Trump due in Canada as G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis, may consider joint stance
Trump has praised Israel's strikes, noting it used US weapons, even though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied his public calls...
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MENA brief Jun 15: Erdogan warns of ‘devastating war’, Gaza internet restored
Iran announced it will scale back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expressing deep dissatisfaction over what it...
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Protests in Bahrain over new Israeli embassy
Protesters marched waving Palestinian and Bahraini flags, chanting "Death to Israel" and "No to Israeli embassy in Islamic Bahrain".
- Protesters marched waving Palestinian and Bahraini flags, chanting "Death to Israel" and "No to Israeli embassy in Islamic Bahrain".
- Police fired tear gas during one rally as scattered, small-scale protests took place around the tiny Gulf state
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US urges Turkey not to buy more Russian arms
Turkey, a NATO member, defied US warnings in 2017 to buy the S-400 air defense system, a deal that the...
- The statement came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin earlier this week
- The US has expelled Turkey from its state-of-the-art F-35 jet program in which multiple Turkish companies were involved
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Hundreds of Iraqis rally to mark protests anniversary
On October 1, 2019, widespread rallies erupted across Baghdad and the south of the country against a government seen as...
- Dozens of activists have died in targeted killings or been abducted since October 2019 by men on motorbikes.
- Activists and parties claiming to be part of the uprising are boycotting the October 10 parliamentary election.
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Jordan, Lebanon discuss cooperation
Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh met his Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati to discuss cooperation and help Lebanon.
- Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh underlined his country’s support for Lebanon to overcome ongoing challenges
- He also pointed to the relations that bind the two countries and peoples, highlighting Jordan's commitment to enhancing joint cooperation
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UN extends mission to Libya, but only until January
The 15-member Council had been on track to extend the mission in mid-September for a year
- The 15-member Council had been on track to extend the mission in mid-September for a year
- Libya was gripped by violence and political turmoil in the aftermath of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi
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Qatari women take careful steps at first polls
Qatari women are standing in the country's first legislative election Saturday, but in far lower numbers than men, prompting warnings...
- Of the 284 hopefuls running for the 30 available council seats, just 28 are women.
- The remaining 15 seats will be appointed by the emir with analysts suggesting he may name more women
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Israel foreign minister opens embassy in Bahrain
Yair Lapid began a landmark visit Thursday to Bahrain where he opened the Israeli embassy one year after the US-brokered...
- The Bahrain flight and Israel's first bilateral ministerial visit to the Gulf country are part of a thaw in regional relations
- Bahrain reaffirms its commitment to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Cash-strapped Lebanon names team for International Monetary Fund talks
The team -- Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami, Finance Minister Youssef Khalil, Economy Minister Amin Salam and central bank governor...
- The country is facing what the World Bank has described as one of the world's worst economic crises since the 1850s.
- After defaulting on its debt in March 2020 for the first time in history, Lebanon started talks with the IMF.
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Tunisia’s new PM faces economy battered by political turmoil
Heavily in debt, with spiraling inflation and widespread unemployment worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, Tunisia is hoping for a bailout...
- Bouden will be Tunisia's tenth prime minister since the 2011 revolution that overthrew longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
- But with debt standing at over 80 percent of GDP, Tunisia has dipped into international funds to service its debts.
Iran to hold war games near Azerbaijan border amid criticism from Baku
Teheran: Iran's army is to hold maneuvers near the Azerbaijan border from Friday, state media announced, despite strong criticism from...
- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had criticized Tehran over the drills, calling them "a very surprising event".
- Iran has called the drills a "question of sovereignty".
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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...
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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...
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...
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WHO decries deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp
Rows of victims' bodies, shrouded in white bags, lined the ground at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, ahead...
- The Gaza health ministry said at least 70 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday
- Israeli military said it was "reviewing the incident" and that it remains committed to international law
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Turkey to hold parliament debate for Sweden’s NATO bid
Sweden and Finland bids earned approval from all NATO members except Turkey and Hungary. They remain the only NATO members...
- In July, Turkey's president lifted his objections to Sweden's NATO membership
- France said the credibility of the alliance was "at stake" if Turkey doesn't endorse Sweden
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Acute hunger, healthcare collapse worsen Gaza crisis
The situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe, with hospitals like Al-Shifa and Al-Sahaba facing dire shortages of medical supplies...
- Once Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa is now confined to providing only basic first aid, severely limited by ongoing hostilities.
- In Gaza, extreme hunger drives people to desperate measures, risking their safety in a relentless search for food to survive.