Paris demands ‘explanation’ from airline over removal of Jewish teens
Paris, France - France's foreign minister has called the CEO of Spanish airline Vueling to demand an "explanation" after dozens...
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Hamas accuses US mediators of reneging on Gaza talks positions
"The negative statements of the US envoy Witkoff run completely counter to the context in which the last negotiations were...
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Twitter files suit in Indian court to challenge orders to block content
Twitter is challenging the Indian government's orders to block content on its social media site in court, local media reported...
- The suit is the latest showdown between Twitter and Indian authorities, which have been accused of muzzling criticism both on and offline.
- Last week Twitter confirmed that India had directed it to locally censor accounts and dozens of posts, including some talking about declining internet freedom in the country.
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Palestinian president holds rare meeting with Hamas chief
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met publicly for the first time in over five years, on...
- Algeria's state broadcaster reported late Tuesday that representatives of the Palestinian Authority and the Islamist Hamas movement also attended this meeting
- Abbas' secular Fatah party, which dominates the Palestinian Authority that rules the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has been at loggerheads with Hamas since elections in 2007
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22 Malian migrants died in boat disaster off Libya: UN
Twenty-two Malian migrants died in a boat disaster off the Libyan coast, the UN said Tuesday, citing survivors who reported...
- Libya has become a key route for irregular migration to Europe in the chaotic years since the 2011 overthrow and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising
- Many have drowned at sea, thousands have been intercepted by the Libyan coastguard, which has been backed by Italy and the EU, and returned to Libya
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Israel PM talks Iran, Lebanon with Macron on his first trip
Iran and its influence in the Middle East took center stage on Tuesday in talks between Israeli Prime Minister Yair...
- Israel PM discussed Lebanon dispute with French president and said that he presented intelligence on Hezbollah and its activities
- Emmanuel Macron said Israel and Lebanon should "avoid any action" that could worsen relations between the two countries
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Morocco urges return to W. Sahara roundtable talks
Morocco called Tuesday for a return to regional roundtable talks on a peace deal over the Western Sahara, a format...
- The Moroccan officials told the UN diplomat that they remained committed to "the political process of roundtables" to reach a realistic solution
- Morocco controls some 80 percent of the Western Sahara and has long insisted it must retain sovereignty there
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Algeria to re-open land border with Tunisia: president
Passengers had been blocked from crossing the border since March 2020 to stop the Covid-19 illness spreading, although cargo traffic...
- Passengers had been blocked from crossing the border since March 2020 to stop the Covid-19 illness spreading, although cargo traffic had continued
- Being cut off from a neighbour of some 44 million people has dealt a serious blow to Tunisia's tourism industry
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Tunisia freezes bank accounts of Ghannouchi, opposition figures
A Tunisian court on Tuesday froze the bank accounts of several key opponents to President Kais Saied, including Rached Ghannouchi,...
- A court had already imposed a travel ban on Ghannouchi late last month over a probe into high-profile political assassinations that rocked the country in 2013
- Tunisia's long-running political crisis took a dramatic turn last July when Saied sacked the government, and seized far-reaching powers
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Libya’s presidential council announces plan to end crisis
Libya's Tripoli-based Presidential Council on Tuesday announced a plan to extract the country from its latest political crisis and hold...
- The council did not provide details, but said the plan would "preserve Libya's national unity, end the spectre of war (and) put an end to foreign intervention".
- Presidential and legislative elections were originally scheduled for December 2021 to cap a UN-sponsored peace process following the last round of large-scale fighting.
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‘Jordan’s industries have potential to access Algerian market’
Jordan's industrial goods have a great opportunity to gain a foothold in the Algerian market, president of the Jordan and...
- Leather, textile, medical supplies, chemicals, food, agricultural and livestock industries can access the Algerian market
- There is a need for opening a direct maritime transport route between Jordan and Algeria
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Doha vows to complete building work before start of World Cup
Building work in Qatar's capital Doha, host of the 2022 World Cup, will be completed "well before the tournament", the...
- The two days seminars will brief the qualified team staff of Qatar World Cup on logistics, security, playing conditions and refereeing
- Representatives of the qualified nations can observe the preparation of stadiums for FIFA 2022 and can also visit training grounds ahead of the tournament's opening
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British lawmaker suspended over ‘Islamophobic’ comments
London, UK - Britain's ruling Conservatives on Saturday suspended their former deputy chairman from the parliamentary party, after he refused to...
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UAE to provide US$10m grant to support WTO initiatives, says foreign minister
ABU DHABI, UAE – Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced that the UAE...
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Gazans suffer from hunger, displacement as war rages
Palestinian Territories - At the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Abu Gibril was so desperate for food to feed...
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NORAD fighters intercept high-altitude balloon over US
WASHINGTON, US – A small balloon floating at a high altitude over the US state of Utah was intercepted by fighter...
- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "also determined the balloon posed no hazard to flight safety," according to NORAD.
- An unnamed US official told CBS News the balloon had a cube-shaped box about two feet long on each side hanging below it.
Pakistan greenlights construction of long-awaited Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
Tehran, Iran - Pakistan has decided to link the gas pipeline from the country's Gwadar port city to the Iranian...
- According to Pakistani media, the country will expedite the project, which faced significant delays, in two phases
- Iran had previously given Pakistan a 180-day deadline until September 2024 to start completion of the pipe-laying work
US downs three Houthi drones, strikes anti-ship missiles
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting shipping for months and their attacks have persisted despite repeated American and British strikes...
- CENTCOM said US forces destroyed "seven Iranian-backed Houthi mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to launch towards the Red Sea."
- US Central Command said those strikes , carried out between 12:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sanaa time, were made in self-defense