Netanyahu sees Gaza hostage release ‘opening’, orders talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he ordered negotiators to "advance" talks on releasing hostages held in Gaza, after...
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‘Nothing left’: Israelis grapple with damage from Iran strike
Bat Yam, Israel -- A shocked Julia Zilbergoltz said she had never experienced anything like the Iranian missile strike that...
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Google lets users factor climate change into life
New features unveiled on Wednesday provide users with ways to help in the effort, whether it be driving routes that...
- Artificial Intelligence used in Google's free Maps service in the US shows people fuel-efficient routes.
- CO2 emission information is being added to a flights service for booking travel by air.
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Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
Agriculture accounts for around six percent of Turkey's GDP and employs 18 percent of the country's workforce.
- Drought is forcing some farmers to quit while others opt to grow different crops that demand less water.
- Turkey has said it would ratify the 2015 Paris Agreement in October before UN climate summit next month in Glasgow.
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A perceptible de-escalation in the Gulf
A photo of Saudi Crown Prince with the Qatari emir and the UAE's security adviser shows youthful, physically fit leaders...
- After a three-year boycott of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt have now restored relations with the Gulf country
- The Gulf region has taken an important step forward in terms of political stability amidst pragmatic optimism
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In Iraq vote, big blocs lurk behind ‘independents’
A new electoral law in Iraq will mean that when Iraqis go to the polls on Sunday, they will vote...
- The elections will have voters choose individuals running as independents rather than members of political blocs.
- Those disillusioned with the political class fear these individuals will spend no time supporting blocs when elected.
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Macron wants ‘a calming down’ in France-Algeria relations
Algeria over the weekend recalled its ambassador from Paris and banned French military planes from its airspace.
- Algeria over the weekend recalled its ambassador from Paris and banned French military planes from its airspace
- Algiers was also angered last week after France said it would sharply reduce the number of visas it grants to citizens of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
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Libya parliament adopts law on legislative polls
The law comes less than a month after speaker Aguila Saleh signed off a law for presidential elections to be...
- The law comes less than a month after speaker Aguila Saleh signed off a law for presidential elections to be held the same day
- Libya has endured a decade of bloodletting since the 2011 fall of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising
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Jordan says Pandora Papers claims ‘distorted’, security threat
Jordan has said the act of revealing the addresses of the properties, spread all across the world, owned by the...
- Jordan’s royal court has said it is well known that the king has properties all over the world
- However, the locations of these properties were not made public to protect the king
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Panama law firm heavily implicated in ‘Pandora Papers’ revelations
Alcogal created offshore shell companies to hide money in tax havens for politicians and public figures. They included "some accused...
- Nearly two million of the 11.9 million leaked documents associated with the Pandora Papers came from Alcogal.
- The firm rejected accusations, saying it was considering legal action to defend its reputation.
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Expert at AVSEC symposium: Need to rethink security approaches
The 5th edition of the AVSEC Global Symposium, which started on Sunday in Dubai, brought together globally recognized security experts,...
- The three-day event will host 35 speakers and over 700 delegates from more than 50 countries.
- Held since 2013, the symposium is one of the most significant aviation security events in the region and one of the biggest globally.
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Facebook chooses ‘profit over safety,’ says whistleblower
Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, has worked for companies including Google and Pinterest. She said in an...
- Haugen had shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental healthÂ
- During the 2020 US presidential election, she said, the company realized the danger that such content presented and turned on safety systems to reduce it.
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Netanyahu sees Gaza hostage release ‘opening’, orders talks
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US, Israel discuss ‘different phase’ of war
The Tuesday meeting additionally provided a chance for Israel and the United States to talk about the eventual "governance and...
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...
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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...
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India police investigate blast report near Israeli embassy in New Delhi
Officers cordoned off the embassy as they combed through the surrounding areas following the report of the late afternoon blast....
- "This evening... an explosion occurred in close proximity to the embassy," Ohad Nakash Kaynar, Israel's deputy head of mission in New Delhi said in a statement.
- India's navy said it is deploying three warships and reconnaissance aircraft in the Arabian Sea to "maintain a deterrent presence" after a string of recent shipping attacks.
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TDRA inks pact with PCFC’s Dubai Maritime Authority
DUBAI, UAE - The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...
- The partnership will help improve the regulatory framework for maritime business operations to enhance efficiency in the sector.
- The MoU establishes a procedure for acquiring necessary authorisations for maritime vessels through the Dubai Maritime Authority.
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Human Rights Monitor submits documents on Gaza executions to UN
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor documented, in a preliminary file submitted to UN special rapporteurs and the...
- The monitor called for immediate investigation to hold the perpetrators accountable and provide justice to the victims.
- It demanded the announcement of the formation of an international legal team to reach Gaza and investigate the incidents.