Top Palestinian official meets US ambassador to Israel in Ramallah
Hussein al-Sheikh, vice-president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), on Tuesday said he met the US ambassador to Israel, Mike...
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US President Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes in Syria
US President Donald Trump was "caught off guard" by Israeli strikes in Syria last week, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt...
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UN raises $5m to prevent oil spill disaster in Red Sea
The United Nations is launching a crowd-funding campaign for an operation intended to prevent an aging Yemeni oil tanker from...
- An operation to transfer its 1.1 million barrels of oil to a different vessel could begin next month, according to a website for the crowd-funding campaign
- The 45-year-old oil tanker FSO Safer is in "imminent" danger of breaking up as it has not been serviced since Yemen's civil war
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Turkey constructs Black Sea pipeline to pump natural gas
Turkey's president hailed on Monday the start of the construction of an underwater pipeline to tap a Black Sea natural...
- Sakarya gas field of Turkey could produce 10 million cubic meters by the first quarter of 2023, Erdogan said
- He described it as "the largest natural gas field in Turkey's history", citing estimated reserves of 320 billion cubic meters
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UN urges WTO to not restrict food export for humanitarian purposes
The United Nations on Monday begged world trade ministers meeting at the WTO not to impose export restrictions on food...
- Countries meeting at the WTO's ministerial conference in Geneva this week are trying to reach a consensus position on food security
- Russia's invasion has heightened concerns for global food security as Ukraine's Black Sea ports are blocked
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Argentina holds passports of plane’s crew linking with Iranian Guards
Five Iranian crew of a cargo plane grounded in Argentina since last week have had their passports temporarily seized pending...
- The Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army, is on a US blacklist of foreign "terrorist organizations."
- Iran said Monday Argentina's move was part of a "propaganda" campaign against Tehran amid tensions with Western countries
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EU chief, Italian PM in Israel for energy talks
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi began meetings in Israel on Monday as...
- Draghi and other EU leaders have warned European customers may need protection as energy costs continue to rise
- The EU this month formally adopted a ban on most Russian oil imports, its toughest sanctions yet over the war in Ukraine
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Saudi Arabia adopts online registration for Hajj to combat scams
Saudi Arabia has required would-be hajj pilgrims from many Western countries to apply for visas via a government portal online,...
- It applies to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, an official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
- Previously, pilgrims could register via travel agencies that organised hajj trips, a system that sometimes led to scams, with "fake agencies" making off with victims' money.
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Germany, UAE can jointly invest in ‘new economy’, says top diplomat
Germany and the UAE as strong economic partners will continue trade but they can make joint investments in the 'new...
- Germany and the UAE as strong economic partners will continue with their trade in the traditional economy
- Both the countries can make joint investments in the 'new economy' that will help achieve their net-zero targets
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Another sandstorm brings Iraq to a halt as airports shut
President Barham Saleh warned that tackling climate change "must become a national priority for Iraq as it is an existential...
- It was the tenth duststorm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts and soil degradation.
- Officials at Baghdad airport announced the temporary suspension of flights for a few hours before they were restarted.
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Israel urges nationals to leave Turkey over Iran ‘attack threat”
Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday urged citizens in Turkey to leave "as soon as possible" over threats that...
- The Islamic republic claimed Israel was responsible for the killing of Revolutionary Guards Colonel Sayyad Khodai, who was shot dead outside his Tehran home on May 22.
- Israel was also blamed for air strikes last week on the Damascus International Airport, which caused major damage two runways.
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Two Iran aerospace officials ‘martyred while on mission’
Ali Kamani, a member of the Guards aerospace division was "martyred" in the city of Khomein in Iran's central Markazi...
- Ali Kamani, a member of the Guards aerospace division was "martyred" in the city of Khomein in Iran's central Markazi province, Fars said, quoting a Guards statement
- In a separate incident, Mohammad Abdoos, 33, an aerospace staff member, died in the northern Semnan province on Sunday while on a "mission", Fars added
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Top Palestinian official meets US ambassador to Israel in Ramallah
Hussein al-Sheikh, vice-president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), on Tuesday said he met the US ambassador to Israel, Mike...
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US threatens to block new UN Security Council vote on Gaza
Algeria has requested a UN Security Council vote on Tuesday, but Washington signaled it is likely to veto the measure....
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Afghanistan special envoys to meet in Doha
The UN has extended an invitation to the Taliban authorities to participate in the Doha convention, following their exclusion from...
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Prospects for Gaza truce ebb as Israel prepares to storm Rafah
Truce efforts intensified this week as Qatar and fellow mediators Egypt and the US scrambled to secure a ceasefire before...
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Not entering Rafah means losing war, says Netanyahu
Speaking at a televised news conference, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that critics exhorting Israel not to lauch offensive...
- Israel closest ally the US has implored it to hold off sending troops into Rafah
- Negotiations have been going on in Cairo to try to broker a pause in the fighting
Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Abu Dhabi Roadmap, a high-level plan outlining global recommendations to bolster Environmental Education (EE) and...
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Lebanon judge charges Nissan employees for allegedly stealing Ghosn documents
BEIRUT, LEBANON - A Lebanese judge has charged four Nissan employees with the theft of documents and devices from the Beirut...
- A lawyer for the company said that the legal action was "unlawful" and that they would seek to have the charges thrown out.
- The Beirut judge has decided to prosecute "four senior Nissan officials" of Japanese, Spanish, French and British nationalities.