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Iran and Egypt reach agreement on formation of committee to restore relations: Report

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Tehran and Cairo have agreed to form a committee to resume diplomatic ties and security coordination, according to a report.
Middle East

World pledges over $6bn for Syrians at EU conference

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More than $6 billion were pledged by international donors at a European Union-hosted conference on Thursday to help Syrians recover from poverty. A devastating earthquake in February has compounded economic misery for Syrians after over a decade of war.
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Arab Parliament calls on world body to end silence on Israeli atrocities

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The Arab Parliament has urged the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities across the occupied Palestine and compel Tel Aviv to abide by the United Nations resolutions barring construction of illegal settlements.
Middle East

Migrant deaths on Middle East, North Africa routes highest since 2017: Report

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Nearly 3,800 people died on migration routes within and from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region last year, the highest number since 2017, new data from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project (MMP) show.
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Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces in Nablus raid

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Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian youth and injured two others during a military raid on the West Bank city of Nablus.
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US sends fighter jets to Middle East, citing Russia ‘increasingly unsafe’ activity

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The United States has sent F-22 jets to the Middle East in response to the “increasingly unsafe” activity by Russian aircraft in the region.
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Amnesty International urges ICC to investigate Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

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Amnesty International has accused Israel of "collective punishment against the civilian population" during last month's fighting between Tel Aviv and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. It has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate  possible war crimes.
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Saudi foreign minister ‘due in Iran on Saturday for high-level talks, mission reopenning’

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Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud is reportedly set to visit Tehran later this week, a few months after the two neighbors reached a reconciliation deal.
Middle East

Oman says Iran, US ‘close’ on prisoner swap

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Iran and the United States are close to finalizing a deal on the release of American inmates held in Tehran, Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi told Al-Monitor.
Asia

China, Palestine agree to establish strategic partnership

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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing where they pledged to establish mutual strategic partnership.
Middle East

Lebanon’s MPs fail to elect president for 12th time

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Lebanese lawmakers failed on Wednesday for the 12th time to elect a new president.
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Mentally disabled Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in WB

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Israeli troops have killed a mentally disabled young Palestinian man and wounded eight others during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied northern West Bank city of Nablus.
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Israeli soldiers face no charges over death of elderly Palestinian-American

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Israeli forces will not face criminal prosecution for the death of an elderly Palestinian-American man who was stopped at a checkpoint, dragged from a car, bound and blindfolded and then left unresponsive on the ground overnight after apparently suffering a heart attack due to his rough treatment.
Middle East

US says Iran, Bahrain likely to restore diplomatic relations soon

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Manama is likely to resume diplomatic ties with Tehran "sometime soon", a top US diplomat for the Middle East has said. Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Iran in 2016 a day after Saudi Arabia did so.
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Saudi Arabia says no Israel normalisation without solution to Palestine

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The Saudi embassy in the United States has spoken out on Washington's efforts to normalise relations between the kingdom and Israel, saying that any agreement will only be possible after a solution to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is achieved.
Middle East

Arab countries accounted for 25% of Israel’s record $12.5bn in arms exports: Report

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Arab states that normalised ties with Tel Aviv under the Abraham Accords have purchased nearly a quarter of Israel’s record $12.5bn in military equipment exports last year, a report has revealed.
Middle East

Israel carries out missile attack on Damascus outskirts, one injured

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A Syrian soldier was wounded in an Israeli missile strike on a Damascus countryside, SANA reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing a military source.
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Egypt to abandon dollar in trade with BRICS

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Egypt is seeking to shift away from the US dollar in mutual trade with several member states of the BRICS economic bloc, Egyptian Supply Minister Ali Moselhy has said.
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Pentagon says 22 U.S. troops injured in Syria helicopter mishap

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Twenty-two U.S. service members were wounded in a helicopter "mishap" in northeast Syria on Sunday, the U.S. military announced late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries.
Middle East

Palestinian president arrives in Beijing as China seeks larger role in Mideast

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, as China has expressed readiness to help facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
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Iraq’s parliament passes record $153bn budget

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Iraq's parliament has endorsed the largest budget in the country’s history after months of political wrangling and four days of voting on individual articles. It approved on Monday a 2023 budget of 198.9 trillion dinars ($153 billion) that sets out record spending on a growing public wage bill and development projects to improve services and rebuild infrastructure ruined by neglect and war.
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Saudi Arabia announces huge investment deals at Arab-China summit

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Saudi Arabia has announced billions of dollars in investment deals between Beijing and the Arab world on the first day of the China-Arab business conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia executes three over officer death, ‘terror charges’

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Saudi Arabia put to death three of its citizens convicted of having killed a security officer and creating a "terrorist cell", the interior ministry has confirmed.
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Persian Gulf Council calls for global action to stop Israel’s settlement construction plans

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Foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council have strongly condemned Israel's plans to build new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The top diplomats have urged international action to stop such moves.
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Arab Parliament expresses support for Syria’s sovereignty

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The Arab Parliament has voiced support for Syria’s security, stability and sovereignty as it welcomes the return of Damascus to the Arab League.
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