Israel opposition chief discusses Gaza truce with UAE FM
Jerusalem, Undefined -- Israel's opposition leader said Friday he met with the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in Abu Dhabi...
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Arab Parliament condemns Israeli West Bank annexation statements
Cairo, Egypt -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, has strongly condemned and rejected the dangerous...
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Forward-looking UAE museum looks into the future
The Museum of the Future along Dubai's main highway has been touted as the 'world's most beautiful building'.
- Its organizers have said the visitors will be taken “on a journey of the year 2071”.
- Many believe the Museum of the Future is UAE’s one more attempt to boost its soft power as a trading and tourism hub and to diversify its economy away from oil.
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Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator returns to Vienna
Iran's chief negotiator will fly back to Vienna on Sunday evening following consultations in Tehran, state media reported, as talks...
- The talks to restore the agreement known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action involve Iran as well as Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly
- On Saturday Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran was studying a rough draft of a deal to revive the nuclear deal
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UAE wants political solution to Ukraine crisis: Anwar Gargash
Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and adviser to President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, made these comments...
- The world is facing a difficult test and severe polarization imposed by the Ukrainian crisis, which threatens the foundation of international community, Gargash said.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) had expressed particular alarm at the consequences for civilians present in Ukraine.
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Arab students stranded in Ukraine desperate to go home
Among Arab countries, Morocco has the largest number of students in Ukraine, with around 8,000 enrolled in universities, followed by...
- Egyptian students tried to cross the border into Poland with no help from their native country, hoping to make it back home
- The Lebanese government plans to help nationals trapped in Ukraine as the Russian invasion continues
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Iran says studying draft deal to restore nuclear agreement
The EU has been mediating between negotiators from Iran and a U.S. delegation to revive nuclear deal.
- Iran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri is back in Tehran for consultations on the rough draft of a new nuclear deal
- Iran's Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian said that the talks had reached on "a critical and important stage"
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UAE sends food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The aid was sent following the directives of the UAE's leadership to help improve the humanitarian situation in the Tigray...
- The UAE has already sent six planes carrying 300 tons of relief and food supplies to the city of Mekelle
- That aid, which included 200 tons of vegetable oil, was sent last year in cooperation with the World Food Program
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Russia invasion appears ‘frustrated’ by stiff Ukraine resistance
The United States and Western allies are still able to deliver arms into Ukraine to bolster the military, and Washington...
- According to Pentagon information, Russia now has at least 50 percent of its massive invasion force inside Ukraine
- However, the force is making slow progress on its original three-front thrust due to unexpectedly stiff resistance
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UAE, UK discuss strategic cooperation
The ministers of the UAE and the UK discussed the historic relations between the two countries and their strategic cooperation,...
- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation represented UAE
- He underlined the longstanding relations between the UAE and the UK and their continuous desire to strengthen them
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Iran says it will continue to enrich uranium even after a deal
Iran has said that it will continue to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity even after sanctions against it are...
- Iran is now enriching to various levels, the highest being around 60 percent
- Iranian officials had told media earlier that Iran had agreed to suspend its 20 percent and 60 percent enrichment if an agreement is reached in the Vienna talks
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UAE calls for ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Russia-Ukraine war
The UAE has called for immediate cessation of hostilities in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The appeal came in...
- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) expressed particular alarm at the consequences for civilians present in Ukraine, as well as for the region
- The Ministry emphasized the importance of ensuring that humanitarian assistance reaches those in need, and called on all parties to respect International Humanitarian Law
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Yemen-based Houthis fire missiles at ships in Red Sea, says US
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired three missiles at two merchant ships in the Red Sea in their latest attack in...
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UAE MoD ink deals worth $517m in first two days of UMEX and SimTEX 2024
ABU DHABI, UAE - On the second day of the sixth edition of UMEX and SimTEX 2024, the accumulated value...
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NATO kicks off biggest military exercise since Cold War
The Western military alliance has said some 90,000 troops will take part in the months-long Steadfast Defender 24 exercise designed...
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Israel destroys Palestinian home in occupied West Bank
Basil Shehadeh was arrested on suspicion of helping two other Palestinians carry out the deadly shooting at a petrol station...
- "The family were evacuated from the three-storey building, then the second floor of the building was blown up," village council secretary Adel al-Amer told AFP
- "This demolition followed the destruction of the residences belonging to other terrorists involved in the same attack," the army told AFP in a statement
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Thousands trapped as Israeli troops surround hospitals in Khan Yunis
"Heavy fighting is reported in proximity to hospitals in Khan Yunis, including Al-Aqsa, Nasser and Al-Amal, with reports of Palestinians...
- In Gaza City, people displaced by the war said they were stuck in a new conflict zone without provisions.
- "They besieged us in the camp and brought us here, and even here, the shelling continued," Umm Dahud al-Kafarna, originally from Beit Hanun, told AFPTV.
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QatarEnergy says Red Sea attacks ‘may impact’ gas shipments
The state-owned giant confirmed in a statement that "Qatar's LNG production continues uninterrupted, and our commitment to ensuring the reliable...
- Earlier this month, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said LNG shipments would be affected, like other merchant shipping, by the Houthi strikes.
- His intervention came amid reports of at least five LNG vessels operated by Qatar stopping en route to the Red Sea.