Europeans tell Iran will reimpose sanctions if no progress on nuclear deal: France
Top European diplomats told their Iranian counterpart on Thursday they were determined to reactivate UN sanctions if Tehran does not...
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Syria says agreement reached to halt military operations in Sweida
Syria said a new ceasefire reached on Wednesday in the Druze-majority city of Sweida will bring a complete halt to...
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Saudi Space Commission looks to explore cooperation with NASA
Saudi Space Commission Board of Directors Chairman Abdullah Amer Alswaha is on a tour of the US to develop the...
- The two countries discussed opportunities for strategic cooperation to develop the space sector
- They also mulled investment in future joint projects to achieve mutual economic and strategic goals
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French President says Ukraine could join EU after decades
Russia invaded Ukraine in February, in part to thwart Kyiv's tilt towards integration with the EU and NATO.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, tweeted that EU executive would give its "opinion" on Ukraine's membership bid in June.
- "It is our historic obligation ... to create what I would describe before you today as a European political community," Macron said.
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Erdogan vows Turkey will not expel Syrian refugees
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday pledged that Turkey would not drive Syrian refugees back to their home country despite...
- Last week, the main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said his party would return Syrian refugees to their homeland within two years if he came to power
- Erdogan is facing rising public anger over the refugees' and is wary of the issue dominating next year's presidential elections
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EU nuclear coordinator to visit Iran this week
The European Union's coordinator for talks between Iran and world powers over restoring a frayed 2015 nuclear deal will visit...
- The coordinator, Enrique Mora, has played a key role as an intermediary between the US and Iran during a year of on-off talks in Vienna that seek to revive the deal
- The 2015 deal gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program to guarantee that it could not develop a nuclear weapon
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Nearly 60 percent Lebanon diaspora voter turnout for May 15 polls
Some 130,000 Lebanese expatriates out of 225,000 registered voters cast their ballots, foreign ministry official Hadi Hashem said, releasing preliminary...
- The overseas ballots will now be sent to the capital Beirut for counting when polls close after nationwide voting on May 15.
- The elections are the first since mass protests erupted in late 2019 against the country's entrenched ruling elite, widely blamed for the economic collapse.
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US First Lady Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
"I wanted to come on Mother's Day" said Jill Biden while telling reporters that people from US support people of...
- "I wanted to come on Mother's Day" said Jill Biden while telling reporters that people from US support people of Ukraine in the war against Russian invasion
- She traveled to Ukraine from Slovakia as part of a regional tour that included Romania and was meant to be yet another display of American support for Ukraine
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Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran ‘against’ Ukraine war
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that "we are against the war in Ukraine, just as we are against the war in Yemen,...
- Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that "we are against the war in Ukraine, just as we are against the war in Yemen, in Afghanistan, in Syria, in Iraq, or in any other part of the world
- "We believe that the solution in Ukraine is political and that political negotiations between Russia and Ukraine must lead to an end to the war," he added
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Russia readies Victory Day parade as fight for east Ukraine rages
Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles...
- President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia's power in celebration of Victory Day, as he seeks to justify a war that has gone on far longer than expected
- But as huge missiles are towed through Moscow's Red Square , Ukraine will be desperately battling to stop a hoped-for military breakthrough
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Qatar, Kuwait warn against Israeli settlement plans
Qatar has warned against the plans of the Israeli occupation authorities to approve about 4000 new settlement units in the...
- Qatar has warned against the plans of the Israeli occupation authorities to approve about 4000 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank
- Kuwait ministry of foreign affairs said that these settlement schemes, which blatantly violate international law and legitimacy; mainly the resolution 2334
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As Ukraine war rages, Biden team revives Asia focus
President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office -- China is the main international competitor and should...
- Biden from Thursday meets leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for a two-day summit, a sign of personal US engagement in a region full of disputes with China
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken will soon deliver what is billed as a major speech on China, although it was recently pushed back after he tested positive for Covid
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Yemen-based Houthis say 17 fighters killed in US strikes
A total of 17 Houthi fighters were killed in US strikes, the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group said through its official...
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Six-year-old Gaza girl found dead days after seeking help
Palestinian Territories - Six-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded to be rescued, after her family's car came under fire in war-ravaged Gaza...
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War monitor say Israeli strikes kill three in Syria
Beirut, Lebanon - Israeli air strikes that targeted a building in an upscale area near the Syrian capital killed three people...
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Israel’s AI-enabled tech usage in Gaza sparks new fears
New defense technologies including artificial intelligence-powered gunsights and robotic drones form a bright spot in an otherwise dire period for...
- In a first, the army has used an AI-enabled optic sight, made by Israeli startup Smart Shooter, which is attached to weapons such as rifles and machine guns.
- A senior defense official said the technology was destroying enemy drones and mapping Hamas's vast tunnel network in Gaza.
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Jordan, Tunisia to enhance trade, investment relations
AMMAN, JORDAN - The Chairman of the Amman Chamber of Commerce Khalil Haj Tawfiq has called on Jordanian and Tunisian...
- The trade between the two nations has seen significant growth over the past two years, with a notable balance in exports and imports.
- Trade volume over the last 10 months reached US$30 million, equally distributed between Jordan and Tunisia.
Gaza medics say Israeli forces raid Khan Yunis hospital
Hospitals are granted special protection under the laws of war, but they have been repeatedly hit in Gaza over the...
- PRCS said Israeli forces had arrested eight of its team members at Al-Amal hospital, including "four doctors, as well as four wounded individuals and five patients' companions
- The medical organization has in recent days made repeated pleas for supplies and protection, reporting severe shortages of oxygen, medicines and fuel to power the hospital