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UN member states have much work to do to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas before scheduled negotiations close in five days, participants and observers say. After 15 years of formal and informal talks, delegates have been…
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The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a vital system for cross-border aid to war-ravaged Syria by six months, the length of time wanted by Russia, diplomats told AFP Monday. Western nations had demanded a year-long extension, but…
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Egypt and Italy are joining forces to build six field silos under the Italian-Egyptian Debt for Development Swap Program. Each silo — four of which will be in El-Sharqia, one in El-Minya, and one in El-Menoufia — will have the capacity…
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Major League Soccer and Apple TV announced a 10-year media rights agreement on Tuesday worth a reported $2.5 billion that will see every single MLS game broadcast from the 2023 season onwards. “Apple is the perfect partner to further…
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Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said nine humanitarian corridors had been agreed for Friday to evacuate civilians, including by private car from the besieged city of Mariupol. Other evacuation routes include ones from…
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The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets in the EU of the boss of Russia’s top lender Sberbank, Vladimir Putin’s two daughters and more oligarchs, according to a document published in the EU’s official journal on Friday. Since…
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Both sides in the Yemeni conflict have agreed to a two-month ceasefire starting this weekend, the UN special envoy for Yemen announced on Friday. They agreed to a two-month cease-fire starting Saturday to allow fuel ships to enter the…
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Israel and the UAE said Friday they had agreed on the terms of a free trade agreement to boost commercial relations following their normalization of ties, AFP is reporting. Israel described as “historic” the deal abolishing customs…
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Tigrayan rebels agreed to a “cessation of hostilities” on Friday, a new turning point in the nearly 17-month war in northern Ethiopia following the government’s announcement of an indefinite humanitarian truce a day earlier. The rebels…
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Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday after talks in Tehran that they agreed on an approach to resolve issues crucial in efforts to revive the country’s 2015 nuclear deal. Both aimed to resolve a standoff over…
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