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Bennett open to 'firm' nuclear deal with Iran

8 months ago
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that Israel would not automatically oppose a nuclear deal with Iran but world powers must take a more firm position. "We are not the bear who said 'no'," Bennett said in an interview with Israel's Army Radio, referring to a popular naysaying character from children's literature. Israel prefers […]
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French detain man alleged to be selling chemical weapons parts to Syria

8 months ago
A French-Syrian man has been detained by French police on suspicion of supplying components for the manufacture of chemical weapons in Syria through his shipping company, sources briefed on the case told AFP. The man, who was born in 1962 and lives abroad, was arrested Saturday in the south of France according to one of […]
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Iran insists oil sanctions be lifted as Vienna talks resume

8 months ago
Iran insisted on Monday that the United States and its allies promise to allow Tehran to export its crude as negotiations on restoring the tattered nuclear deal were to resume in Vienna. The remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian signal that Iran is pressing its position ahead of the negotiations over reviving the landmark […]
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Lebanese parliamentary elections slotted for May

8 months ago
Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi on Monday signed a decree calling for parliamentary elections to be held in May 2022. According to the decree, expats will cast their votes abroad on May 6 and May 8. Electoral workers in Lebanon will meanwhile vote on May 12 while citizens residing in Lebanon will vote on May 15. […]
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New Israeli missile attack on Latakia leaves port in flames

8 months ago
Fires erupted in Syria's Latakia Port's container storage area following an Israeli missile attack, Syrian state media reported on Tuesday. The attack, the second in December, damaged facades of a hospital, some residential buildings and shops. "The Israeli "aggression" caused big materialistic damages and assessing its results is still a work in progress", the Syrian […]
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Bird flu makes its way to Israel, kills 5000 migratory cranes

8 months ago
An outbreak of avian flu has killed more than 5,000 migratory cranes in Israel, prompting authorities to declare a popular nature reserve off-limits to visitors and warn of a possible egg shortage as poultry birds are culled as a precaution. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met his national security adviser and other experts to discuss efforts […]
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Cuba to receive sewage upgrade from Saudi fund

8 months ago
A delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development inaugurated a project to rehabilitate the water and sewage system for Camaguey City in central Cuba on Saturday. Valued at $40 million, the Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation project will provide access to safe water and sanitation, enhance livelihoods and provide food security for more than 270,000 […]
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UAE challenges import monopolies of key business families

8 months ago
The United Arab Emirates government has told some of its biggest business families that it plans to remove their monopolies on the sale of imported goods, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The government did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment but state news agency WAM quoted a Ministry of Economy statement saying […]
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Saudi scientific justice portal a resounding success

8 months ago
The Ministry of Justice said the number of visits to its Scientific Judicial Portal had exceeded 13 million since it was launched in August, while the number of searches for judgments reached more than 10 million. The ministry said the portal, which is an interactive digital platform and a judicial and legal database, includes around […]
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Video platform Welcome to the World celebrates the first anniversary with global partners

8 months ago
Dubai-based video platform Welcome to the World celebrates this month its first anniversary. It looks back on a dynamic and turbulent year with new license holders boarded from the United Arab Emirates to Greece and Mexico. By Arthur BlokWith a straightforward concept Welcome to the World is taking over the travel world. The key to […]
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Israel to expand Golan settlements by double

8 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday the country intends to double the amount of settlers living in the occupied Golan Heights with a multimillion-dollar plan meant to further consolidate Israel's hold on the territory it captured from Syria more than five decades ago. Speaking at a special Cabinet session being held in the Golan […]
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Trump wants Supreme Court to hide facts of January 6 riot

8 months ago
Former U.S. president Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block the release of White House records to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol by his supporters. Trump asked the nation's highest court to stay a ruling this month by a federal appeals court which rejected his attempt to […]
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Living legend Desmond Tuto passes away aged 90

8 months ago
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday. He was 90. An uncompromising foe of apartheid — South Africa's brutal regime of oppression against the Black majority — Tutu worked tirelessly, though non-violently, […]
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Maduro announces plans to go to Iran

8 months ago
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will soon visit Iran to finalize new agreements on cooperation with the Middle Eastern country, which has become Venezuela's top ally in boosting oil output amid U.S. sanctions. Venezuela and Iran have strengthened their ties since last year. Maduro's government has received vital equipment for its oil […]
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Saudi coalition in Yemen insist it can prove Hezbollah involvement

8 months ago
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has said it will present Sunday "evidence” of involvement of Lebanon's Hizbullah in Yemen and its use of Sanaa airport to “target the kingdom." Saudi Arabia has long accused Iran of supplying Yemen’s Huthis with sophisticated weapons and Hizbullah of training the insurgents, charges the Islamic republic denies. The […]
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