Hamas armed wing says Israel blocking ceasefire and hostage release talks
The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday accused Israel of blocking a deal in talks for...
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Baghdad and Arbil agree to resume Kurdish oil exports: government
Baghdad, Iraq -- The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after...
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Sheikh Mohamed is new UAE President
The UAE's Federal Supreme Council today unanimously elected His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as President of the...
- The UAE's Federal Supreme Council has unanimously elected Sheikh Mohamed as the country's president
- Sheikh Mohammed has succeeded the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Jordan king meets Biden, thanks US for ongoing support
King Abdullah expressed appreciation for the US’ ongoing support for Jordan across all sectors, to enable the kingdom to pursue...
- King Abdullah expressed appreciation for the US’ ongoing support for Jordan across all sectors, to enable the kingdom to pursue economic development and regional stability
- President Biden expressed full support for Jordan and commended the Kingdom as a critical ally and a force for stability in the Middle East
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US tells ASEAN leaders committed ‘for generations’
President Joe Biden on Friday promised a long-term commitment to Southeast Asia in the face of China's growing clout as...
- A region that "is free and open, stable and prosperous, and resilient and secure is what we're all seeking," Biden told ASEAN leaders
- Indonesia, the host of 20 summit has invited Russian and Ukraine's president despite US calls to shun Putin
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Tributes pour in after passing of Sheikh Khalifa
Tributes continue to pour in from around the world after the UAE announced the death of its president, Sheikh Khalifa...
- US President Joe Biden said Sheikh Khalifa was 'a true partner and friend of the United States'
- 'The EU honours his legacy & leadership under which the UAE became frontrunner of sustainable development & economic diversification'
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US ‘working to clarify Turkey’s position’ on NATO enlargement
Washington is "working to clarify Turkey's position" after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO,...
- Pentagon spokesman John Kirby likewise said the United States is working to "better understand" Ankara's stance
- Erdogan told journalists on Friday that "we do not have a positive opinion" about the two countries joining the alliance
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EU hikes military aid for Ukraine as NATO expansion faces roadblocks
Europe pledged another half billion dollars in military support for Kyiv on Friday as Sweden and Finland's moves toward joining...
- Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops continued along the long front in the Donbas
- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu meanwhile spoke directly
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Sheikh Khalifa, who helped UAE boom despite crises
The country will observe a 40-day state mourning with the flag flown at half-mast starting today, the ministry announced, adding...
- The leader ushered in the UAE's first-ever elections in December 2006, when electoral colleges chose half of the 40 members of an advisory Federal National Council.
- And in a historic first, the Gulf country in 2015 sent ground troops to Yemen as part of a Saudi-led coalition against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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Jordan king meets US national security adviser
The meeting, attended by Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, discussed enhancing the strategic partnership between Jordan and the...
- The meeting, attended by Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, discussed enhancing the strategic partnership between Jordan and the US
- Discussions also addressed regional issues, and ways to reach political solutions to regional crises
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Tunisian president rejects foreign election observers
Saied in July last year sacked the government and suspended parliament, prompting fears for democratic gains a decade after Tunisia’s...
- Saied in July last year sacked the government prompting fears for democratic gains a decade after Tunisia’s revolution which sparked the Arab Spring uprisings
- He has since taken control of the judiciary and on April 22 gave himself powers to name three out of seven members of the electoral commission, including its chief
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Finland poised for NATO membership as Ukraine war crimps Russian gas
Finland took a step Thursday towards fast-track NATO membership, triggering a blunt warning from the Kremlin, as the war in...
- Finland's leaders declared their nation must apply to join NATO "without delay" -- a seismic change in policy since Russia invaded its neighbour in February
- "As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance," President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a joint statement
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Hamas armed wing says Israel blocking ceasefire and hostage release talks
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Saudi Arabia sends $250m to bolster Yemeni government
Saudi Arabia said it had disbursed $250 million in aid to the internationally-recognized government in Yemen. The money follows an...
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IMF chief says Israel-Hamas war ‘devastating’ Palestinian economy
"The Palestinian economy's dire outlook is worsening as the conflict persists," managing director Kristalina Georgieva told the World Governments Summit...
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UN’s IMO working ‘tirelessly’ to solve Red Sea crisis: head
Yemen's Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, have launched dozens of attacks against ships in the Red Sea since November, targeting...
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Israel offensive on Lebanon would ‘spell end’ of Netanyahu, says Iran’s FM
Amir-Abdollahian met top officials in Beirut including Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a powerful ally of...
- The minister said that any move by Israel on Lebanon will spell the "end of Netanyahu"
- He was on his third visit to Beirut in over four months of hostilities
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Hamas official in Lebanon survives Israeli strike
While the Israel-Lebanon violence has been largely contained to the border area, a strike earlier on Saturday hit the coastal...
- An Israeli drone strike killed one person and wounded nine others in a southern border village
- Israeli forces and Hezbollah have traded near-daily fire since war broke out on October 7
Israel PM pledges ‘safe passage’ for Rafah civilians
Israel's massive military offensive in Gaza as per the territory's health ministry has killed at least 28,064 people, mostly women...
- Gaza's authorities warned of "tens of thousands" of casualties in Rafah
- EU's Josep Borell said an offensive there "would lead to an unspeakable humanitarian catastrophe"