Israel deports Greta Thunberg after intercepting Gaza-bound aid boat
Tel Aviv, Israel - Campaigner Greta Thunberg arrived home in Sweden late Tuesday, after Israel detained her and other activists aboard...
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NATO learns as Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s web changes battlefield: NATO Commander
Brussels, Belgium - Ukraine's "creativity", including its massive "Spider's web" drone attack deep inside Russia, holds profound lessons for Western...
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Biden meets Kadhemi, calls for end to Iraq combat operations
With the Iraqi PM at his side, US president said that his country is "committed to our security cooperation" and...
57 Europe-bound migrants drown as boat sinks off Libya
The ship sank off the Libyan port of Khoms, some 120 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli, a key gateway...
Lebanon prez holds consultations to pick new PM
Former PM Saad Hariri and Hezbollah have endorsed billionaire businessman and two-time premier Najib Mikati for the post
Saudi navy’s fourth warship under Sarwat project unveiled
Warships being built under the Sarwat project will be equipped for electronic wars and surpass the capabilities of many navies...
Tunisia’s largest party protests outside parliament
The president on Sunday evening announced that he had fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and that he was suspending parliament...
Jordan’s king confirms meeting Israeli PM; seeks better relations
Abdullah said he was “encouraged” by his interaction with Bennett and stressed the need to rebuild Israeli-Jordanian relations, “because it...
Biden to host weakened Iraq PM amid Iran hostility
At the heart of the meeting will be the presence of US troops in Iraq and more broadly, whether Baghdad...
Israel halves Gaza fishing zone after incendiary balloon fires
The fishing zone and import activitiess are used by the Jewish state to punish or reward Hamas-led government in Gaza...
Qatar FM in Iran just days after US visit; calls for stronger regional ties
Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who is also Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister, and Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation...
Tunisian president suspends parliament, dismisses PM
The country's ruling party, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, slams the President Kais Saied’s decision to suspend the parliament as unconstitutional and...
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Pope deplores death of two women in Gaza parish
Pope Francis spoke a day after the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said a Christian mother and daughter had been shot...
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Plan to end e-vehicle subsidies sparks anger in Germany
BERLIN, GERMANY - The German government on Sunday faced a backlash after abruptly ending an electric car subsidy scheme in a...
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Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest in a low-key ceremony
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT - Kuwait's emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defense minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in...
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Israeli strikes kill 24 Palestinians as pressure grows for Gaza ceasefire
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was the latest envoy to call for an "immediate and durable" truce leading to a...
- Pope Francis deplored the death of a Christian mother and daughter reportedly shot dead by an Israeli soldier at Gaza's only Catholic church, where families were sheltering.
- "I would not be surprised if people start dying of hunger, or a combination of hunger, disease, weak immunity," said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA.
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UAE, Kazakhstan sign MoU to combat financial crimes
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN – UAE and the Republic of Kazakhstan signed an agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation in the combating of...
- The MoU aims to increase cooperation in combating money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.
- It will focus on four key areas: virtual assets, public-private partnership, education and capacity building, and asset recovery.
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Native oysters making a return to Belfast after over a century’s absence
BELFAST, UK - Long gone from Belfast's famed harbor where the Titanic was built, oysters are making a comeback thanks to...
- Until the early 1900s, the Belfast Lough channel was home to large oyster reefs but overfishing, disease and pollution decimated the population.
- Extensive native oyster beds were abundant in European seas and humans have been harvesting them since the Stone Age.