Erdogan accuses Israel of using Druze as pretext to expand into Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Israel of using the Druze minority in Syria as a pretext for...
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‘Strong argument’ for video in cockpit: IATA chief
Singapore, Singapore -- There is a "strong argument" for putting video cameras in airline cockpits to assist in accident investigations,...
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G7 countries pledge to stop Russia oil imports
The G7 club of wealthy nations committed Sunday to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil and issued a scathing...
- The statement from G7 countries did not specify exactly what commitments each country will make to move away from Russian energy.
- The West has so far displayed close coordination in its announcements of sanctions against Russia, but has not moved at the same pace when it comes to Russian oil and gas.
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Putin vows to repeat Russia’s World War II victory in Ukraine
Our sacred duty is to hold back the ideological successors of those who were defeated" in World War II, which...
- Putin insists Ukraine is in the grip of fascism and a threat to Russia and the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine's east
- Moscow will officially commemorate victory over Nazi Germany with a giant military parade on Monday
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Bashar al-Assad meets Ali Khamenei, Raisi in Tehran
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi during a brief visit to...
- Tehran has given financial and military support to the Assad regime during the 11-year war
- The relationship between Tehran and Damascus are "vital for both countries and we should not let it weaken," Khamenei said
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Hundreds of Tunisians rally in support of President
Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday in a show of support for President Kais Saied and a series of extraordinary measures...
- Demonstrators gathered in the capital's central Bourguiba Avenue -- the epicenter of vast protests that toppled former leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011
- Critics have warned that Saied's moves mark a shift towards autocracy, threatening the only democracy to have emerged from the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings
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Lebanese expats vote in key parliamentary elections
Lebanese expatriates in 48 countries including France and the United Arab Emirates voted Sunday ahead of the May 15 parliamentary...
- The critical election comes amid an unprecedented financial crisis that has spurred a mass population exodus
- The vote is the first since the onset of the economic crisis and the devastating 2020 port explosion in the capital Beirut
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UN says some 12.3m Syrian children need aid
More Syrian children are in need than at any time since a devastating civil war erupted over a decade ago,...
- Syria's war is estimated to have killed nearly half a million people and displaced millions since it began with a brutal crackdown of anti-government protests in 2011
- Children are among the most vulnerable and the UN warned they are bearing the brunt of the impact
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Rebuild or resist Israeli occupation? Hamas’s dilemma year after Gaza war
A year after its devastating war with Israel, Hamas is faced with a dilemma: to keep up the armed struggle...
- More than 1,000 housing units and buildings in Gaza were damaged or completely destroyed by the Israeli bombardment.
- Experts say Hamas leadership is trying to avoid further escalation and is encouraged by the decision of the current Israeli government to give more to Gaza in return for calm.
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A chef who won’t give up on idea of co-existence
On May 4 of last year, star Israeli chef Uri Jeremias was at a meeting of inter-faith leaders where his...
- Nearly three decades earlier, Jeremias had opened Uri Buri in Acre's majority-Arab Old City
- He has always employed Arab Muslims, several of whom are now among his most senior staff
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Sharjah, Tunisia to cooperate on cultural heritage preservation
The Tunisian side highlighted the importance of joining forces with Sharjah, which will reflect positively on the efforts to protect...
- SIH Chairman Abdul Aziz Al Musallam and Tunisian Culture Minister Hayat Katat Al Garmazi recently met to discuss bilateral cooperation
- They are said to have discussed tie-ups in the field of protecting tangible, intangible heritage, and heritage under water
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Civilians leave Azovstal as Ukraine fears fresh Russia offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that hundreds of people had been removed from the Azovstal steel plant in Azov, and...
- Earlier, Ukraine's defense ministry said Russia had resumed their assault on the Azovstal site, despite talk of a truce to help trapped civilians
- Fighting continues on many other fronts, and Ukraine's defense ministry has said it has destroyed another Russian vessel in the Black Sea
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Hamas, Saudi warn of calamity if Israeli troops attack Rafah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week said he had ordered troops to prepare to go in to the city, crowded...
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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...
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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...
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NATO chief calls on Europe to ramp up arms production
Ahead of a key meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels and the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Jens...
- Stoltenberg's comments came amidst growing pleas for shells, ammunition and other military aide from Ukraine as it battles Russian forces into a third year
- NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels on February 15, one week ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's offensive in Ukraine
Planned Israeli offensive in Rafah ‘alarming’: EU’s Borrell
Rafah is the southernmost city in the Palestinian enclave that has been hit by a fierce Israeli offensive since the...
- Netanyahu said this week he had ordered troops to prepare to move into Rafah, and that "total victory" against the fighters would come in months
- Israeli air strikes and a ground offensive in response of October 7 attacks have killed at least 27,947 people in Gaza, mostly women and children
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Palestinian group says Israeli troops raid Gaza hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to prepare to "evacuate" hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza's...
- "The occupation (Israeli) forces stormed Al-Amal hospital and started searching it. We're finding it difficult to communicate with our crews inside the hospital," the group said
- Al-Amal has been caught in fierce fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters, with the Red Crescent reporting "intense artillery shelling and heavy gunfire"