Arabic and international

Leaders of major property tax have accused Israeli authorities of launching a “coordinated attack” on the Christian presence in the Holy Land by initiating tax proceedings against them. While Israeli officials have tried to dismiss the…
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Bahrain and Iran agreed on Sunday to start talks aimed at resuming political relations between the two countries, Bahrain News Agency reported. A joint statement was released after a meeting that brought together Bahrain’s minister of…
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Jordan’s lower house speaker met the vice president of the German parliament on Sunday to discuss ties, Jordan News Agency reported. In his meeting with Aydan Ozoguz, Speaker Ahmed Safadi highlighted the “strong and multifaceted” ties…
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Surrounded by a sea of rubble, the Palestinian Al-Balawi family in northern Gaza hang blankets above the ruins of their home to create a makeshift tent that provides shade from the searing summer heat. The family are struggling to feed…
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A merchant ship was damaged by a drone attack in the Red Sea near Yemen early Sunday morning, though no injuries were reported, according to a British maritime security agency. Vessels in and around the Red Sea have come under repeated…
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Israeli army forces strapped a wounded Palestinian man to the hood of a military jeep during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday. A video circulating on social media and verified by Reuters showed a…
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A claim by Yemen’s Houthi group on Saturday that its forces had attacked the US aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea is false, two US officials told Reuters. “That is incorrect,” one of the officials said, speaking on…
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The UAE will allocate $5 million to support the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) that would be managed by the United Nations, state-run WAM news agency reported. In an agreement with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of…
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A huge wildfire killed 12 people and injured more than 75 as it ripped through Turkiye’s mainly Kurdish southeast, the health minister said on Friday. Hundreds of animals have perished in the blaze that roared across the dry landscape.…
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Waiting at home in Iraqi Kurdistan, Khadija Hussein holds faint hope of hearing word of further survivors from the shipwrecked vessel that carried 11 of her family members from neighboring Turkiye. Khadija’s nephew Rebwar, his…
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