UAE extradites 3 suspects to Belgium over alleged organized crime links
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Police in Dubai said three individuals accused of a litany of crimes, including drugs and...
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Two months after ending struggle against Turkey, Kurdish PKK fighters to begin disarming at key ceremony
Founded in the late 1970s by Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK took up arms in 1984, beginning a string of bloody...
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Bonded by war, Syria rescuers offer tips to Ukraine
In a bombed-out building in northwest Syria, rescue workers who for years have braved Russia's war strategies film a tutorial...
- The video which offers a range of other rescue initiatives is the latest example of how Syrians are mobilizing to share with Ukrainians knowledge gleaned from war
- "As first responders, we believe that we can share our experiences in Syria with humanitarian aid workers in Ukraine," volunteer rescuer Ismail al-Abdullah tells the camera
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Syria again accuses US of stealing oil through Iraq
Syria has over the past few months repeatedly accused the US of using its forces to steal oil from its...
- Local sources in the Yarubiya countryside said that US forces on Saturday brought out a convoy of 60 vehicles
- This, they said, included a number of trucks and tens of tanks loaded with ‘stolen Syrian oil’ being taken to Iraq
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Pandemic ‘far from over’, but ‘let’s end it together’, says UN chief
The UN chief said countries need to fulfil and accelerate dose-sharing and donation commitments in order to reach the billions...
- Antonio Guterres said the spread of Omicron was “a startling reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can mutate and spread
- The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is now surging in the form of the BA2 variant in many parts of the world
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Famine-threatened Yemen fears impact of Ukraine war
Across the MENA region, people are struggling to secure even the most basic staples in view of soaring food and...
- More than 17 million people in Yemen face high levels of food insecurity
- Famine conditions already afflict more than 30,000 Yemenis, UN agencies said
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Civilians flee east Ukraine as Boris Johnson visits Kyiv
Evacuations resumed on Saturday from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station...
- US President Joe Biden accused Russia of being behind a "horrific atrocity" in Kramatorsk, and France also condemned the strike
- Moscow denied responsibility for the rocket attack on the station, which also wounded 109 people, according to the latest official count
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Ukraine invasion places sharp new focus on calls for UN reform
Experts say the chances of reforms will remain slim so long as the permanent members refuse to accept any dilution...
- UN members look for major reforms, including the veto power
- South African President said that Security Council need to 'democratized'
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Iraq warns of threat from Syrian camp for displaced people
The Al-Hol camp for displaced people in Syria is a jihadist threat and should be dismantled, a senior Iraqi security...
- "Each day that passes with the camp still there, hate grows and terrorism thrives," Iraq's national security adviser, Qassem al-Araji, told an international conference
- The overcrowded camp is controlled by the autonomous Kurdish administration and lies less than 10 kilometres (six miles) from the Iraqi border
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US to keep Quds Force of Iran on terror list
The United States insisted Friday on keeping the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on its designated list...
- The Guards as a whole, as well as the Quds Force in particular, were blacklisted under former US President Donald Trump
- Tehran is demanding that the Guards be removed from the blacklist which has sparked outrage from some US politicians
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Ukraine calls for ‘global response’ as train station attack kills 52
Russia denied being behind the missile strike, which came even as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU...
- A missile strike killed 52 people at a train station in eastern Ukraine where civilians had gathered to flee the area fearing a Russian offensive
- The regional government said there were five children among the deceased, while Zelensky reported at least 300 were wounded
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US-led forces shoot down armed drone in Iraq
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq said it shot down Friday an armed drone that targeted...
- "US air defense systems shot down an armed unmanned aerial system entering Al Asad Air Base" early Friday morning, the coalition said in a statement
- In early January, coalition forces in Iraq said they shot down two armed drones targeting the Ain Al-Asad base
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UAE extradites 3 suspects to Belgium over alleged organized crime links
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WEF24: Gulf cities spearhead global investment surge
GCC cities such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh showcase dynamic growth, rivalling global metropolises, says Julien Hawari, CEO &...
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RTA inks agreement to develop entry/exit points for Dubai Harbor
DUBAI, UAE - The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of the Emirate has entered into a strategic partnership with ‘Shamal...
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Arab Israelis let out of Gaza recount ‘terrifying’ journey
JERUSALEM - When Fatima, an Arab Israeli married to a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip, fled Israel's bombardment of the...
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Parisians vote in anti-SUV parking and pollution referendum
Paris, France -- Parisians were voting on Sunday in a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign...
- Some 1.3m people in Paris are eligible to cast their ballot on the change, which would see cars weighing 1.6 tons or more charged $19.50 per hour for parking in central areas.
- Fully electric cars would have to top two tons to be affected, while people living or working in Paris, taxi drivers, tradespeople, health workers and the disabled are exempted.
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Number of visitors to Qatar rises 31.9 percent in December, says report
DOHA, QATAR - The total number of inbound visitors to the country reached about 519 thousand in December 2023, recording...
- Qatar Monthly Statistics bulletin said the highest number of visitors was from the Gulf Cooperation Counci at 33 percent.
- According to the bulletin, the total number of registered new vehicles in December 2023 has reached 3,390 new vehicles.
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Hamas weighs Gaza truce as Israeli onslaught nears fifth month
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne was in Egypt and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expected in the region in...
- Sejourne said he he told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi of France's desire "for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and restarting talks for a... two-state solution".
- Experts and rights groups told AFP that Israeli forces have destroyed buildings near the border in an attempt to create a buffer zone inside the Palestinian territory.