Summit on Palestinian statehood planned for Sept in Paris or New York
The conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, was originally planned for mid-June to revive work on the long-standing diplomatic...
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Iran says no nuclear talks if US insists it stop uranium enrichment
Washington and Tehran had been engaged in several rounds of negotiations seeking to strike a deal on the Islamic Republic's...
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North Korea leader warns of ‘preemptive’ use of nuclear force
Pyongyang should continue to build up its arsenal so that it can have the "overwhelming military muscle that no force...
- Kim Jong Un could use his atomic arsenal if North Korea's "fundamental interests" were threatened
- Kim's warning shows that he is not open to talk with South Korea's new government, analysts say
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Russia urges US, NATO to halt Kyiv arms supply: state media
Russia's foreign minister urged the US and NATO to stop supplying Kyiv with arms if they are "really interested in...
- Sergei Lavrov told China's official Xinhua news agency that the "special military operation... is proceeding strictly according to plan."
- The Kremlin had previously called Western arms deliveries to Ukraine a threat to European security.
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UAE, Rwanda sign economic, technical cooperation agreement
The two sides reviewed their relations during the visit of the UAE Minister of State Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin...
- The two sides reviewed their relations during the visit of the UAE Minister of State Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan to Kigali
- the two sides reviewed the prospects for boosting investment and economic cooperation and accelerating projects
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Biden, Mexican president warn of ‘unprecedented’ migration flow
US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned of "unprecedented" pressure from migration in a...
- The virtual meeting showcased Biden's attempt to steer the complex relationship onto a more cooperative basis
- The two nations are inextricably tied through trade, culture and the violent narcotics industry
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Saudi Arabia and Turkey resolve to boost ties ‘in all fields’
Saudi Arabia's crown prince and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have vowed to reset relations, to end a conflict between...
- Erdogan met with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to "develop" relations. Saudi state news agency SPA published images of the Turkish leader embracing Prince Mohammed
- On Friday, Erdogan visited the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where he performed a pilgrimage among thousands of worshipers amid a heavy security presence
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UAE to send astronaut on six-month International Space Station mission
The United Arab Emirates announced Friday it will send an astronaut on a six-month mission to space, as it seeks...
- The country signed "a new agreement to send the first Arab astronaut on a long 180-day mission to the International Space Station", tweeted UAE's vice president Sheikh Mohammed.
- The astronaut will be part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, scheduled for launch in 2023.
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Libya losing $60 million a day from oil facilities shutdown: Minister
Oil is the lifeblood of the North African country trying to move past a decade of conflict since the fall...
- The Libyan closures follow the selection of a new PM, Fathi Bashagha, by Libya's eastern-based parliament in a direct challenge to Tripoli-based interim PM Abdulhamid Dbeibah.
- Analysts say eastern Libyan forces who back Bashagha have forced the closure of the oil facilities in a bid to press Dbeibah to step down.
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Erdogan discusses Saudi-Turkish relations during his visit to oil kingdom
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Thursday to "develop" relations during his visit to...
- The pair "reviewed the Saudi-Turkish relations and ways to develop them in all fields," SPA reported
- Pictures published by Turkish state media also showed a separate sit-down with King Salman, the crown prince's father.
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Tunisia must address democracy concerns for aid, says US
“At the very least,’ Tunisia needs to go ahead with parliamentary elections promised by the end of the year, a...
- Tunisia has been seeking a loan package from the IMF, in which the US is the largest stakeholder
- The country is currently coping with an economic crisis aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic
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Saudi-led coalition to free 163 Yemen rebels for Eid
The move came after a Houthi official called this week for both sides to release 200 prisoners before the coming...
- The Houthis took over Sanaa in 2014, prompting the Saudi-led military intervention to support the government the following year
- This effectively ignited a war that has caused what the United Nations has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis
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Civilians among 11 dead in Israel strikes on Syria: monitor
Four students and a woman and her son were among the dead along with an unidentified civilian, the Observatory said,...
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Israel PM dismisses Hamas demand for ceasefire, sets sights on Rafah
In Beirut, a senior Hamas official responded, saying Netanyahu's "insistence on continuing the aggression totally confirms that the goal... is...
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Iranian President Raisi accuses US of disrupting Middle East security
"The presence of US forces in our region has no justification," Raisi said in a Tehran ceremony ahead of the...
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Blinken in Israel voices hope for Gaza truce deal to free hostages
"There's a lot of work to be done, but we are very much focused on doing that work and hopefully...
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that if Israel presses into Gaza's far-southern Rafah, it "would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare".
- AFPTV footage showed frantic scenes of Palestinians running for their lives, many screaming, as gunfire rang out from advancing Israeli forces in a Gaza City neighborhood.
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New round of Gaza negotiations to start in Cairo: Egypt source
Cairo, Egypt -- Egypt and Qatar are sponsoring a new round of negotiations to start Thursday in Cairo aimed at achieving...
- A Hamas source with knowledge of the matter confirmed the Palestinian group had agreed to the talks, with the goal of "a ceasefire, an end to the war and a prisoner exchange deal".
- The Egyptian official said Cairo was urging "both parties to show the necessary flexibility" to achieve a truce in Hamas-run Gaza.
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Gaza solidarity boycott hits global food chains
As customers in the Middle East shun international restaurants, local businesses report they have benefited from the boycott.
- Starbucks sales grew at their slowest pace in a year, and profits fell short of Wall Street estimates as a spending slowdown took its toll.
- McDonald's shares declined for the second day after the company failed to achieve targeted sales for the first time since 2020 due to the war in the Middle East.