Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
Seville, Spain -- Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on...
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Netanyahu eyes hostage breakthrough as Gaza families mourn victims
His comments lifted hope for a new ceasefire in the devastating conflict in the Palestinian territory, after US President Donald...
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Morocco reopens airspace after two-month virus shutdown
Morocco reopened its airspace on Monday in a bid to breathe life into its crisis-hit tourism sector, two months after...
- The move was welcomed by tourism businesses who have suffered two lost years due to the pandemic, as well as by Moroccans stranded abroad.
- Passengers heading to the kingdom will still need to show proof of vaccination against the Covid-19 illness and a negative PCR test within the past 48 hours.
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UAE delegation makes first visit to Israel’s parliament
Three members of the United Arab Emirates' Federal National Council visited Israel's parliament Monday, becoming the first Emirati delegation there...
- Prior to the visit to the Knesset, the Emirati delegation visited Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial
- The UAE became the third Arab nation to normalize ties with Israel after Egypt and Jordan, a move that angered the Palestinians as it recognized the Jewish state
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Turkey orders arrest of Olympic swimmer for mocking Erdogan
Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued an arrest warrant for a former Olympic swimmer over tweets appearing to express relief that...
- Erdogan, 67, said he had a "mild" infection on Saturday and was working from home
- The crime of insulting the Turkish president is punishable by up to four years in jail
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Saudi Arabia, Norway discuss relations and joint cooperation
The discussion took place in Riyadh between the Saudi-Norwegian Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council and Norway’s Ambassador to...
- The two countries discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation between them
- The focus was on the level of parliamentary relations between the Shura Council and the Norwegian Parliament
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Talks to revive 2015 Iran nuclear deal to resume in Vienna
Parties to the deal have been negotiating in Vienna since last year with indirect US participation. Talks were most recently...
- Former US president Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the pact in 2018 and reimposed tough economic sanctions on Iran.
- Iran said the answers "the United States brings tomorrow to Vienna will determine when we can reach an agreement".
Arts & Culture
Lebanon returns 337 artifacts from different eras to Iraq
The items returned have been characterized as ‘witnesses to the childhood of human history.’
- The artifacts had been on display in a Lebanese museum for several years
- The items are said to have included clay tablets and pieces of pottery
Economy
Australia to reopen borders to tourists on February 21
Every month of border closures has cost businesses an estimated US$2.6 billion, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and...
- Every month of border closures has cost businesses an estimated US$2.6 billion, according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- In recent months, rules have been gradually relaxed for Australians, long-term residents and students
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Embargoed: Countries left out in the cold
Embargoes have become a weapon of choice in response to war, the fight against terrorism, or human rights breaches.
- Embargoes have become a weapon of choice in response to war, the fight against terrorism, or human rights breaches
- Cuba is one of several countries to have been targeted by sanctions since the end of World War II
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African Union condemns military coups
Burkina Faso became the fourth country to be suspended by the African Union after Guinea, Mali and Sudan to punish...
- African Union has closed its annual summit by condemning a recent "wave" of military coups in the neighboring countries
- AU leaders has also agreed to suspend debate on Faki's controversial decision to accept the accreditation of Israel
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World leaders look to avert Russia-NATO clash over Ukraine
With war clouds gathering over Ukraine, international diplomacy goes into overdrive on Monday with the French and Russian presidents to...
- US officials have said the Kremlin has assembled 110,000 troops along the border with its pro-Western neighbor
- However, intelligence assessments have not determined whether President Vladimir Putin has actually decided to invade
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Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
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5 dead in Israel strike on Syria targeting ‘Iran-aligned leaders’: monitor
The mid-morning strike, which caused a large plume of smoke to billow into the sky, was also reported by Syrian...
Israel to allow flour shipments for Gaza through key port: US
Three UN agencies -- the World Food Program (WFP), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) -- pushed for the...
Israel bombards Gaza’s south as leaders discuss post-war future
Netanyahu has said Israel expects the war to continue for months, but his comments on Thursday rejecting a so-called two-state...
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EU’s Borrell accuses Israel of ‘creating’ and ‘financing’ Hamas
Hamas was created in December 1987 shortly after the start of the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, in the Israeli-occupied...
- Israeli PM has in recent days reaffirmed his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state, drawing criticism from his US ally, which is still advocating a two-state solutions
- "Israel is reaffirming its refusal (of this solution), and to prevent it they have gone so far as to create Hamas themselves," the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said
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WEF discusses politics, climate, but not Gaza crisis
Khalid Janahi, CEO of Vision3, in an exclusive interview with TRENDS, delves into why this vital topic was overshadowed in...
- Khalid Janahi, CEO of Vision3, in an exclusive interview with TRENDS, delves into why this vital topic was overshadowed in global forums like the recenty concluded WEF.
- His insights reveal the complexities behind the limited discussion of the conflict on the world stage and its ramifications for international policy and humanitarian efforts.
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Biden on Palestinian state: some states ‘don’t have their own militaries’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week said Israel would not...
- Biden said it was not impossible Netanyahu might come round to some form of two-state solution, mooted for decades as a way to end Middle East tensions
- The Israeli premier said on Thursday that his country "must have security control over all the territory west of the Jordan (River)."