Netanyahu says returning Gaza hostages will take ‘a bit more time’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday insisted gains in the conflict against Iran would help with the country's war...
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Saudi says ‘no radioactive effects’ detected, more US embassy staff leaves Iraq
"No radioactive effects were detected on the environment of the Kingdom and the Arab Gulf states as a result of...
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Macron holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince
French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler in Jeddah Saturday to discuss regional stability, in particular crisis-hit...
- Macron landed in the kingdom's Red Sea city after visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as part of a short Gulf tour
- Dialogue with Saudi Arabia was necessary to "work for stability in the region", Macron said on Friday
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Macron thanks Qatar for Afghan evacuations from Taliban
A flight chartered by Paris flew out 258 Afghans who were ‘particularly threatened because of their activities, especially journalists, or...
- Qatar has played a significant role both in diplomacy and evacuations at the end of a 20-year war in Afghanistan by Western nations
- ‘I thank Qatar for the role it has played since the start of the crisis,’ said Macron
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Jordan woos Russia for local investment
Russian representatives from three provinces met with commissioner general of the Jordan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
- Jordan has invited investment from an industrial and economic delegation from Russia
- The Russian delegation represented three Russian provinces
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UAE discusses bilateral cooperation with Greece and Ukraine
Sheikh Mohamed has talked to Greece and Ukraine to enhance his country’s bilateral ties with them.
- With the Greek prime minister, he explored the path of further strengthening the existing strategic partnership between the two countries
- With Ukraine's president, Sheikh Mohamed reviewed the prospects of enhancing their cooperation
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Lebanon stresses regional ties as Kordahi resigns
Kordahi had been in the eye of the storm for criticizing the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen during an interview...
- Announcing his resignation, Kordahi said he had taken the decision because ‘Lebanon is more important’ than his position
- President Michel Aoun expressed hope that this move ‘would put an end to the imbalance in Lebanese-Gulf relations’
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UAE, France sign MoUs, $18bn Rafale deal
The agreements will boost the strategic partnership between the two countries to serve their mutual interests.
- The agreements will boost the strategic partnership between the two countries to serve their mutual interests
- The signing was attended by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of France Emmanuel Macron
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HRW urges Lebanon to extend school registration deadline for Syrian kids
Lebanon's Education Ministry should extend the December 4, 2021, school registration deadline for Syrian children and end policies that are...
- The rights body also asked the government to end policies that block refugee children's access to education.
- Lebanon hosts 660,000 school-age Syrian refugee children, but 30 percent – 200,000 – have never been to school
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Iran nuclear talks set for pause amid European ‘concern’
Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are to be suspended Friday, Iranian media said, as European...
- The talks would "most likely" resume but French President Macron warned there could be a longer break in the talks
- Iran's lead negotiator Ali Bagheri said the proposals concerned two main issues facing the 2015 accord known as the JCPOA
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EU-funded $10m project to improve water supply in Gaza City, Jabalia
The Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union...
- The availability of clean drinking water in Gaza is one of the lowest in the world.
- The project includes the construction of a new concrete reservoir with a capacity of 26,400 cubic meters.
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Iran attending Vienna nuclear talks with determination: Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran has gone to Vienna with serious determination and a clear and...
- Iran says western powers should show seriousness and goodwill at the negotiating table.
- Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the US is imposing sanctions on Iran while engaging in talks.
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Hamas command structure ‘dismantled’ in north Gaza: Israel
The army spokesman told reporters that its forces dismantled "the Hamas military framework in the northern Gaza Strip" and that...
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EU’s Borrell meets Hezbollah official in bid to avoid wider war
Josep Borrell held talks with the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, Lebanese media reported. An EU source confirmed...
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UAE orders trial of 84 on terrorism charges, says media
Dubai, UAE - The Emirates is to put 84 people on trial for terror-related offenses, state media said on Saturday. The...
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EU urges peace at Israel-Lebanon border amid escalation fears
The European Union foreign policy chief warned against a regional conflict that would involve Lebanon, as border clashes intensified nearly...
- Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged near-daily cross-border fire since Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack
- But a strike that killed Hamas's deputy leader in Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Tuesday intensified fears of a wider conflagration
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Hamas urges US diplomat to end Israeli aggression in Gaza
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use his current...
- US support for Israel's military campaign "has caused unprecedented massacres and war crimes against our people in Gaza", Hamas chief Haniyeh said.
- Haniyeh also urged regional leaders due to meet Blinken to tell him that stability in the Middle East was "closely linked to our Palestinian cause".
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Fired over 60 rockets at Israeli military base, says Hizbollah
Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon's Hizbollah fired on Saturday over 60 rockets at an Israeli military base, the group said, describing the...
- The Israeli military said it had identified around 40 rocket launches from Lebanese territory on Saturday morning.
- Air raid sirens went off in towns and cities across northern Israel, later also blaring in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.