Hamas agrees partial hostage release in ‘difficult’ truce talks after Qatar-brokered indirect talks
The group's statement came after four days of indirect talks brokered by Qatar and as the United States signalled its...
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Trump says ‘no extensions’ to Aug 1 tariff deadline
While Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent tariff on goods from almost all trading partners in April, higher rates customized...
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US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks
According to US officials, discussion over the nuclear deal with Iran and global wheat shortage caused by the Ukraine war...
- Antony Blinken will visit Algeria and Morocco to hold talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed to support Ukraine
- Blinken is also expected to meet the Palestinian president in West Bank, where the US consulate issue 'will certainly be a topic of discussion'
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New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalization
According to a professor at Ghent Institute, the pandemic did not bring radical changes in terms of reshoring but the...
- The Ukraine crisis has highlighted Europe's and especially Germany's heavy dependence on gas supplies from Russia
- The US warned China that if it provided material support to Russia against Ukraine, it would would face 'consequences'
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Russians can do business in Turkey, says minister
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Russia's oligarchs can continue to do business in his country so long as...
- The measures targeting the possessions of Russia's oligarchs were not approved by the UN but by western countries
- They have imposed measures against Russia like placing oligarchs and other individuals close to Putin on sanctions lists
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia decry lack of attention to Middle East conflicts
As the world talks about the Ukraine crisis, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have called out the world about its reaction...
- Qatar hopes that Ukraine conflict would be 'a wake-up call for international community to respond Middle East's issues same as the world respond to Ukraine issues'
- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has meanwhile urged Qatar through video message in Doha Forum to increase natural gas production
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US steps up pressure as Russia continues Ukraine attack
In an impassioned speech from the Royal Castle in Warsaw, delivered after meeting top Ukrainian ministers in Poland and earlier...
- Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in what he called was a ‘special military operation’
- But his army has made little progress on capturing key cities, and it has hit hospitals, residential buildings, and schools
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Saudi Arabia eases rules for US, UK, and Schengen visa holders
The move comes two weeks after the country lifted all Covid-19-related entry restrictions.
- Citizens of any country can now receive a 12-month tourism visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia without needing to apply in advance
- However, they will have to hold one of the three visas, and travel on one of the country’s national carriers: Saudia, Flynas, or Flyadeal
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EU foreign policy chief sees Iran nuclear deal in days
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday that a new deal on Iran's nuclear program would be sealed within...
- "We are very close but there are still some issues pending," Borrell told reporters on the sidelines of the Doha Forum in Qatar
- The EU coordinator for the talks, Enrique Mora, was traveling to Tehran on Saturday and said he was hoping to close gaps in the negotiations
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Iraqi lawmakers shy away from electing new president
Iraqi lawmakers failed again on Saturday to elect a new president for the country due to a lack of quorum...
- Parliament had issued a final list of 40 candidates for the post, a largely ceremonial role that by convention is reserved for a member of Iraq's Kurdish minority
- The postponement exacerbates Iraq's political problems because it is the task of the president to formally name a prime minister
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Houthis proposed ceasefire and talks, says Saudi official
Yemen's Houthi rebels have proposed a ceasefire and peace talks to end the country's crippling war in return for opening...
- The comments come a day after a wave of drone-and-missile attacks against Saudi targets including an oil facility in Jeddah
- No immediate comment was available from the Houthis, who seized Sanaa in 2014, ousting the government and sparking a devastating war
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Palestinians turn out to vote in West Bank municipal polls
Polls opened Saturday in towns and cities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in a rare democratic exercise following a decade...
- It is the second phase of municipal elections after a first round of voting in December in 154 West Bank villages
- No legislative or presidential elections have been held in the Palestinian territories for 15 years, following repeated delays
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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...
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Indian authorities tear down 600 year-old mosque in Delhi
New Delhi, India - Bulldozers have knocked down a centuries-old mosque in India's capital, a member of the building's managing committee...
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Saudi Arabia not part of BRICS yet, still considering invite: Report
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia remains undecided on accepting the BRICS bloc's invitation to join, despite initial claims of...
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OPEC+ panel reaffirms cartel’s current output reduction strategy
In an effort to shore up prices, the OPEC+ oil alliance of 23 nations has implemented supply cuts of more...
- In a statement following a meeting via videoconference, the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of OPEC+ stopped short of making any recommendations on its output policy.
- However, the panel said it "reviewed the crude oil production data for the months of November and December 2023", noting the "high conformity" among participating nations.
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Spain urges WTO meet in UAE to address de-globalization
ABU DHABI, UAE - Madrid wants the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) here next...
- The ministerial meeting (MC13) will convene representatives of 164 nations and trading blocs.
- MC13 will seek key reforms to the global trading system, including expanding WTO membership .
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Creeping war threatens Sudan’s eastern border
Sudan's nine-month-old war has so far largely spared the country's east. But with the frontline inching ever closer, and reports...
- In recent months, the RSF's push into Al-Jazira state, southeast of the embattled capital Khartoum, has given it access to roads leading further east
- The port city is Sudan's lifeline for crucial aid during the war that, according to the United Nations, has uprooted around 7.6 million people