European, Iranian diplomats to meet as Trump mulls joining Israel campaign
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with his French, German, British and EU counterparts in Geneva on Friday to...
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Trump weighs involvement as Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran
The White House said Trump would receive an intelligence briefing on Thursday, a US holiday and top US diplomat Marco...
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US ‘black lists’ Israeli maker of Pegasus spyware
The company, NSO, was engulfed in controversy over reports that tens of thousands of human rights activists, business executives, journalists,...
- Smartphones infected with Pegasus are essentially turned into pocket spying devices, allowing the user to read the target's messages.
- Washington also targeted Israeli company Candiru, Singapore-based Computer Security Initiative Consultancy PTE (COSEINC) and Russian firm Positive Technologies.
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Israeli strikes hit Syria military targets: monitor
Israeli air strikes hit positions held by the Syrian government and its pro-Iranian allies near Damascus overnight, a war monitor...
- Syrian state news agency SANA confirmed the raids and said they caused only material damage
- The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the targets were army positions and arms depots belonging to Iran-backed militias
Science
Augmented reality: an early taste of the metaverse?
The key idea behind metaverse, supposedly the internet of the future, is the blurring of the divide between the physical...
- Augmented Reality is believed to be the early stage of the metaverse envisioned by Facebook.
- With AR, you put on a device and you're still in your world, but we're augmenting it with digital content, says Peggy Johnson, CEO of Magic Leap
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UK pledges $68 million for Middle East North Africa green transition
LONDON: The United Kingdom will provide $68 million in funding to help the Middle East and North African countries' energy...
- Britain's Minister for the MENA region James Cleverly announced the funding at the COP26 in Glasgow.
- The funding will go toward the High Impact Partnership on Climate Action, which was launched at the event.
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Facebook whistleblower sits atop publicity juggernaut
Haugen's leak of company records has benefited from well-oiled communications machinery, powerful backers and a lucky cryptocurrency bet.
- The internal reports captured by her smartphone camera and handed to journalists have already resulted in a deluge of damning stories.
- In a matter of weeks, Haugen has testified before the US Congress and the British Parliament, with European Union lawmakers inviting her for a Nov. 8 appearance.
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Bahrain urges its citizens to leave Lebanon
Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi triggered the dispute with an interview recorded in August and aired last week. In it,...
- On Sunday the United Arab Emirates urged its citizens to get out of Lebanon
- Riyadh has said dealing with Beirut was "pointless" due to Hezbollah's dominance
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Facebook on defensive over work in ‘fragile’ countries
Some 87 percent of Facebook's anti-misinformation budget is focused on the US even though the vast majority of its users...
- Facebook vice president Nick Clegg told the Web Summit that the tech giant has content moderation in over 70 countries.
- Whistleblower Frances Haugen said the company's algorithms made "polarizing and divisive content" more visible in people's timelines.
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Baghdad pays Kuwait another $490m in war reparations
Kuwait has received additional reparations of almost $500 million for Iraq's 1990 invasion, the Iraqi embassy in Kuwait said.
- "Iraq on October 26 paid Kuwait $490 million, and it will work to pay off what is left in reparations due for the year of 2022, approximately $629 million"
- Baghdad has paid around $50 billion in reparations over the last three decades
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10 Egyptian peacekeepers injured in CAR attack
MINUSCA mission said the Egyptian police contingent was unarmed and traveling in a bus marked UN at the time of...
- CAR, the second poorest country in the world, has been ravaged by a civil war since 2013, although the level of fighting has fallen.
- UN chief Antonio Guterres recently denounced "hostile incidents" targeting peacekeepers.
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Iran FM tests positive for Covid at a key time for nuclear talks
Iran's foreign minister has tested positive for Covid, local media reported, at a key moment in diplomatic efforts to revive...
- "His general health is satisfactory and he is continuing his daily duties from quarantine"
- Khatibzadeh had said just Monday that talks with the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal would resume "in the next two or three weeks"
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UAE announces reduction in fuel prices for January
ABU DHABI, UAE - The prices of petrol and diesel are set to decrease in the country in January following...
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UNSC committee adopts guiding principles on use of UAS for terrorist purposes
NEW YORK, US – The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the UN Security Council adopted the "Abu Dhabi Guiding Principles" and...
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From climate action to global aid: Inside UAE’s remarkable year
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE is bidding farewell to 2023, dubbed the ‘Year of Sustainability'. From hosting the relatively...
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GCC in the crossfire amid growing US-China tech war
Amid ongoing US-China technological rivalry, Gulf countries face crucial choices in balancing their economic and technological relations with both superpowers.
- Amid ongoing US-China technological rivalry, Gulf countries face crucial choices in balancing their economic and technological relations with both superpowers.
- The semiconductor battle, with Abu Dhabi-based G42 cutting its ties with Huawei, is a prime example of the region’s strategic maneuvering in this global power play.
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5 WEF reports shaping your 2024 agenda
From AI to the future of jobs and slow climb to gender parity, WEF reports provide insights into some of...
- Buffeted by a global energy crisis, inflationary pressures and geopolitical instability, the move to clean energy has faced a challenging time.
- This year's top 10 emerging technologies will likely become increasingly familiar in the years ahead as they help tackle some of our biggest challenges.
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Welcoming 2024: A year of hope, healing, and unity
"Hopefully, 2024 will be a year in which we overcome the troubled period that started with the coup attempt, grew...
- Every new year should be welcomed with joy, hope, and excitement, says Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Türkiye.
- We are entering the year 2024 with heavy hearts due to the negative events in our region and the world, he adds.