Massive US bunker-buster bombs make combat debut in Iran strikes
The US military says the GBU-57 -- also named Massive Ordnance Penetrator -- is designed to penetrate up to 200...
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India will ‘never’ restore Pakistan water treaty: minister
New Delhi will "never" reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the...
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Pakistan backs Saudi bid to convene OIC session on Afghanistan
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a statement on Monday that his country supports the Kingdom's initiative.
- Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a statement on Monday that his country supports the Kingdom's initiative
- Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers will discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
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OPEC+ meets under pressure from Biden and Omicron
The meeting "is shaping up to be one of the most significant since the pandemic demand recovery began, and the...
- Biden called it a "major initiative", with analysts estimating the injection at between 65 and 80 million barrels, including 50 million from the United States alone.
- The group said earlier this month it planned to boost output by 400,000 barrels per day in December, despite a room for manoeuvre that is 10 times greater
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Pressure mounts on Syria, Russia over chemical weapons
Syria denies the use of chemical weapons and insists it has handed over its weapons stockpiles under a 2013 agreement...
- Syria denies the use of chemical weapons and insists it has handed over its weapons stockpiles under a 2013 agreement with the US and Russia
- Syria was stripped of its OPCW voting rights in April after a probe blamed it for further poison gas attacks
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WHO calls for treaty to shield against next pandemic
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said another disastrous pandemic was bound to happen unless countries strengthened global defenses.
- WHO member states reached a consensus Sunday on kick-starting the process towards a pandemic treaty.
- The draft decision was secured after countries agreed to compromise, notably, the US which is lukewarm on whether the outcome needs to be a legally-binding treaty.
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Iran says ‘firmly determined’ to salvage nuclear deal
The government has shown its willingness and seriousness by sending a quality team known to all. If the other side...
- The 2015 agreement offered a lifting of some of the array of economic sanctions in return for strict curbs on its nuclear program.
- But the deal began falling apart in 2018 when then US president Donald Trump pulled out and began reinstating sanctions.
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An assembly of Global Public Diplomacy kicks off in Qatar
The seventh General Assembly of Global Public Diplomacy Network will get underway in Katara, chaired by Qatar.
- The meeting is scheduled to witness modifications in the development of the network's structure, and to lay out a vision for its strategy in expanding the areas of cooperation
- It will also witness the joining of seven new countries (Bulgaria, Albania, Romania, Tajikistan, Ghana, Rwanda, and Palestine)
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‘Cold will kill us’ – Yemen’s fleeing families face desert winter
More than 45,000 people have been displaced by the fierce fighting in Marib province in the past two months.
- More than 45,000 people have been displaced by the fierce fighting in Marib province in the past two months
- The UN children's agency said it was supporting more than 7,500 people in the camp by providing clean water, hygiene kits and portable toilets
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Morocco halts incoming passenger flights over Covid variant
Morocco will halt incoming passenger flights for two weeks starting Monday night amid concern over the spread of a new,...
- The announcement came hours after Israel said it would be closing its borders to foreign tourists from Sunday evening.
- Morocco has officially recorded around 950,000 Covid-19 cases and more than 14,500 deaths.
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$1.03 billion Dubai housing project unveiled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
A total of 2,000 plots of land will be distributed to Emirati citizens together with 900 ready-made villas under AED3.8...
- Sheikh Mohammed said providing quality housing for the public remained key to the UAE's plans.
- A total of 2,000 plots of land will be distributed to Emirati citizens together with 900 ready-made villas.
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Turkey and Turkmenistan to scale up bilateral trade to $5bn
Turkey and Turkmenistan have set themselves the target of scaling up the bilateral trade to $5 billion, as two countries...
- The official visit came just weeks after Turkey hosted Berdimuhamedow as an observer at an Organization of Turkic States summit in Istanbul
- The two countries agreed to accelerate their relations in such fields as education, culture, youth, and sports
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Massive US bunker-buster bombs make combat debut in Iran strikes
The US military says the GBU-57 -- also named Massive Ordnance Penetrator -- is designed to penetrate up to 200...
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Iraq PM says determined to end presence of US-led coalition
Sudani, whose government relies on support from Tehran-aligned parties, has repeatedly said in recent weeks he would like to see...
Blinken to tackle Gaza, NATO expansion with Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has turned into one of the Muslim world's harshest critics of the scale of death...
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Response to Aruri killing inevitable, says Hizbollah chief
BEIRUT, LEBANON - The head of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbollah group warned Israel on Friday that it will respond swiftly "on the...
- Saleh al-Aruri, who was killed in a missile strike widely attributed to Israel, is the most high-profile Hamas figure to be killed during the war.
- Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike but a US defense official said on Wednesday that Tel Aviv had carried it out.
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Dubai Center for Family Businesses issues guidelines
DUBAI, UAE – The Dubai Center for Family Businesses, which operates under the Dubai Chambers umbrella, has released a ‘Sample...
- The ‘Sample Article of Association for Family Businesses’ outlines a set of options for companies to update their contracts.
- The Article of Association takes into account the requirements of family businesses who are registered as limited liability companies (LLCs).
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Gaza focus of German foreign minister’s upcoming Middle East tour
Annalena Baerbock will hold talks with Israel's new Foreign Minister Israel Katz, as well as President Isaac Herzog, foreign ministry...
- Baerbock will subsequently travel to Egypt to meet with her counterpart Sameh Shoukry and also planned to visit Lebanon.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also left Thursday on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, including Israel, his fourth since the war began.