penalty for late corporate tax registration
ABU DHABI, UAE – The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday announced the issuance of Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2024...
- A penalty of US$2,722 (AED10,000) will be imposed on businesses that do not submit their Corporate Tax registration applications on time.
- The penalty was implemented to prompt taxpayer compliance with laws through timely corporate tax registration.
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France says ‘nothing ruled out’ to thwart Russia in Ukraine
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told the RTL broadcaster that there was "no consensus" on any "official" deployment of ground...
- Speaking a day after President Emmanuel Macron said that sending Western ground troops was not excluded, prime minister Attal said that "you can't rule anything out in a war."
- Macron, after hosting a meeting of two dozen European leaders to discuss Ukraine, on Monday painted a grim picture of a Russia whose positions he said were "hardening."
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Hizbollah fires new barrage of rockets at Israeli air base
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanon's Hizbollah said it launched a salvo of rockets at an Israeli air control base on Tuesday in retaliation for...
- The Lebanese armed group said it targeted the "Meron air control base... with a large salvo of rockets from several launchers"
- Hizbollah's rocket assault was sparked off after Israel struck Hizbollah targets near the city of Baalbek, killing two of its fighters