Israel kills 46 Gazans waiting for aid as hostage families call for end to war
Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded by Israeli fire near...
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‘Unidentified’ drone hits Baghdad base: Iraq security officials
An "unidentified" drone struck a military base in Baghdad early Tuesday while another fell in the west of the capital,...
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Israel to ban travel to US over Omicron spread
Lawmakers from Israel also approved the health ministry recommendation to bar Israelis from travel to France, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Finland,...
- Israel will impose restrictions on traveling to US as Covid-19 curbs widen
- Foreigners coming to Israel from red-list nations are prohibited to enter until they get special permission
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Chinese firms will build 1,000 schools in Iraq
School constructions across Iraq will take two years and three phases.
- Iraq will pay for the project of building school using oil products
- The country needs 8,000 schools to fill the gap in the education sector
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UN chief Antonio Guterres on ‘solidarity’ visit to crisis-hit Lebanon
Guterres has previously called on Lebanese officials to unite to find solutions to the country's dire economic crisis, dubbed by...
- Lebanese leaders do not have "the right to be divided in a moment of such dramatic crisis", Guteres has said.
- Guterres is set to visit the Beirut port blast site on Monday, holding a minute's silence for the victims.
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UAE gateway to GCC and Africa markets, says India’s industry minister
India's Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has said that his country's goal is to become the UAE's number...
- UAE commits $100 billion investment and infrastructure creation in India, says Piyush Goyal.
- The UAE-India CEPA will be India’s fastest-negotiated Free Trade Agreement ever between two nations, he said.
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Saudi exempts Iran Yemen envoy from air blockade for Covid treatment
Iran's ambassador flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment Saturday in a rare exemption from an...
- The Irani envoy flew out of the rebel-held Yemeni capital to receive Covid treatment.
- Oman has frequently mediated with the rebels and remained neutral in Yemen conflict.
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Collapse of Afghanistan has regional, international repercussions: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia has said the collapse of Afghanistan would lead to chaos that has regional and international ramifications, while stressing...
- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan denounces the Daesh terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, according to media reports.
- Saudi Arabia has begun providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for the first time after Taliban takeover.
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Iran sees possibility of exporting Covid-19 vaccines in a few months
Iran has said exporting vaccines manufactured by domestic producers was possible in a few months. Iran's deputy health minister for...
- Country's deputy health minister Younes Panahi says domestic producers have made good progress and mass production was possible in future.
- The country produces both attenuated and protein-based vaccines, Panahi said.
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Here’s why FIFA wants a biennial World Cup
A controversial proposal of staging the FIFA World Cup championship every two years rather than the current four-year cycle is...
- FIFA is to hold an online global summit to discuss the feasibility of biennial world cups
- An association of 54 of FIFA's 211 members, the Confederation of African Football' supports the idea
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Pentagon documents reveal ‘deeply flawed’ US air war in Middle East
Poor or inadequate surveillance footage often contributed to deadly targeting failures.
- The NYT obtained the Pentagon documents for its report through Freedom of Information requests beginning in March 2017
- The documents were also sourced from lawsuits filed against the Defense Department and the Central Command
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OIC says Afghanistan needs full support of member states
The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize and implement an immediate humanitarian assistance plan...
- The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize an immediate humanitarian assistance plan for Afghanistan
- The OIC humanitarian office in Kabul will assume the responsibility for the coordination of this aid
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WHO urges Israel to allow aid delivery in ‘indescribable’ Gaza
"Delivering humanitarian aid in Gaza continues to face nearly insurmountable challenges," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference....
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Germany resumes arms exports to Saudi Arabia after 5 years
Berlin has loosened its stance on weapons exports to the kingdom recently, with the government praising Saudi Arabia's "constructive approach"...
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India’s Russian oil imports fall to 11-month low as price cap rises
Indian refiners bought 1.45 million barrels per day of Russian oil last month, their lowest amount since last January and...
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Palestinian journalist freed from Israeli custody abused: report
Footage of the men, including Kahlout, stripped down to their underwear, with some of them appearing to hand over weapons,...
- Diaa al-Kahlout, who was among dozens of Palestinians shown detained by Israeli troops and stripped to their underwear in Gaza, had been released
- Paris-based media watchdog RSF has said following his arrest the journalist was briefly held in Eshel prison in Israel and was subjected to torture
Jordan king to host Sisi, Abbas for Gaza talks: palace
King Abdullah, in a meeting Sunday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, called on the United States to press...
- The meeting will be held in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba as part of "Jordan's efforts to coordinate Arab positions to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza"
- The three leaders would also discuss on "the situation in the West Bank" as the region has witness deadly violence by Israeli forces and the settlers
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International forces respond to drone reports in Red Sea: UK agency
The Houthi rebels say they are acting in support of Hamas, targeting Israel and Israeli-linked vessels to push for a...
- The agency said the incident had taken place about 50 nautical miles west of Yemeni port
- Houthis have launched more than 100 drone and missile attacks on targets in Israel and the Red Sea