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UAE reaffirms its support for Palestinian cause at Negev Summit
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, reaffirmed the UAE’s support for the Palestinian cause at the Negev Summit, which was held in Israel on Sunday.
Speaking at the event, Sheikh…
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UAE president pardons hundreds of prisoners ahead of Ramadan
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 540 prisoners in the country, ahead of Ramadan, state news agency WAM reported.
The annual move serves as part of President Khalifa’s initiative to give pardoned…
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120 million euros frozen in Lebanese laundering probe
France, Germany and Luxembourg have seized properties and frozen assets worth 120 million euros ($130 million) in a major operation linked to money laundering in Lebanon, the EU’s justice agency said Monday.
The seizures are linked to a…
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Two Israeli police killed in Daesh gun attack
Two gunmen killed two police officers on a city street in Israel on Sunday and were then shot dead, as the US secretary of state and three Arab foreign ministers visited the country for a summit.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the…
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Senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says nuclear deal with world powers imminent
A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday that a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers was imminent but could only happen if the United States showed political will.
“Yes, it’s imminent. It depends on the political…
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US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a “historic” meeting with Arab countries which have normalized relations with the Jewish state in the US-brokered Abraham Accords.
Blinken, who arrived in Tel Aviv Saturday…
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EU envoy plans Tehran talks to close gaps in nuclear dialogue
The EU’s coordinator for talks to restore the Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, said he was hoping to close gaps in the negotiations during his talks in Tehran on Sunday.
“Working on closing the remaining gaps in the #ViennaTalks on the…
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Lebanon needs ties with Saudi Arabia and Arab countries, says premier
“Lebanon always needs Arab sponsorship, and (I hope) all the Gulf countries, in particular, will restore ties with Lebanon, which needs its Arab environment to embrace it,” Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said during his visit to the…
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Coalition launches air-strikes, destroys explosive-laden boats in Yemen’s Hodeidah, Saleef
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said it launched air-strikes and destroyed explosive-laden boats in the Yemeni ports of Saleef and Hodeidah on Saturday, Saudi Press Agency reported.
According to the coalition, the four boats…
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World condemns Houthis as US says Iran ‘clearly enabled’ Jeddah oil attack
Yemen’s Houthi militia were roundly condemned for an attack on a Saudi oil facility in Jeddah on Friday with the US implicating Iran for enabling the attack by supplying weapons to the group against international law.
“Unprovoked Houthi…
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