Britain reestablishes full Syria ties as FM David Lammy visits Damascus
In 2011, Britain was among the first countries to acknowledge rebel groups as the official Syrian government after then-president Bashar...
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Russia brushes off talks after largest ever drone and missile barrage on Ukraine
Russia on Friday said that it sees no immediate diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine, hours after pummelling...
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Jordan and Morocco keen to boost bilateral cooperation, regional development
Jordan Senate President Faisal Fayez Monday held talks with Moroccan officials in Rabat on bolstering Jordan-Morocco cooperation and the regional...
- Jordan's Senate President Faisal Fayez held the discussions with his Moroccan counterpart Naam Miyara in Rabat.
- Fayez hailed the role of King Abdulla II and that of Morocco's Mohammed VI in strengthening the bilateral ties.
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Israel gives financial guarantees for its flights to Russia
Israel was poised Tuesday to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as...
- The $2 billion guarantee had been set to expire on March 9
- A misunderstanding over Israel's continued flights into Russia caused a diplomatic flap
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Tunisia releases ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri from house arrest
A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released Tuesday but...
- The 63-year-old Bhiri, who suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition, had been on a hunger strike since he was detained.
- He is a senior figure in Ennahdha Party, which has played a central role in Tunisian politics since the revolution that overthrew dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.
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Spain’s former king Juan Carlos to stay in UAE: Royal family
Spain's former king Juan Carlos said he will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial...
- The family said Carlos will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial dealings that led to his self-imposed exile in the UAE in 2020.
- The end of the investigations against Juan Carlos had potentially paved the way for the former monarch to return to Spain.
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Iran launches military satellite into orbit for reconnaissance
Iran announced Tuesday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal...
- The Revolutionary Guards described the Nour-2 as a "reconnaissance satellite" in a statement on their Sepah News website
- The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran's ballistic missile technology
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US envoys held energy talks with Venezuela’s Maduro: W.House
The White House said Monday that a US delegation held weekend talks in Venezuela with the government of President Nicolas...
- US has broken it's diplomatic relations with Nicolas Maduro, imposed sanctions on Caracas in a bid to force Maduro from power in 2019
- Venezuela President has assured Vladimir Putin of his "strong support" in the wake of the invasion
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UAE, Croatia discuss advancing economic partnership
Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade met Tomislav Ćorić, Croatia's Minister of...
- Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade met Tomislav Ćorić, Croatia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development at Expo 2020 Dubai
- The two agreed on the importance of growing trade exchanges and accelerating FDI flows between the two nations
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Libya parliament chief rejects ‘interference’ in dig at UN
Construction tycoon Dbeibah was appointed following a landmark 2020 ceasefire with a mandate to lead the country to December 24...
- Construction tycoon Dbeibah was appointed following a landmark 2020 ceasefire with a mandate to lead the country to December 24 elections
- Libya's parliament speaker stressed that "the appointment of a new government" was legal as that of Dbeibah had expired
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Russia to open Ukraine ‘humanitarian routes’, but fears persist
Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities, but Kyiv insisted the move...
- The Ukrainian military said Tuesday, nearly two weeks into the war, that Russia was ramping up its troops and equipment around the main conflict zones
- The invasion has sparked the biggest war in Europe and the continent's largest refugee crisis since World War II
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Yemen rebels back UN proposal for abandoned oil tanker
Yemen's Huthi rebels have signed a UN agreement hoped to help stop a rusting oil tanker in the Red Sea...
- Huthi leaders and David Gressly, the UN humanitarian coordinator for war-torn Yemen, signed a MoU on a framework to resolve the threat posed by the FSO Safer
- The United Nations proposal includes pumping the toxic cargo from the tanker to another ship, but remains dependent on raising donor cash to fund the work
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Israel says will seek to stop UN agency’s activities in Gaza after war
UNRWA said Friday it had sacked several employees accused by Israel of involvement in Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack, prompting...
Australia, Canada stop UN agency funding after Israeli allegations
Australia and Canada have suspended their funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, after Israel accused several employees of...
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End to war: World reacts to Gaza-Israel ruling
The reactions to the top UN court's ruling Friday in the Israel-Gaza case were split along the lines of the...
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Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken led an intense diplomatic effort to broker the deal, telling the Turkish president three...
- As required by US law, the State Department notified Congress of the agreement, as well as a separate $8.6 billion sale of 40 F-35s to Greece
- Turkey will get 40 new F-16s and upgrades to 79 of the jets in its existing fleet, the State Department said in a news release
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Education campaigners alarmed as homeschooling rises in England
LONDON, UK - Education campaigners demanded government action on Friday after new figures revealed that the number of children in England...
- Nearly a quarter of parents involved said they were keeping children at home primarily as a "lifestyle choice" or for "philosophical or preferential reasons".
- These were the most commonly given main reasons, ahead of mental health factors (eight percent) and general dissatisfaction with the school (six percent).
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WHO-Hamas collusion charges harmful, can endanger staff: Tedros
"WHO refutes Israel's accusation at the executive board meeting yesterday that WHO is in 'collusion' with Hamas and is 'turning...
- WHO chief Tedros was responding to claims made Thursday by Israeli ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar at a meeting of the UN health agency's board
- Eilon Shahar had said Hamas was embedding itself in hospitals in the Gaza Strip and was using human shields in the Palestinian territory