Syria rejects federalism, calls on Kurdistan forces to join army ranks
Syria reiterated its rejection of federalism on Wednesday following a meeting with a Kurdish military official, calling on Kurdish forces...
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Iran FM holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince after Tehran’s ceasefire with Israel
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country hoped the truce would contribute to regional stability, and emphasised Riyadh's position...
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Iraq building Syria wall to keep out Islamic State fighters
Iraq is building a concrete wall along part of its border with Syria to stop Islamic State group jihadists from...
- In the "first stage" of construction, a wall around "a dozen kilometers (seven miles) long and 3.5 meters (11 feet) high was built in Nineveh province.
- Iraq in 2018 said it had begun building a fence along the Syrian border for the same reason.
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Turkey spots another mine floating off its coast
Turkey on Monday said a second mine which could have come from Ukraine was discovered off its coast near Bulgaria,...
- Turkish defense ministry tweeted that "A mine was detected off Igneada near the Bulgarian border" on the Black Sea
- A first mine was found on Saturday and defused by the Turkish navy, after a fisherman had reported seeing it
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Yair Lapid says Iran wary of Israel’s alliance with Arab states
The deepening alliance between Israel and several Arab states "intimidates and deters" Iran, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday...
- The minister made the comments alongside the top diplomats of the US as well as the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain
- UAE, Morocco and Bahrain formed ties with Israel under two different agreements brokered by former US President Donald Trump
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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock, shadowing CODA triumph at Oscars
Seeking to reassert its relevance, the Academy Awards gala was packed with big musical performances and three wisecracking female hosts...
- CODA, a feel-good indie drama starring deaf actors in lead roles, helped Apple TV+ beat Netflix to become the first streaming best-picture winner
- Netflix had bet on The Power of the Dog, for which Jane Campion won best director, becoming only the third woman to do so in Oscars history
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Jordan’s king visits Ramallah to meet Mahmud Abbas
Jordan's King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah on Monday to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, in his first trip to...
- Abdullah's visit comes as foreign ministers from four Arab states joined an unprecedented meeting hosted in Israel, a gathering Israel hailed as "historic"
- The Jordanian king met Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid earlier this month to discuss strategies for containing unrest during Ramadan
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Blinken, Arab officials in Israel for ‘Negev Summit’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats arrived Sunday in southern Israel for a "historic" meeting...
- The gathering with officials from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco and Egypt comes amid rising regional concerns over a deal Washington could soon reach with Iran
- With the day of talks scheduled for Monday Israel aims to mark the success of the US-propelled "Abraham Accords" that saw the normalisation deals
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Two migrants drown off Morocco coast, more than 200 arrested
In total, 236 migrants were arrested by Moroccan authorities during operations in Tarfaya, located 100 kilometers from the Canary Islands.
- Two migrants died in and attempt to cross the sea to reach Spain's Canary Islands
- Over 40,000 migrants have reached in Spain through the sea in 2021, Spain's interior ministry has confirmed
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Abbas slams West’s ‘double standards’ on Ukraine, Palestinians
Blinken held talks with Abbas on the first full day of a trip that includes a meeting with the foreign...
- Blinken held talks with Abbas on the first full day of a trip that includes a meeting with the foreign ministers of Israel and four Arab countries
- Blinken told Abbas he wanted to revitalise US relations with the Palestinians after they collapsed under the administration of former president Donald Trump
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Two Israeli police killed in attack claimed by Islamic State group
Two police officers were shot dead in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in the northern Israeli city...
- Police said "two terrorists arrived at Herbert Samuel Street in Hadera, and began shooting at a police force there," resulting in two deaths
- Dudu Boani, the police deputy commander for the region, told reporters the two victims of the attack were police officers
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NATO not seeking regime change in Russia: Scholz
The German chancellor's comments follow remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he warned against verbal 'escalation' with Russian...
- White House played down US President Joe Biden's comments in which he called the Russian president as a 'butcher' for invading Ukraine
- Democracy, freedom, and justice have a future everywhere, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz has said
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Syria rejects federalism, calls on Kurdistan forces to join army ranks
Syria reiterated its rejection of federalism on Wednesday following a meeting with a Kurdish military official, calling on Kurdish forces...
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UAE signs pact to develop digital infrastructure in Greece
ABU DHABI, UAE - The Ministry of Investment of the UAE and the Ministry of Digital Governance of the Hellenic...
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North Korea prepares for conflict as Kim inspects warships
The North Korean leader has in recent weeks declared South Korea his country's "principal enemy", jettisoned agencies dedicated to reunification...
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Pegasus used in Jordan to spy on key figures, says report
Paris, France - Hackers have used the notorious Pegasus spyware to break into the phones of dozens of journalists and activists...
- Pegasus can seize control of a phone's microphone and camera and access documents, and a leak in 2021 showed how governments used it to spy on critics.
- Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian-American journalist in Jordan, had his phone hacked three times in 2022 and 2023 and faced a further seven failed attempts.
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Assailant takes hostages in Gaza protest in Turkey, says police
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - An assailant on Thursday took a number of people hostage at a plant owned by US cosmetics giant...
- A union representing workers at the consumer goods plant said the assailant was holding seven people hostage.
- The man was standing next to a drawing of the Palestinian flag and the words "for Gaza" painted on the wall in red.
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US to sell drones worth $4bn to India to bolster its defenses against China
The United States approved a $4 billion sale of state-of-the-art drones to India, offering a new edge to the growing...
- Indian officials had discussed the drones during a state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.
- After months of discussion, the State Department said it had informed Congress of the sale..