France shuts Israeli weapons industry booths at Paris Air Show
The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's deadly...
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Trump pocketed over $57 mn from crypto coin sales
New York, United States -- US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto...
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Masdar to build five solar plants with a capacity of 1 GW in Iraq
Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar on Thursday announced it will develop five solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Iraq with...
- The solar photovoltaic projects will be developed in Dhi Qar, Ramadi, Mosul and Amarah areas.
- Iraq, the second-largest OPEC oil producer, is aiming at 20 to 25 percent of renewables in power production.
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GCC fertilizer use up in pursuit of food goals
The region is also fast adopting modern agricultural practices such as vertical farming, hydroponics, greenhouse vegetable production to grow more...
- Urea demand is projected to grow close to two percent per year from 2018 to 2025.
- Governments are turning to the private sector to help finance desalination projects to meet water needs.
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Kids may be a red line in Facebook regulation fight
Facebook's previous major scandals barely dented its global dominance but a former employee's damning revelations have put it in a...
- Whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony to US lawmakers could bring Republicans and Democrats together on issues of legislation.
- Experts say going beyond questions like protecting children or privacy on social media would lead to partisan clashes.
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French police cause misery for migrants in Calais: HRW
Calais has for years been a rallying point for migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa trying to smuggle...
- Police are routinely tearing down their tents and forcing them to wander the streets as part of a deterrence policy, the rights body said.
- Last week, the interior ministry ordered the eviction of a camp housing 400 migrants near a hospital in Calais.
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Iran expects nuclear talks in Vienna to restart within days
The deal, which gave Iran sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear programme, has been on life support...
- The deal, which gave Iran sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear programme, has been on life support since 2018
- US President Joe Biden has signalled a willingness to return to the deal, but his Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned last week that time was running out
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Algeria tells France to ‘decolonize its history’ in new spat
Algerian reaction followed Macron’s comments last week in which he said Algeria’s post-independence “political-military system” had “totally re-written” the country’s...
- Algerian reaction followed Macron’s comments last week in which he said Algeria’s post-independence “political-military system” had “totally re-written” the country’s history
- Algeria over the weekend recalled its ambassador from Paris and banned French military planes from its airspace
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Whistleblower urges regulation to tackle FB ‘crisis’
Ex-employee Frances Haugen has fueled one of Facebook's most serious crises yet and prompted a denial from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- Haugen testified on Capitol Hill after she leaked reams of internal research to authorities and The Wall Street Journal.
- A senator said she sees the whistleblower disclosures as the long-needed push to get Congress moving.
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Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi receives Qatari minister as relations warm up
The diplomatic relations between the two countries have shown a fair degree of warmth in recent months, after a few...
- The meeting took place at Al Bahr Palace, where the Crown Prince received the Qatari guest
- The discussions also touched upon how to serve the interests of their nations
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UAE has overcome Covid crisis: Mohammaed bin Zayed
The UAE recorded fewer than 200 new cases of Covid this month, the lowest figure since Aug 2020. While life...
- Dubai is counting on the Expo 2020 Dubai to attract millions of visitors and boost the economy.
- The UAE has so far recorded more than 737,000 cases of Covid-19, including 2,104 deaths.
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Fight against Covid not over yet: WHO
The rate of hospitalization and deaths more among unvaccinated people in the countries that have provided information.
- WHO said 3.1 million known new cases and 54,000 more deaths were reported to it.
- Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for WHO's Covid-19, hit out at Covid-19 misinformation and disinformation on the internet.
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France shuts Israeli weapons industry booths at Paris Air Show
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Russia redirected most oil exports to China and India, says Novak
After President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries hit Russia with a slew of sanctions including a...
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Gaza clings on to eSIM cards to stay connected with world
Rafah, Palestinian Territories--Power cuts have become a fact of life in war-torn Gaza. But thanks to embedded SIM cards, Palestinians can...
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Hizbollah missile attack wounds 9 Israeli soldiers
The army said that one of its soldiers injured by an anti-tank missile along with other troopers was in a...
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US shoots down Houthi-fired drones, missiles in Red Sea
The Pentagon said in a social media post that there was no damage to ships. Some 12 drones, three anti-ship...
- Houthis said that they "carried out a targeting operation against a commercial ship"
- The Houthis are targeting Israel and Israeli-linked vessels to push for a stop to the offensive in Gaza
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Israeli troops shoot two Palestinians dead in West Bank
A resident from the camp told AFP that troops stormed the camp from its southern and northern entrances. "The two...
- The two -- aged 17 and 31 -- were shot dead in the Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, the ministry said.
- Violence across the West Bank has flared since the war between Israel and Hamas members erupted in the Gaza Strip
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WHO urges pandemic plans as ‘painful’ Covid ends
Geneva, Switzerland - The head of the WHO said on Tuesday the world needs to properly prepare for future pandemics after...
- WHO head urged nations to seal a "monumental" pandemic accord to plug preparedness gaps that were exposed during the pandemic.
- Tedros said that in terms of emergency preparedness and response, gaps remain in the world's readiness to prevent the next pandemic.