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Report: MbS threatened to place UAE under blockade

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had threatened to place sanctions on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a private conversation with journalists last year, the Wall Street Journal reported. The threat had come amid a growing rift between bin Salman and the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan due to differences over regional policies and OPEC limits.
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2 Syrian soldiers wounded in Israeli air attack against Damascus

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Israel has carried out airstrikes near Syria’s capital Damascus, wounding two Syrian soldiers, Syrian state news agency has reported. The missiles were reportedly fired from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and most were shot down by Syrian air defences.
Middle East

Turkey, Qatar to bolster bilateral relations after Erdogan visit

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Turkey and Qatar have agreed to further boost bilateral ties in various fields, according to a joint statement issued after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the Persian Gulf country on Tuesday.
Americas

US rights groups urge congress to pass bill on govt. probe into Al-Jazeera journalist killing

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Dozens of progressive policy groups and human rights organisations came together on Tuesday to call on the US Congress to pass a bill that would require the administration of President Joe Biden to investigate the killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Middle East

Israelis block highways in ‘day of disruption’ against PM’s judicial overhaul plan

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Israeli demonstrators blocked highways and gathered outside Tel Aviv’s stock exchange and military headquarters on Tuesday to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul.
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Israel recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

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Israel has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, according to the Moroccan government and a statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia and Turkey ink agreements on energy, defence fields

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Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed a number of memorandums of understanding in various fields including energy, direct investments and defence, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday.
Middle East

Washington ‘no longer our closest ally’: Ex-Israeli PM

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid says Tel Aviv’s relations with the US have deteriorated so much under the leadership of his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that Washington is “no longer our closest ally".
Middle East

Netanyahu pledges crackdown on Israel’s military no-shows

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to crack down against no-shows for military reserve duty by opponents of his judicial overhaul plan.
Middle East

Netanyahu says Biden invited him to White House

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US President Joe Biden on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington for an official visit at a date to be determined, the Israeli prime minister's office announced
Middle East

Erdogan says open to meeting Assad but not to withdrawal from Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he is open to talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but would not meet him if a withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian soil were set as a precondition. Assad had stated that there was no point in a meeting with Erdogan until Turkey’s “illegal occupation” ended.
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Syria calls on European Parliament to condemn “US looting of its resources”

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The Syrian Parliament has dismissed the latest report by the European Parliament on the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country as false. Damascus has urged the bloc to be “objective” and condemn “Washington’s plundering of Syrian energy and crops.”
Middle East

Iraqi PM meets Syria’s president in Damascus

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began in 2011. The two leaders discussed fighting drugs, return of refugees and lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria.
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Pentagon says considering ‘military options’ against Russia in Syria

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The US is weighing a military response to Russia’s presence in the skies over Syria, a Pentagon official has confirmed. Damascus says the US presence in Syria is a violation of its sovereignty.
Middle East

Israelis continue protests as PM advances judicial plans

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Tens of thousands of Israeli demonstrators took to the streets of Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday protesting against reforms advanced by the ruling coalition. The rallies marked the 28th straight week of demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans and come days after his government gave initial approval to a key bill which is part of the overhaul.
Americas

More US lawmakers join boycott of Israeli president’s speech to Congress

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Three more US lawmakers have announced their intentions to boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog's address to a joint session of Congress next week. It comes after Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced there would be "no way in hell" she would be in attendance.
Middle East

EU extends humanitarian exemption for Syria for another six months

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The Council of the European Union has announced that it was extending humanitarian exemption from sanctions against Syria, which was introduced in February after the devastating earthquake hit the war-torn country.
Middle East

Iraq ramps up deployment of guards on Kurdistan region after Iran’s warning about terrorists

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Iraq has ramped up the deployment of its guards on the Kurdistan region’s border with Iran. It comes after Tehran warned that Baghdad government’s failure to deal with anti-Iran terrorists will prompt fresh attacks.
Middle East

Israel sets record for illegal settler units approvals: Rights group

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Israel’s far-right government has approved record construction in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank in its first six months in power, Al-Jazeera reported quoting an Israeli rights group.
Middle East

Mahmoud Abbas visits Jenin amid frustration with Palestinian Authority

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, the first since 2012, amid growing anger in the city at his administration's crackdown on activists and inaction against Israeli raids.
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Hezbollah chief says resistance front foiled US Middle East project

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Leader of Hezbollah movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has stated that the resistance front managed to thwart America’s so-called Greater Middle East project through its victory in the 2006 war on Lebanon waged by Israel.
Energy

Iraq says to pay for Iranian gas with crude oil

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says that Baghdad and Tehran have signed an agreement following several days of talks for "the import of Iranian gas to fuel Iraqi power plants, in exchange for Iraqi crude oil" in order to avoid falling foul of US sanctions.
Middle East

UNSC rejects Russia-proposed resolution on extending aid mechanism in Syria

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The United Nations Security Council did not adopt Russia’s draft resolution on a six-month extension of the cross-border aid mechanism in Syria.
Americas

Biden and Erdogan discuss economic and defense priorities

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US President Joe Biden congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the agreement reached with the Swedish prime minister over Sweden's NATO membership, according to the White House. They discussed defence priorities and regional stability and security at the NATO Summit.
Middle East

Israel “no longer a star” on the American flag: Minister

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A hardline Israeli minister has hit out at US President Joe Biden for his recent remarks calling Israel's current government the "most extreme" he's seen in its history, stressing that Israel is "no longer a star" on the American flag.
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