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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US to send ‘more weapons’ to Ukraine, after last week’s halt to shipments: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, after the White House announced...
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Jordan, India discuss cooperation in fertilizer industry
The Jordanian Minister of Investment, Khairy Amr voiced Jordan's readiness to provide facilities for Indian investment in Jordan and invited...
- The Jordanian Minister of Investment, Khairy Amr voiced Jordan's readiness to provide facilities for Indian investment in Jordan and invited Indian experts to his country
- Indian minister reaffirmed the Indian government's keenness to prioritize Jordan in importing phosphates and fertilizers
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UN to again ‘demand’ Russia ‘immediately’ end war in Ukraine
The vote comes after 141 countries approved a previous non-binding resolution on March 2 that similarly demanded that Russia immediately...
- Last week, Russia cancelled an earlier attempt at the resolution due to a lack of support from its closest allies
- Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and has been accused of committing war crimes against civilians
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Arabs denounce ‘double standard’ of Russia sports bans
Palestinian midfielder Mohamed Rashid said, 'It makes us feel like our lives are cheaper than the lives of those in...
- In the beginning of March, the national flag of Ukraine was displayed at all English Premier League matches to show solidarity
- FIFA and UEFA suspended Russia from all international competitions days after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
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Morocco, Israel sign memorandum on aerospace cooperation
Morocco's industry minister and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday in Rabat on aerospace cooperation,...
- The "strategic partnership" will also involve the establishment of a research and engineering centre
- Rabat normalised ties with the Jewish state in December 2020, shortly after similar announcements by the UAE and Bahrain
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Iran FM welcomes Arab-Syria normalization efforts
Iran's top diplomat on Wednesday welcomed efforts to "normalize relations" between some Arab countries and Syria, days after President Bashar...
- Iran has given financial and military support to the Assad regime in Syria's 11-year war
- His latest visit follows Assad's trip to the United Arab Emirates last week, his first to an Arab country since the start of the war
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Palestinians in Gaza give up higher studies for Israeli wages
Gaza, a Palestinian territory of some 2.3 million people under Israeli-blockade since 2007, suffers from an unemployment rate above 50...
- And Israeli work permits have become a rarity for Palestinians in the last decade or so -- making the few on offer seem like gold dust.
- Under current terms, workers from Gaza entering Israel are only covered for accidents if their Israeli employer agrees to pay for insurance.
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Ukrainian filmmaker says fighting ‘not like the movies’
Instead of being behind a camera, the winner of the EU's Sakharov rights prize has signed up as a territorial...
- Instead of being behind a camera, the winner of the EU's Sakharov rights prize has signed up as a territorial defense volunteer to fight back Moscow's invasion
- Sentsov was forging a successful career as an independent film director when Russia's annexation of Crimea turned his life upside down.
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Hellscape in Mariupol as UN chief pleads for Ukraine
UN chief says that around 100,000 people in Mariupol have been forced to live in a complete blockade with no...
- UN chief says that around 100,000 people in Mariupol have been forced to live in a complete blockade with no food, no water, no medicine
- One group fleeing through humanitarian route from Mariupol were "captured by the occupiers", said Ukrainian President
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Foreign children risk languishing in Syria for decades: charity
Save the children data showed that 18,000 Iraqi children and 7,300 minors from 60 other countries are stuck in Syrian...
- Save the children data showed that 18,000 Iraqi children and 7,300 minors from 60 other countries are stuck in Syrian camps
- United Nations data shows that around 56,000 people live in al-Hol, an overcrowded camp plagued by murders and escape attempts
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NATO invites Zelensky to address summit via videolink
Zelensky's spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov confirmed that the Ukraine leader would be taking part in the summit and addressing it.
- Zelensky's spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov confirmed that the Ukraine leader would be taking part in the summit and addressing it
- Zelensky will seek help in ending the Russian invasion, Interfax-Ukraine quoted the spokesman as saying
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Efforts to pause Israel-Palestine war gain pace amid fierce fighting
Palestinian Territories - International efforts towards a new pause in the devastating Gaza war gathered pace Wednesday, as Israel bombarded...
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Houthi rebels target commercial vessel with a missile
Maritime security firm Ambrey said that a merchant ship had been targeted with a missile in southwest of Aden, Yemen....
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UN says Israel-Hamas war leaves Gaza ‘uninhabitable’
Since the relentless Israeli aerial and ground assault, triggered by Hamas's deadly October 7 attacks inside Israel, the United Nations...
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UN court rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terror’ case against Russia
Kyiv had accused Moscow of being a "terrorist state" whose support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was a harbinger...
- But ICJ tossed out most of Ukraine's claims, ruling only that Russia was "failing to take measures to investigate facts... regarding persons who allegedly committed an offence".
- This case predates Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The ICJ will decide on Friday whether it has jurisdiction to rule in a separate case over that war.
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IMF says Red Sea shipping down one-third due to Houthi attacks
"Container shipping... has declined by almost 30 percent," said Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia...
- The Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 30 attacks on commercial shipping and naval vessels since November 19, the Pentagon said on Tuesday
- Houthi attacks have prompted some shipping companies to detour around southern Africa to avoid the Red Sea, a route that carries about 12 percent of global trade
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Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles at US warship: rebel statement
The Houthis, part of the anti-Western, anti-Israel "axis of resistance" of Iranian-backed groups, have been harassing Red Sea shipping for...
- "Iranian-backed Houthi fighters fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Red Sea," a Centcom statement said
- The Houthis have launched more than 30 attacks on commercial shipping and naval vessels since November 19, the Pentagon said on Tuesday