Syria state media says talk of peace deal with Israel ‘premature’
Syrian state media reported Wednesday that statements on signing a peace deal with Israel were "premature", days after Israel said...
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Macron, Putin discuss Iran, Ukraine in first talks since 2022
One week after a ceasefire ended Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the two men also discussed Tehran's nuclear programme, with...
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Eleven years since revolt, Libya far from democracy
The anniversary comes as the country finds itself with two rival prime ministers based in the capital Tripoli.
- The anniversary comes as the country finds itself with two rival prime ministers based in the capital Tripoli
- Incumbent Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has insisted he will only hand over power to an elected government
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Turkey officials in Jerusalem ahead of Israel delegation visit
Senior Turkish officials held meetings in Jerusalem on Thursday ahead of a rare visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to...
- Relations between Turkey and Israel froze after the death of 10 civilians in an Israeli raid on a Turkish flotilla in 2010
- In recent months, the two countries have been working on a rapprochement, with their presidents holding telephone talks
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Israel says it downed Hezbollah drone in its airspace
Lebanon and Israel have seen unrest often, and drones have become a regular feature of their heavily guarded border.
- The Israeli army said it had downed a drone, belonging to the Hezbollah, that ‘crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace’
- The Israeli army ‘will continue to operate in order to prevent any attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty,’ it added
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Abbas, US speaker Pelosi hold rare West Bank meeting
Abbas urged US action on what he described as "unilateral Israeli practices" that "undermine a two-state solution."
- Abbas urged US action on what he described as "unilateral Israeli practices" that "undermine a two-state solution."
- Those included expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and moves to evict Palestinians from various parts of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem
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US says nuclear deal possible within days if Iran ‘shows seriousness’
The Vienna talks, which involve Iran as well as Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly, and the United States...
- The Vienna talks, which involve Iran as well as Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly, and the United States indirectly, resumed in late November
- That accord had offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, but the US unilaterally withdrew in 2018 under former president Donald Trump
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US bares intel on Russia in risky strategy to prevent Ukraine invasion
The US government normally keeps battlefield intelligence close to its chest, but by revealing the secret details of Russian military...
- With tensions rising, at the beginning of February US officials said Moscow was planning to create a graphic film of a fake Ukrainian attack on Russia
- Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby is one of several officials who readily detailed the alleged plan
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Arab countries review discussion topics for IPU Conference in Cairo
The speakers of the parliaments and councils of the Arab countries, in a meeting, reviewed the topics to be discussed...
- Speaker of the Shura Council Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh chaired the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation in the conference.
- During the meeting, the Committee discussed the amendment of the charter and the internal system of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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Kuwait’s defense and interior ministers resign
Kuwait said Thursday the interior and defense ministers had resigned, after they protested the manner of parliamentary questioning of ministers...
- A royal decree said the resignations of the two ministers, both members of the royal ruling family, had been accepted
- Kuwait is the only Gulf Arab state with a fully elected parliament, which enjoys wide legislative powers and can vote ministers out of office
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Khamenei ridicules claims Iran wants atomic bomb
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed as "absurd" claims his country wants to acquire atomic weapons, in remarks on...
- The Islamic republic is locked in negotiations with world powers to revive a 2015 deal that offered it sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear program
- The deal known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, was designed to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear arsenal
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Eleven years since revolt , Libya transition grinds on
Libyans on Thursday mark 11 years since the revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, but the democracy many hoped for...
- Former interior minister Fathi Bashagha won the support of Tripoli-based High State Council after east-based parliament to become the new Prime Minister of the country
- UN appointed Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has insisted that he will hand over power to an elected government
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Israel pounds Gaza as Netanyahu rejects hostage release deal
Abdelrahman Iyad, wounded in Gaza and now being treated aboard the French helicopter carrier Dixmude, docked in Egypt, said he...
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‘New era for India’: Modi inaugurates temple built over razed mosque
"Breaking the shackles of slavery, the country should rise, taking lessons from the past," Modi said, speaking outside the temple...
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WHO chief warns pandemic accord hangs in the balance
Shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO's 194 member states decided more than two years ago to start negotiating an...
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Potential dangers of AI seen as major business risks for 2024
Davos, Switzerland -- Thdfe potential dangers of AI, particularly its influence on upcoming elections and the escalation of military conflicts,...
- Elections emerged as a focal point of discussion: 3 billion people across 40 countries, representing 60% of global GDP, are set to vote this year.
- "Misinformation can destroy trust through an election and undermine society at large," said one CEO.
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EU foreign ministers to meet Israeli, Palestinian diplomats
The bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell risked incurring Israel's wrath by accusing it on Friday of having "created" and...
- EU ministers will first meet with Israel's FM and then with the PA's top diplomat Riyad al-Maliki
- A high-ranking EU official said there were no expectations of any breakthroughs
Wounded Gazans get medical care on French hospital ship
Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed at least 25,105 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to...
- French warship began treating patients in November, off the coast of the port of El-Arish, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Egyptian border with Gaza
- French doctor Marine, who is serving aboard the Dixmude said the warship has so far received 120 patients, all serious cases who needed long periods of hospitalization