Gulf states on Iran’s doorstep scramble for end of war
Doha, Qatar -- As Iran and Israel trade strikes and the US weighs joining in, wealthy Gulf states on the...
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Trump says wants ‘real end’ to Israel-Iran conflict, not ceasefire
Trump said that he wanted a "complete give-up" by Iran in return for peace, without elaborating on the outcome he...
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Prince Charles to visit Jordan, Egypt to discuss climate crisis
The royal couple's November 16-19 visit will start in Jordan, a UK ally whose King Abdullah II has come under...
- "Indeed, both visits will have a major focus on addressing the climate crisis," Fitzgerald, deputy private secretary to Prince Charles said
- In Cairo, Charles and Camilla are due to visit the top Sunni Islam cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Yayeb
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Saudi Arabia pledges more than $1 billion in ‘green era’ initiatives
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced two initiatives to fund the "circular carbon economy" and provide "clean fuel" to help...
- The "circular carbon economy", a concept promoted by the Saudis, aims to remove and store carbon for reuse in other products.
- Saudi Arabia has said it would join a global effort to cut emissions of planet-warming methane gas by 30 percent by 2030.
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Greenhouse gas levels reach new record high: UN
The UN's blunt report comes as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the COP26 host, said he was "very worried" that...
- The World Meteorological Organization said that continued rising greenhouse gas emissions would result in more extreme weather.
- Concentrations of all three major greenhouses gases --CO2, methane and nitrous oxide--have risen alarmingly.
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Ministry of Economy and LinkedIn sign MoU to promote UAE as talent destination
The UAE's Ministry of Economy has signed an agreement with LinkedIn for developing a framework for skills-based talent besides identifying,...
- The agreement is geared towards achieving UAE Strategy for Talent Attraction and Retention.
- LinkedIn will collaborate with the ministry’s team to make joint action plans supporting the ministry’s national strategies.
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Erdogan steps back from threat to expel Western envoys
The reversal came after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected...
- The new Western statement "shows they have taken a step back from the slander against our country", Erdogan said.
- Erdogan had threatened the ambassadors on Thursday and then pronounced them "persona non grata" in televised comments on Saturday.
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UAE, Israel to recognize each other’s vaccine certificates
The competent authorities in the two countries will be able to develop specific procedures ensuring the unrestricted movement of vaccinated...
- The UAE and Israel have signed an MoU to recognize each other’s vaccination certificates
- The MoU is said to be part of the efforts of the two nations to emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic
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Khamenei urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalization
The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco all agreed to normalize ties with Israel in 2020, as Washington under...
- Ali Khamenei said Arab nations have "sinned" in normalizing (their relations) with the "usurping and oppressive Zionist regime".
- Egypt and Jordan were until last year the only two Arab countries to normalize relations with Israel.
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Saudi minister: More investment in science and technology way to net-zero goal
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha has said that the best way to achieve...
- Al-Swaha says pursuing current policies and technologies will lead to a gap of 30-40 percent in the zero-emission goal.
- Saudi Arabia is taking the lead in building a center for climate technologies in the MENA region, he said.
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Gaza fishermen struggle for a catch under Israel’s blockade
Crashing through the Mediterranean waves at sunset, Palestinian fisherman Mohammed al-Nahal leads a convoy of rickety boats out for another...
- High prices of fuel in the enclave means that fishing operating costs are crippling, making them stay closer inshore
- Israel's navy fully controls the waters off Gaza's 40-kilometre (25-mile) long coastline, and regularly restricts or expands the size of the fishing zone
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Pope urges intervention on Libyan migrant crisis
Governments must stop returning migrants to "non-secure countries" like Libya, the 84-year-old pontiff said, while prioritizing saving lives in the...
- Italy continues to be confronted by waves of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya, with hundreds of people arriving nearly daily on the country's shores.
- A two-day summit of EU leaders that ended Friday revealed continued rifts between countries on the migrant issue.
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Dubai to host ‘Arab Strategy Forum’ next week
Dubai, UAE--The Arab Strategy Forum will commence in Dubai on January 3rd, 2024 to debate the intricate political and economic...
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Gazans ‘exhausted’ as Israel-Hamas war rages on
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire", while the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Russian strikes kill at least 30 across Ukraine
A massive air attack targeted schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades, blocks of flats, and many other sites, according to...
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Turkish SuperCup in Saudi postponed over ‘political slogans’
According to the Saudi sports television channel SSC, "the match has been cancelled. The match will not take place." Scheduled...
- The teams wanted to warm up wearing shirts bearing the image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- After the refusal, the rival teams and Turkish football federation decided to postpone the match
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US approves ’emergency’ sale of munitions to Israel
Washington, United States - The United States on Friday announced the approval of a $147.5 million sale of 155mm high-explosive artillery...
- The same provision was used earlier this month to approve the sale of nearly 14,000 rounds of 120mm tank ammunition to Israel
- Israel requested that 155mm fuses, primers and charges be added to previous foreign military sale cases, increasing their estimated total cost from $96.51m to $147.5m
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UAE extradites the accused Gergely Franc to Belgium
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The UAE on Friday extradited Gergely Franc, an Albanian national, charged with premeditated murder, to Belgium....
- The accused was transferred according to the extradition agreement, signed by the United Arab Emirates and Belgium
- Such procedures confirm the UAE’s continued collaboration with international partners in the pursuit of international justice