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Biden changes his decision and raises the maximum number of asylum applications
US President Joe Biden said today, Monday, that he has revived a plan to increase the number of asylum applications this year to 62,500 after he was criticized by supporters when he initially kept the minimum asylum requests at a…
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UN urges Palestinian leaders to avoid uncertainty and quickly set new date for elections
The UN has called on Palestinian leaders to maintain their commitment to democracy and quickly set a new date for elections.
Tor Wennesland, the organization’s special coordinator for the Middle East Peace process, said this would be an…
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Al-Qaeda vows ‘war on all fronts’ against US
Al-Qaeda has vowed to “wage war on all fronts” against the US unless it retreats from the entire Muslim world.
Speaking just days ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the assassination of the group’s former leader Osama bin Laden, two of…
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Biden to send US delegation to Saudi Arabia, UAE to discuss regional issues
US President Joe Biden will send a high-level delegation to visit countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Jordan, this week, to discuss regional matters, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday citing White…
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US says not seeking conflict with China, Russia but will be firm against both
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was not seeking conflict with China or Russia as he put a renewed focus on diplomacy in his first address to Congress.
Biden nonetheless pledged to be firm against both powers and pointed to…
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Iranian and US warships involved in tense Mideast encounter
American and Iranian warships were involved in a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this month in the first such incident for about a year amid turmoil over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal, the US Navy has reported.
Footage…
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Turkey ‘seeking to repair’ ties with Saudi Arabia, says it ‘respects’ court decision regarding…
Turkey is looking to repair relations with Saudi Arabia, Erdogan's spokesman and adviser Ibrahim Kalin said Monday.
Trade between the two countries has dropped by 98% since last year, following an unofficial boycott of Turkish goods by…
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Iran International report: Zarif accused Soleimani of directing Iranian foreign policy
Iran’s foreign minister said he was forced to sacrifice diplomacy in favor of operations by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a leaked audio recording.
The three-hour interview with Mohammad Javad Zarif, which was…
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Turkey conference in doubt amid international efforts to engage Taliban
The Taliban confirmed on Tuesday that officials from the US, UN, Qatar, and Turkey had recently held talks with the group to persuade them to take part in a crucial conference on the Afghan peace process.
Last week the Taliban said it…
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New nuclear deal with Iran ‘is at draft stage’
Negotiators trying to revive the collapsed nuclear deal with Iran are close to a draft agreement, leading envoys said on Monday.
Talks are continuing in Vienna aimed at rescuing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the deal…
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