Russia to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan,...
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US judge extends detention of pro-Palestinian protest leader
Pro-Palestinian student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil remained in US detention Friday despite an expected release, his lawyer said, following reported...
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‘Apathy and despair’ as Iraq looks to October election
The polls were initially scheduled for 2022, but moved forward to June this year, then postponed to October.
- Respondents have said only the candidates’ faces are newer while the political ideals are unchanged
- Issues like constant power cuts and non-upgradation of infrastructure are also weighing on voters’ minds
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Morocco party alleges violations at polls
Moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party said it would swtich to the 'natural' position as opposition.
- The party, which was thrashed in recent elections, said a 'massive use of money' and 'manipulation of reports' led to 'results that do not reflect country's political map.
- Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit has said the voting process took “under normal circumstances” apart from isolated incidents.
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Islamic State carries out Syria gas pipeline attack
The Deir Ali station southeast of Damascus generates half of Syria's power needs
- The Deir Ali station southeast of Damascus generates half of Syria's power needs
- The explosion caused the station to go out of service temporarily
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Lebanon seizes dangerous fertilizer in country’s east
Ammonium nitrate is an odourless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertiliser that has been the cause of numerous industrial...
- Ammonium nitrate is an odourless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been the cause of numerous industrial explosions
- Security forces raided a fertilizer warehouse in the eastern Bekaa Valley, considered a hub for smuggling operations between Lebanon and Syria
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Iran looks east after China-led bloc okays entry
Iran has been trying to enter the SCO for years, and was close last year, but Tajikisatn objected to it.
- Iran has hailed its acceptance into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a bloc led by China and Russia
- This, for it, was an eastward turn that it sees as opening access to major world markets and a counter to Western sanctions
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Algeria’s ex-president Bouteflika dies
Bouteflika became president of Algeria in 1999 as the former French colony emerged from a decade of civil war that...
- The former strongman had left office in April 2019 under pressure from the military
- After quitting, he had stayed out of the public eye at a residence in western Algiers
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US approves $500mn helicopter maintenance deal for Saudis
Under the deal, US will provide 350 contractor technicians and two government officials over two years to handle the maintenance...
- Before his election Biden had promised to make Saudi leaders "pay" for the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
- In late January Biden ordered a review of all arms contracts concluded by his predecessor Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia and other countries.
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UAE to establish business council with Estonia
The council will aim to enhance bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries.
- The MoU was signed by Abdullah Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Peeter Raudsepp, CEO of Enterprise Estonia, signed the agreement on behalf of his country
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UAE to invest billions of pounds in UK
The UAE has vowed to invest £10 billion ($13.8bn) in the UK over five years as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince...
- The focus of investment will be on the UK's technology, infrastructure and energy transition sectors
- Mubadala's investment plans is likely to 'drive a significant increase' across the three target sectors
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First Iranian fuel deliveries reach Lebanon
Lebanon has been without a government for more than a year, and the main priority of Prime Minister Najib Mikati's...
- The first Iranian ship with fuel reached the Syrian port of Baniyas earlier this week
- The cargo was offloaded there and trucked to Lebanon, the first of several planned deliveries
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SFD-financed Arkiz Agricultural Project in Mauritania inaugurated
Dubai, UAE -- The Arkiz Agricultural Project in Mauritania, which has been financed by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)...
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Biden presses Netanyahu on protecting civilians in Gaza
The conversation came a day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian...
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Turkey targets ‘terrorists’ in Iraq and Syria after 12 soldiers killed
Ankara has operated several dozen military posts in the area for the past 25 years in its decades-old war against...
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US sees new isolation from Israel support
In one step back from the newfound isolation, the Un on Friday, after painstaking negotiations, let through a UN Security...
- A survey of six Arab publics last month showed that just seven percent believed the United States played a positive role in the war
- Polling showed the main beneficiaries in Arab opinion have been China, Russia and Iran, which has historic tensions with the Arab world
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 200 people in 24 hours
The high civilian toll in the latest Israeli strikes on the besieged territory comes in spite of growing calls for...
- Most of the fighting is now centred on Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Yunis
- Hamas authorities said the death toll from this war has now surged beyond 20,000
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Syrians cancel Christmas festivities in solidarity with Gaza
The Syriac Catholic Church was not alone, with the leaders of three of Syria's major churches -- the Greek Orthodox,...
- The northern Syrian city is usually home to a bustling festive market and a huge Christmas tree
- The UN has said the ongoing Israeli military campaign left no safe place anywhere in the strip