Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches in London and Berlin
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London and Berlin on Saturday calling for an end to the war...
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Tech-fueled misinformation and disinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting
AI deepfakes, video game footage passed off as real combat, and chatbot-generated falsehoods -- such tech-enabled misinformation is distorting the...
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EU, GCC begin new era in relations
However, the recent developments show that Europe has shed this energy-supplier image of the Gulf for a more realistic and...
- Kuwait has emerged as a major global humanitarian player and a significant mediator to sort out inter-Gulf differences
- This has contributed to the re-evaluation by European Union leaders of their policies towards the Gulf region
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Gulf-Iraq ties in focus at 17th edition of Manama Dialogue
GCC Secretary-General Al-Hajraf and foreign minister of Iraq Dr. Fuad Mohammed Hussein discuss the latest developments in the region and...
- GCC Secretary-General Al-Hajraf and foreign minister of Iraq Dr. Fuad Mohammed Hussein discuss the latest developments in the region and issues of common interest
- Hussein affirmed that Iraq is interested in developing relations with the GCC countries at all levels
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UK moves to ban Hamas as ‘terrorist organisation’
Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the move to bring Britain into line with the United States, which designated Hamas a...
- Patel argued an outright ban under the Terrorism Act 2000 was necessary
- Patel earlier called Hamas "fundamentally and rabidly anti-Semitic"
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Lebanon stops 82 people attempting sea crossing to Europe
Lebanese security forces on Friday said they thwarted an attempt by more than 80 people to illegally cross by sea...
- The forces rounded up the would-be-migrants at a "tourist resort" in the Qalamoun area of north Lebanon after being tipped off.
- The number of people attempting to make deadly sea crossings out of Lebanon has surged since the country's financial crisis began in 2019.
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Hundreds of migrants try to cross EU border despite easing of crisis
Polish border guards said there were attempted crossings by two groups on what is the eastern border of the European...
- Belarus said Thursday that there were a total of around 7,000 migrants in the ex-Soviet country.
- Hundreds of Iraqis who had failed to cross into the EU from Belarus returned home on Thursday.
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Iraq Shiite leader Sadr cautions vote ‘losers’
Influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the big winner in initial results from Iraq's election last month, on Thursday called on...
- Final results of the October 10 legislative ballot have still not been announced
- Despite their electoral losses, the Hashed will continue to remain a political force
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RAF claims world first flight using synthetic oil
Group Captain Peter Hackett completed a short flight in an Ikarus C42 microlight aircraft at an airfield in Gloucestershire, western...
- Britain's ministry of defense said it had the potential to save 80-90 percent of carbon per flight.
- The RAF is planning its first airbase to be net zero by 2025 and be carbon neutral across the service by 2040.
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Iran slams Western statement on its regional actions
Tehran on Friday criticized as "illegitimate" a Western statement that assured Arab allies their security interests would be taken into...
- Iran's neighbors are concerned about concessions that could be made to the Islamic republic in the negotiations that are due to resume in the Austrian capital Vienna
- Iran's foreign ministry dismissed the statement on Friday
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US mulls diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing
Joe Biden's comment followed a video summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping late Monday.
- Joe Biden's comment followed a video summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping late Monday
- Biden is under pressure at home to speak out on China's human rights abuses, especially in Xinjiang
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain activate e-connection for health passport
The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard in Riyadh on Thursday, November 18.
- The signing of the MoU is expected to enable the integration of the health passport with the Saudi Tawakkalna and BeAware Bahrain apps
- It will therefore facilitate the movement of passengers between the two countries through the King Fahd Causeway
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Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches in London and Berlin
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Gaza zoo bears scars of war as animals die of starvation
Rafah, Palestinian Territories--Hunger is everywhere at Rafah zoo, in Gaza's far south, as internally displaced Palestinians seek shelter from the war...
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US imam shot outside New Jersey mosque dies
The Essex County prosecutor, Ted Stephens, confirmed Hassan Sharif was shot more than once, and that "it does not appear...
Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of Guards general Soleimani
The two explosions -- labelled a "terrorist attack" by state media and regional authorities -- came amid high Middle East...
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Revealed: Epstein’s 150 high-profile connections
The unsealing of around 1,000 pages of documents stems from a defamation lawsuit between Ghislaine Maxwell and Virginia Giuffre, offering...
- Notably included in the unsealed documents, which include almost 1,000 pages of depositions and statements, were former US presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump
- The list of around 150 people include a host of Epstein associates previously identified as John or Jane Does in a lawsuit brought against Epstein's former mistress, Ghislaine Maxw
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US top diplomat to leave on new Middle East crisis trip
Antony Blinken will leave Washington on Thursday evening on a trip that will include Israel, marking his fourth trip to...
- An Israeli strike killed a top Hamas leader in Lebanon, raising fears of a wider war
- The Biden administration has backed Israel both with public and diplomatic support
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Turkey detains 56 high-priority suspects wanted by 18 countries
The detained people were wanted in the United States, Germany, India, and several former Soviet republics as well as other...
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the suspects were listed on Interpol's "red notice" on "diffusion message" systems
- Yerlikaya's office did not disclose names, noting only that the suspects were rounded up in coordinated security sweeps