Iranian ballistic missiles target US base in Qatar, the largest in Middle East
No casualties reported in the attack that came a day after the US attacked three key nuclear facilities in Iran....
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Iran threatens US bases in response to strikes on nuclear sites
Iran on Sunday threatened US bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran's...
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Egypt pledges support to Lebanon after Sisi-Mikati meeting
Egypt has pledged support to Lebanon "at all levels" and stressed that it needs "political accord" to reawaken from the...
- Egyptian President said 'he gave directions to the relevant ministries to take care of all Lebanon’s demands'.
- Sisi stresses on the need for political accord in Lebanon to reawaken from the setbacks.
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Saudi Arabia, Singapore to enhance cooperation in digital economy
The Kingdom and Singapore seek to activate the partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding for digital cooperation.
- The Kingdom and Singapore seek to activate the partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding for digital cooperation
- The two countries also aim to improve bilateral relations in the field of communications, information technology and the digital economy
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ICANN looks to break language barriers on the internet
In the long-run universal acceptance of all languages on the internet is expected to be good for business by allowing...
- Large parts of the internet remain incompatible with writing systems other than the Latin alphabet
- Many US websites, for example, would not allow a purchase or subscription if you entered an email address in Tamil or Hebrew
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain review ways to boost ties
The two countries are seeking to establish a regional complex for the extraction, use, and storage of carbon.
- The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation on international climate policies
- They will also look to focus on emissions rather than sources through the application of the Circular Carbon Economy approach
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Iraq bombing targeted officer who was probing activists’ deaths
At least four civilians were killed and four others wounded in Tuesday's motorcycle bombing near a hospital in central Basra....
- Iraq has seen protests since October 2019, over allegations of rampant corruption and high unemployment rates
- Since then, dozens of activists and protesters have been targeted in assassinations or attempted killings
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Iraq holds funeral for Yazidi mass grave victims of IS
After Iraqi authorities declared victory over the jihadists in 2017, scores of mass graves were discovered across the country, including...
- After Iraqi authorities declared victory over the jihadists in 2017, scores of mass graves were discovered across the country, including in the Sinjar town of Kojo
- The first of several mass grave was exhumed in Kojo in mid-March 2019, followed by a long and painstaking process of identifying the remains
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Biden rings the alarm on state of democracy worldwide
"Make no mistake, we're at a moment of democratic reckoning," said Uzra Zeya, the Under Secretary of State for Civilian...
- The two-day event was billed by the White House as US leadership in an existential struggle between democracies and powerful autocracies or dictatorships
- The two-day event was billed by the White House as US leadership in an existential struggle between democracies and powerful autocracies or dictatorships
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One in four Iraqi exposed to danger of unexploded ordnance
In the northern Iraqi hamlet of Hassan-Jalad, almost every family has a story to tell about a time when a...
- Explosive remnants of war affect more than 3,200 square kilometers (1,235 square miles) of land -- twice the area of London.
- A staggering 8.5 million Iraqis live amid these deadly waste-products of war, said UN Mine Action Service.
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Morocco state schools fail students, deepen inequality
The High Council for Education has said that government schools "are not giving the majority of pupils basic skills or...
- The situation has pushed many, including middle-class families, to tighten their belts so they can scrape together fees for private schools.
- Just nine percent of students in state secondary schools pass exams in French, Arabic and mathematics
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UAE’s curtailed working week rule welcomed
UAE is the first country in the world to offer a national work week that is shorter than the five-day...
- Government entities will have 7:30am-3:30pm workdays from Monday to Thursday, while working hours in the private sector may last till after 5pm.
- The new system will allow federal authorities to use flexible working hours and the remote work system on Fridays.
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Iranian ballistic missiles target US base in Qatar, the largest in Middle East
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Hizbollah commander killed as Blinken seeks Gaza de-escalation
On his fourth regional trip since the war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia after...
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Two Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike: Al Jazeera
Witnesses told AFP that two rockets were fired at the car -- one hit the front of the vehicle and...
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Bangladesh’s Hasina wins fifth term in power
The prime minister has presided over breakneck economic growth, but her government has been accused of a ruthless opposition crackdown....
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Germany ready to sell Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia: minister
"We do not see ourselves, as the German federal government, opposing British considerations on other Eurofighter (sales)," Baerbock told journalists...
- Annalena Baerbock noted that Saudi Arabia and Israel had "not renounced their policy of normalisation" since war broke out
- "The fact that Saudi Arabia is now intercepting missiles fired by the Houthis at Israel underlines this, and we are grateful for that," she added
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Blinken warns Israel-Hamas war could ‘metastasize’
Blinken will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi desert city of Al-Ula, said a US official...
- Israel has carried out a relentless bombardment and ground invasion that have killed at least 22,835 people in Gaza, most of them women and children
- Amid the deepening humanitarian crisis and mass displacement in Gaza, Blinken said civilians "must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow".
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Libya declares ‘force majeure’ at major oilfield amid protests
Tripoli, Libya -- Libya's state-owned energy firm said on Sunday it had declared a state of "force majeure" at Al-Sharara oilfield...
- Declaring "force majeure" allows parties to free themselves from contractual obligations when factors such as fighting or natural disasters make meeting them impossible.
- The NOC did not elaborate on the protesters' demands but said "negotiations are ongoing to resume production as soon as possible".