Conflicts and related fatalities triple since 2000, fueling extreme poverty: WB
Washington, United States -- Conflicts and related fatalities have more than tripled since the early 2000s, fueling extreme poverty, the...
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Iran strikes damage hard to assess under Israeli military censorship
Such regulations are nothing new in Israel, where any written or visual publication deemed potentially harmful to the loosely defined...
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Abbas meets al-Sisi, discusses bilateral cooperation
The two met on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum being held in Egypt's Red...
- The two met on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum being held in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh
- Abbas briefed Al-Sisi on the latest developments in the Palestine-Israel conflict and human rights violations against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories
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Jordan-US discuss bilateral cooperation, strategic partnership
Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks with state department officials on the new MoU on the strategic partnership between...
- Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks with state department officials on the new MoU on the strategic partnership between the two countries
- Safadi is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, a number of senior US administration officials from the State Department
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Iran nuclear talks proceeding too slowly, says France
On Monday Iran's foreign ministry spokesman had said that efforts to revive 2015 nuclear agreement had made "good progress."
- On Monday Iran's foreign ministry spokesman had said that efforts to revive 2015 nuclear agreement had made "good progress"
- The 2015 deal offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme
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Sharaka and UK Abraham Accords Group sign agreement
Leaders of the UK Abraham Accords Group and Sharaka will sign a cooperation agreement at a private event at the...
- Dr. Fox is leading a delegation of British MPs to see first-hand the impact Abraham Accords is making on trade and industry, religious and cultural cooperation
- The UK Abraham Accords Group and Sharaka will work to identify influencers from the Abraham Accords countries in the media, society, academia, business, and other fields
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Covid and its effects continue to pose threat to world: WEF risks report
The Global Risks Report 2022 released by the World Economic Forum said vaccine inequality and a resultant uneven economic recovery...
- In the poorest 52 countries—home to 20 percent of the world’s people—only 6 percent of the population had been vaccinated so far.
- By 2024, developing economies (excluding China) will have fallen 5.5 percent below their pre-pandemic expected GDP growth,
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Lebanon looks to import gas from Egypt
Mikati held a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly in Sharm El-Sheik on Monday.
- Mikati held a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly in Sharm El-Sheik on Monday
- Dr. Madboulyr informed Mikati that Egypt was preparing a shipment of medical and food aid to be sent to Lebanon by sea
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Lebanon residents join migrant flow to EU as economy spirals
Lebanon, a country of around 6 million people, is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says...
- Lebanon, in the throes of a brutal economic crisis, is no longer just a launchpad for Syrian refugees and other foreign migrants
- Its own desperate citizens now also risk drowning in the Mediterranean in their quest for a better life
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Cross-border Syria aid gets 6-month extension without new UN vote
For the West, the renewal to July had been interpreted as automatic, while Russia had raised the possibility of requesting...
- The text provided for "an extension of an additional six months, that is, until 10 July 2022," subject to a report by the UN Secretary-General
- The Security Council had previously renewed the authorization allowing aid into rebel-held areas in the country's northwest until 10 January 2022
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Yemen pro-government troops capture oil-rich Shabwa
The pro-government Giants Brigade, who are backed by the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, announced in a statement the...
- The pro-government Giants Brigade, who are backed by the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, announced in a statement the "liberation of the district of Ain"
- Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when the Huthis seized the capital Sanaa, prompting Saudi-led forces to intervene
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GCC must heed IMF take on emerging economies
The IMF's warning that developing nations are about to face what it called “economic turbulence” is bad news for the...
- GCC countries are depending on emerging nations to diversify their own economies
- With those economies now under a cloud, the GCC nations should choose their next steps carefully
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US downs missile fired from Yemen at American warship
The Houthis have said they are acting in solidarity with the besieged Gaza Strip, where Hamas fighters have been battling...
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Israeli footballer in Turkey arrested over message on Israel-Hamas war: media
Jehezkel, 28, and capped eight times by the Israeli national team, celebrated scoring a goal against Trabsonspor by gesturing to...
Israel ‘failed’ in Gaza and will negotiate: Nasrallah
Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah declared that Israel has not achieved any "real victory" in 100 days other than killing. In...
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Israelis raid Al-Aqsa, homes of Palestinians in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / JERUSALEM – Israeli forces carried out Sunday a series of raids in several towns in the...
- The raids targeted the villages of Mazra'a al-Gharbiya, 'Arura, Birzeit, and Jalazone camp, north and west of the city of Ramallah.
- In Hebron, Israeli forces raided Al-Arroub camp and the towns of Beit Ummar and Bani Na'im, stormed homes, and seized vehicles.
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Namibia denounces former colonial ruler Germany over Gaza response
South Africa launched an emergency case at the ICJ arguing that Israel stands in breach of the UN Genocide Convention,...
- Namibian President expressed "deep concern" for the German government's decision Friday of having "rejected the morally upright indictment brought forward by South Africa
- Geingob accused Berlin of "ignoring" the "deaths of over 23,000 Palestinians in Gaza" and defending in front of the ICJ "the genocidal and gruesome acts of the Israeli Government"
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US targets Houthis in new strikes over Red Sea threat
Violence involving Iran-aligned groups in Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria has surged since the war in Gaza began in early...
- The strikes came a day after US and British forces hit scores of targets across the country
- The US Central Command said its forces attacked a Houthi radar site early on Saturday