Five IDF soldiers killed, 14 injured in roadside bombing in Northern Gaza
Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 others injured late Monday night when a roadside bomb exploded during an ongoing...
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Trump warns of 10% additional tariff for countries aligning with BRICS’ policies
BRICS leaders on Sunday described Trump's stop-start tariff wars as "indiscriminate", damaging, and illegal, drawing a quick rebuke from the...
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Tehran demanded $36,500 to release UK/Iran national: family
The family of a UK/Iranian man freed this week after spending five years in a Tehran jail were forced to...
- He flew home on Wednesday having been released along with compatriot Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after Britain reached a deal with Tehran
- The families of both Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori believe they were being held as political prisoners until the historic debt was settled
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Ukraine offers dialog as Russia continues urban attacks
Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for talks with Moscow on Saturday, even as the two sides have...
- Russia's offensive remains largely stalled, with troops about 30 kilometers east of the capital Kyiv and facing heavy resistance
- They had made no further progress into Kharkiv, which they have encircled, and Ukrainians were also defending Chernihiv
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Liberal young flee to Turkey’s ‘Little Russia’
Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western...
- Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western sanctions tighten
- Some have found a place to live in the upscale Istanbul neighbourhood of Nisantasi so beloved of Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk
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Iran talks raise possibility of IRGC losing ‘terrorist’ designation
Sources close to the negotiations in Vienna have said that one of Tehran's conditions was the removal of the largely...
- One of Tehran's conditions was the removal of the largely symbolic designation, which equates the Revolutionary Guards with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
- The IRGC, one of the most powerful forces in Iran, was officially branded a "foreign terrorist organization" by the administration of president Donald Trump in 2019
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Syria’s Assad visits UAE, first trip to an Arab state since war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first official visit to an Arab...
- The meeting is the latest sign of warming ties between Syria and the UAE, which broke ties with Damascus in February 2012
- Sheikh Mohammed said he hoped the visit would "pave the way for goodness, peace and stability to prevail in Syria and the entire region", WAM said
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Powered solely by renewables, PORRIMA docks at Dubai Harbour
Dubai Harbour welcomed the Swiss experimental vessel powered solely by renewables, PORRIMA, to its marinas on Thursday as part of...
- The first-of-its-kind solar, wind and hydrogen-powered ship has travelled more than 11,000 kilometers without stopping since departing Osaka, Japan, on December 18, 2021.
- Now, using solar, wind and hydrogen, the 36-metre 100-tonne vessel also utilizes artificial intelligence and technologies inspired by nature.
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Finland named happiest nation for fifth year, Afghanistan unhappiest
The World Happiness Report, now in its 10th year, is based on people's own assessment of their happiness, as well...
- Lebanon, which is facing economic meltdown, fell to second from last on the index of 146 countries, just below Zimbabwe.
- Northern Europeans once again dominated the top spots -- with the Danes second to the Finns, followed by the Icelandic, the Swiss and the Dutch.
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Postmen deliver the goods on Ukraine’s home front
The Nova Poshta courier company in Lviv handled millions of parcels before the war. Now, most of the 100,000 daily...
- The Nova Poshta warehouse's workforce has slimmed by more than half. Just 22 work here with most of the rest called up for combat.
- Around 90 percent of freight passing through the facility is now humanitarian aid -- gathered and sorted at the Lviv way station for incoming refugees or eastbound distribution.
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Dubai, India discuss trade and economic cooperation
"We provide the best facilities and customs services to Indian businesses which can also benefit from the advanced infrastructure and...
- "We provide facilities and customs services to Indian businesses which can also benefit from the advanced infrastructure and logistics," Dubai customs official Musabih said
- Indian counsel Kalimutu applauded Dubai Customs’ efforts in facilitating Indian trade, which helps grow mutual trade and investments
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Gulf bloc says Saudi to host Yemen talks despite rebels’ rejection
The six-nation Gulf bloc said Thursday it seeks to host discussions between Yemen's warring sides in Saudi Arabia, despite the...
- The secretary-general of the Saudi-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef al-Hajraf, told reporters discussions would be held between March 29 and April 7 in Riyadh
- "Invitations will be sent to all and the conference will be held in attendance of those who come," he said
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Five IDF soldiers killed, 14 injured in roadside bombing in Northern Gaza
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Ras Al Khaimah witnesses rise in issue of valid business licenses in 2023
RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE - The economic growth of the Emirate continued to accelerate in 2023, with the Department of...
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Canada revokes ban on military exports to Turkey
Canada will now require that Turkish importers provide assurances about the weapons' use as well as a government statement "clearly...
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Israel troops to ‘go into action’ soon at Lebanon border: minister
Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has seen near-daily exchanges of...
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Qatar says Gaza truce proposal to be sent to Hamas as war rages on
Sheikh Mohammed confirmed that the framework -- which he said might lead to a permanent ceasefire -- includes a phased...
- Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said "good progress" had been made and the parties were "hoping to relay this proposal to Hamas
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has called the Paris talks "constructive" but pointed to "significant gaps which the parties will continue to discuss"
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Saudi envoy to US deplores Western media criticism of women rights in kingdom
Washington D.C., US--– Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US, Reema Bandar Al-Saud, has expressed disappointment with recent media criticism of...
- The ambassador, reacting to an opinion piece in the Washington Post, slammed the piece for relying on "outdated stereotypes and western-centric views"
- She cited inaccuracies in the portrayal of Saudi women as oppressed and devoid of rights and said that the kingdom has made substantial progress in women's rights
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We want complete ceasefire, not temporary truce: Hamas
Taher al-Nunu, a senior Hamas official, said his group wanted a "complete and comprehensive ceasefire, and not a temporary truce."...
- Extensive talks in Paris had resulted in a framework for a phased truce
- The framework would see women and children hostages released first