UAE top court upholds life terms for 24 convicted in mass trial
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- The UAE supreme court has jailed 24 people for life after upholding their convictions for...
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Israeli commandos operated in Iran during 12-day war: military
The war erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a surprise bombing campaign that it said aimed to stop Iran...
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Saudi, UAE, US, UK welcome efforts to resolve Sudan crisis
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have welcomed the announcement that...
- The four countries hailed the UN Interim Transition Assistance Mission's facilitation of discussions.
- The Quad said they look forward to this being a results-oriented process that will guide the country towards democratic elections.
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Concern grows for Palestinian teenager held by Israel
Palestinian teenager Amal Nakhleh's first name means "hope" in Arabic, but his parents are in despair because he is chronically...
- Israeli authorities accuse Nakhleh Amal of throwing stones at soldiers and have held him for a year in administrative detention.
- Administrative detention has been criticized by the Palestinians, human rights groups and foreign governments, who charge that Israel abuses it.
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Iran allegedly smuggling weapons to Yemen: UN
The deputy information minister of Yemeni rebel group denied smuggling of weapons from Iran.
- UN found seized thousands of weapons in the Arabian Sea likely came from Iran
- Teheran has dismissed the accusation saying that the weapons were not sold or transported to Yemen
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Saudi coalition accuses Yemen rebels of militarizing sea ports
The coalition said the rebels are using two Red Sea ports for military purposes, after the Huthis seized an Emirati-flagged...
- The coalition has been fighting for nearly seven years in support of Yemen's internationally-backed government against the Huthis
- The alliance has lately stepped up its accusations against the rebels and Iran, alongside an escalation in fighting
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Turkey urges restraint before US-Russia talks to quell tension
Turkey Saturday warned against "provocative acts" ahead of talks between Russia and the United States next week to quell tensions...
- NATO, of which Turkey is a member, has warned of real risks that Russia will invade Ukraine after Moscow amassed tens of thousands of troops on the Ukrainian border
- High-ranking American and Russian diplomats will meet on Monday in Geneva after Moscow laid down a list of demands for Washington and NATO
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Violence marks Soleimani’s death anniversary in Iraq
Gunmen in Iraq on Saturday shot and wounded two protesters who disrupted an anniversary commemoration of the death of Iranian...
- He was killed along with his Iraqi lieutenant, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy leader of the pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi
- Tehran and its Middle East allies have in recent days held a series of emotional commemorations to mark the second anniversary of the assassinations
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Syrians look for loved ones missing in regime jails
More than 70 families gathered in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz on Friday to highlight the plight of loved...
- Around 105,000 have died in custody, while others have been released, but tens of thousands remain unaccounted for, according to Observatory figures
- In 2013, a military defector known as "Caesar" smuggled more than 50,000 photographs out of Syria, many of them documenting the deaths of prisoners in detention centres
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Iran says begins paying families over downed Ukraine jet
Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago,...
- In 2020, Iran offered to pay "$150,000 or the equivalent in euros" to each of the victims' families.
- Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was shot down shortly after take-off from Tehran on Jan 8, 2020, killing all 176 people aboard, most of them Iranians and Canadians.
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Eight Palestinians die in a crash between truck and van
Eight Palestinians died on Thursday when the van they rode in collided with a cement truck in the occupied West...
- The two vehicles slammed into each other at a junction on Route 90, which runs up the Jordan Valley and is under Israeli security control
- The victims were not officially identified but local news outlets reported they were teenagers between 14 and 17 years old
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Markets struggle ahead of US jobs report, expected interest hike by Fed
Global stock markets wavered Friday as dealers awaited vital US jobs data and mulled the Federal Reserve's readiness to hike...
- London stocks edged higher in late morning deals, while Frankfurt nudged lower and Paris was flat nearing midday in the eurozone.
- Bitcoin was also under pressure, falling for a second day to as low as $41,008, a level not seen since the end of September.
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UAE top court upholds life terms for 24 convicted in mass trial
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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...
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Netanyahu vows ‘no one will stop us’ as war enters 100th day
Israel vowed to destroy Hamas and launched a relentless bombardment that has killed at least 23,843 people, mostly women and...
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Israelis rally to demand end to hostages’ 100-day ordeal
Tel Aviv, Israel--Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv late Saturday calling for the release of hostages being held in...
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Thousands march in US, UK for Gaza ‘day of action’
Saturday's marches held particular significance given US and British air strikes in Yemen this week against Houthi bases, after the...
- In Washington, large crowds waved Palestinian flags in a show of solidarity
- Several Palestinian-Americans told stories of friends and relatives killed or wounded in the Gaza strip
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France president calls for talks to release Gaza hostages
In a video posted online and broadcast at a meeting in Tel Aviv in support of the hostages, Emmanuel Macron...
- Three French citizens remain unaccounted for following the October 7 attack
- The three citizens are thought to be among the hostages held in Gaza
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Gaza couple celebrate wedding amid war and destruction
Rafah, Palestinian Territories - Surrounded by family and friends, clapping and cheering, Gaza woman Afnan Jibril beams a brilliant smile on...
- Afnan, 17, donning a crown of flowers and pristine white dress, and her partner Mustafa Shamlakh, 26, want to make the most of their chance to celebrate.
- Relatives were gathered on Friday for the wartime wedding in a tiny room at an abandoned school building in the besieged Gaza Strip.