Iran tells mediators it won’t negotiate ‘while under attack’: official
Mediators Qatar and Oman were told by Iran that Tehran "will not negotiate while under attack", an official briefed on...
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Tens of thousands dressed in red rally in Dutch protest for Gaza
Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organized the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice,...
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Libya kicks off construction of oil refinery near an oilfield
Announced in the early 1980s, the project for a refinery in southern Libya had been put on hold for years...
- An annual income of $75 million is expected from the project, said state oil company head Mustafa Sanalla.
- The refinery will be built near Al-Charara oil field, which produces an average of 300,000 barrels of oil a day.
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Jordan’s king and president Assad of Syria hold first phone call in 10 years
Jordan's king held a telephone call with Syria's president on Sunday, the palace said, in the first such conversation between...
- The two discussed "bilateral ties and means to bolster cooperation"
- During their call, Abdullah stressed Jordan's "support for efforts to safeguard Syria's sovereignty"
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Algeria bans French military planes from airspace: French army
France's jets regularly fly over Algerian territory to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers are helping...
- France said the decision to cut visas had been made necessary by the former colonies' failure to do enough to allow illegal migrants in France to be returned.
- Algiers on Saturday recalled its ambassador to France, citing "inadmissible interference" in its affairs.
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Iraqis to elect new parliament amid deep crisis, apathy
The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam...
- The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein
- Although security has improved in recent years, elections threaten new volatility in a nation still terrorised by militant attacks
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EU aims to cement cooperation with Gulf states, says bloc’s foreign policy chief
DUBAI: The EU aims to cooperate with the Gulf states on climate change, global access to vaccines and supporting the...
- Josep Borrell is on a visit to Riyadh, UAE and Qatar.
- A cooperation agreement will be signed with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
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Iraq’s election: how it works, factions that are likely to dominate
A total of 329 seats are up for grabs in the election, which was moved forward from 2022 as a...
- There are fears voter turnout could drop below the 44.5 percent figure registered in 2018.
- More than 25 million citizens are eligible to vote. They are supposed to present a biometric card for what was conceived as a fully electronic voting process.
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Algeria recalls ambassador to France as tensions rise
The statement, from the Algerian presidency, said it had withdrawn its ambassador following media reports of the French president Macron’s...
- The statement, from the Algerian presidency, said it had withdrawn its ambassador following media reports of the French president Macron’s comments
- The French daily Le Monde reported that Macron had made critical remarks about Algeria during a meeting with descendants of figures from the war of independence
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Male candidates sweep Qatar’s first legislative polls
Male candidates were elected in all 30 of the seats up for election despite 28 women initially being cleared to...
- Women candidates fail to break through in Qatar vote for the Shura Council
- It is not known when the appointments will be announced, or when the council will meet
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Ballot count begins as voting ends in first Qatar legislative election
Qatar wrapped up its first legislative election Saturday with reports of a solid turnout even though the vote is not...
- The count getsunderway straight after the 1500 GMT close of polls
- More than a third of the 101 candidates dropped out of the race by Saturday afternoon
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Iran bans LG and Samsung home appliances
The import of home appliances made by these two South Korean companies is now banned by Iran, following an apparent...
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei ordered the ban in response to a call by local producers
- Their request followed Khamenei’s insistence in recent years to ramp up local production of goods and banning the import of similar products
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Children among 5 killed in Russian strikes on Syria: rescuers, monitor
"On December 25 at 10:00 pm (0700 GMT) Russian warplanes targeted civilian houses" on the outskirts of the town of...
- Moscow is one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's key backers, providing him with military, political and economic support in the country's 12-year civil war
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor with a network of sources across the war-torn country, also said Russia carried out the strikes
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Iraq slams US air strikes on pro-Iran forces as a ’clear hostile act’
"It runs counter to the pursuit of enduring mutual interests in establishing security and stability, and it opposes the declared...
- One person was killed and 20 wounded in a strike that targeted a Hashed site in Hilla, capital of Babylon province, an interior ministry official said.
- Four others were wounded in a second strike in Wassit province, the official said, a casualty toll confirmed by security sources in both Babylon and Wassit provinces.
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Israel PM says no peace until Hamas destroyed
In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Monday night, Netanyahu vowed to stay the course. "Hamas must...
- The declarations came as the World Health Organization on Monday reported "harrowing" accounts of entire families killed from Christmas Eve strikes on a refugee camp in Gaza
- Relentless Israeli strikes have devastated the Palestinian territory and the conflict has heightened tensions across the Middle East, with global pressure for a ceasefire mounting