MENA Brief June 14: Iran-Israel War, Abu Dhabi Summit, Saudi Football Rise, & More
Tensions spiked as Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israeli air raids that killed senior Iranian military...
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Nations advance ocean protection, vow to defend seabed
UN Ocean Conference wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when...
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Bennett meets Sisi on first Egypt trip
Bennett said the meeting helped create "a foundation for deep ties in the future" between two countries
- Bennett said the meeting helped create "a foundation for deep ties in the future" between two countries
- Bennett's visit came about 10 days after Abbas was in Cairo for talks with Sisi
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Fintech and fighter jets: UAE-Israel ties bear fruit
On September 15, 2020, the UAE became the first Gulf nation to establish formal relations with the Jewish state
- On September 15, 2020, the UAE became the first Gulf nation to establish formal relations with the Jewish state
- The UAE and Israel have sought to emphasise the economic dividend offered by normalisation
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Agreement with Iran ‘gives time to diplomacy’: IAEA
The deal struck with Iran on Sunday over access to surveillance equipment at Iranian nuclear facilities allows space for diplomatic...
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said "the most urgent issue" has been rectified by the deal.
- Under a compromise deal, the monitoring equipment remains in the agency's custody but the data is in Iran's possession.
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Iraq PM visits Iran to discuss economic relations, mutual interest
As Iran's neighbour to the west, Iraq has sought a mediating role between Tehran and Arab nations and since April,...
- Kadhemi is the first foreign leader to visit the ultra-conservative Raisi
- Iraqi PM is likely to raise energy cooperation and Iranian-Saudi relations in the talks
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Yemen: No end to war that has put million on brink of famine
Analysts say the balance has tilted in favour of the Huthi rebels against the Saudi-led military coalition
- Analysts say the balance has tilted in favour of the Huthi rebels against the Saudi-led military coalition
- Riyadh has been leading the coalition on behalf of the Yemeni government since March 2015
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Challenges ahead for Lebanon’s new government
Formed after 13 months of political deadlock, tackling the country's worst ever economic crisis ought to be the new government's...
- The Lebanese pound has lost more than 90 percent of its value to the dollar on the black market.
- A big challenge will be holding 2022 parliamentary elections on time, as announced by prime minister Najib Mikati.
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Tunisia’s president to amend constitution, form new government
The power grab came amid chronic legislative infighting that had crippled governance
- The power grab came amid chronic legislative infighting that had crippled governance
- Saied is yet to appoint a new government or reveal a roadmap towards normality
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Iraqis saddest people in Arab region: Report
Political, economic and social crises in the Middle East countries has led to an implosion of negative emotions among their...
- Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia follow Iraq, according to Gallup World Poll.
- Research has revealed that emotions usually drive bad investment decisions.
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UAE operating aid air bridge to Kabul: airport manager
The UAE have been key staging posts for evacuation flights for foreigners and Afghans
- The UAE have been key staging posts for evacuation flights for foreigners and Afghans
- More than two thirds of the 120,000 Afghans and foreigners who fled Afghanistan on evacuation flights landed in the UAE and Qatar
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Businessman Aziz Akhannouch to head Morocco’s government
The king appointed Akhannouch "head of the government and tasked him with forming a new government", following Wednesday's polls, a...
- The RNI won 102 of parliament's 395 seats, thrashing the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which took just 13 seats
- Akhannouch has hailed "the popular will for change", calling the results "a victory for democracy."
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MENA Brief June 14: Iran-Israel War, Abu Dhabi Summit, Saudi Football Rise, & More
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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,...
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US blames Iran for targeting tanker off India coast
It was the first time the Pentagon has accused Iran of directly targeting ships since the start of Israel's war...
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Yemen warring parties agree to ceasefire: UN envoy
UN special envoy Hans Grundberg's announcement marks the latest step to end the nine-year war that has killed hundreds of...
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Families of Gaza’s Christians tense due to war
Jerusalem - Khalil Sayegh lives in the United States and for days he anxiously awaited news of his family who...
- The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported that on December 16 two Christian women were "murdered" by an Israeli army sniper.
- A Jerusalem-based nun,said she is only able to reach two other nuns sheltering at the Holy Family Church every three or four days.
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Israeli evacuation diktat leaves Gaza without safe zone, says UN body
Israel's latest evacuation order for civilians in the central Gaza Strip would force them to relocate to areas "where there...
- "The Israeli army just orders people to move into areas where there are ongoing air strikes. No place is safe, nowhere to go," said a UN official.
- "People in Gaza are people. They are not pieces on a checkerboard -- many have already been displaced several times," he added.
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Six Turkish soldiers dead in Iraq after PKK attack
Ankara, Turkey - Six Turkish soldiers were killed and one wounded when their base in northern Iraq was attacked by members...
- Friday's attack on Turkish troops by the Kurdistan Workers' Party occurred near Hakurk, the defense ministry said.
- In October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to continue stepping up its strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria.