How are the 2026 World Cup contenders shaping up?
Only eight countries have won the World Cup in 22 editions up to the most recent tournament in Qatar, when...
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Israel admits to supporting anti-Hamas armed group in Gaza led by Yasser Abu Shabab
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas,...
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Saudi forces shoot down Houthi armed drone
OIC condemns the militia's unending attacks as terrorism Iran accused of providing rockets and missiles to Houthis Saudi air defenses...
Saudi Arabia forbids travel to and from UAE, Ethiopia, Vietnam
Ban to ensure the variant is kept out of the kingdom All travelers to the kingdom will have to undergo...
Iran fears Covid variant outbreak could hit it harder
Official data put Covid toll in Iran at 84,000 Tehran, nine other cities highest-risk places Iran has struggled to keep...
Lebanon army to offer tourists paid helicopter joyrides
Up to three people would be allowed aboard per flight Lebanon's economic crisis has hit its military hard The Lebanese...
Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fire balloons
Security sources with Hamas said the strikes hit training sites Israel said incendiary balloons launched from Gaza sparked four minor...
Blackouts hit Iraq as mercury soars 52°C
4 southern provinces without electricity since Tuesday Sizzling temperatures made worse by high levels of humidity When the mercury soared...
UAE, Austria sign deal to spare tax payers of double taxation
The agreement was previously signed between the two countries in September 2003 Both parties aim to avoid double taxation...
Lebanon to lift fuel subsidies as gasoline shortage worsens
 Gasoline price rise likely to ease the shortage of fuel Lebanon is experiencing one of the worst economic crises in...
$13-million consignment among Dubai Customs’ 398 drug seizures in 2021 Q1
1118 seizures made in 2020 at different entry points in Dubai Punishment for possession of drugs range from 4 years...
Iran rights council member: executing child offenders not a rights violation
Authorities say they try to convince victims' families to pardon death row offenders UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet had said...
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IEA boss says COP28 bid farewell to fossil fuels
PARIS, FRANCE - While the UN's COP28 climate summit marked a pivot moment, when the world pledged to say "goodbye" to...
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Storm-1152: Vietnam-based creator of fake Microsoft accounts
Seoul, South Korea - Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to...
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France steps up Middle East effort with foreign minister’s Lebanon visit
There have been near-daily cross-border exchanges between Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Hamas ally in Lebanon, and Israel since the Palestinian group's...
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Multiple rockets intercepted over central Jerusalem: AFP
Jerusalem, Undefined -- Multiple rockets were intercepted over central Jerusalem on Friday, AFP journalists reported. Staff saw two explosions and heard...
- Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said it had fired rockets towards Jerusalem "as a response to the Zionist massacres of civilians".
- Paramedics rushed to the scene after the alarm was raised in Jerusalem and nearby Beit Shemesh, the Magen David Adom emergency medical services said.
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Gaza ‘integral part’ of Palestinian state: Abbas tells US official
The talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan came as Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza despite mounting international...
- Abbas "emphasized the urgent need to halt the ongoing Israeli aggression, particularly the genocide being carried out these days upon the Palestinian people in Gaza".
- Sullivan's visit to the region has also included meetings in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Erdogan says US has ‘historic responsibility’ to ensure Gaza ceasefire
Erdogan has been one of the Muslim world's most vocal critics of Israel's military tactics in Gaza. He has referred...
- Turkish leader spoke on the telephone with US President in their first talks since October 7, when an unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas sparked the war
- During the telephone call, Erdogan said that "the United States has a historic responsibility to ensure a permanent ceasefire in the region as soon as possible"