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Iran-Saudi rapprochement ‘positive step’ towards promotion of regional security, stability: Iraq

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Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid has hailed the resumption of diplomatic relations between Tehran and Riyadh as a “positive step” that works to enhance security and stability in the West Asia region.
Asia

Pakistan hit by protests over surging energy costs

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Demonstrations against rising electricity and petrol prices have rocked Pakistan, with thousands taking to city streets and setting their electricity bills alight.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian youth, damage refugee camp

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Israeli soldiers have killed a young Palestinian man and seriously injured another during a large raid on a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, damaging infrastructure in the camp.
Middle East

X accused of assisting Saudi Arabia in cracking down on critics: Report

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A revised civil US lawsuit has accused X, formerly known as Twitter, of assisting Saudi Arabia in perpetrating human rights abuses against its users.
Middle East

Palestinian delegation to discuss Israeli-Saudi normalization with officials in Riyadh: Report

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A Palestinian Authority (PA) delegation will discuss Ramallah’s role in a possible Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation agreement in an upcoming meeting with American and Saudi officials in Riyadh, several sources have told Middle East Eye news outlet.
Asia

China’s Huawei opens cloud data center in Saudi Arabia to grow MENA footprint

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Huawei Technologies has opened a cloud data centre in the Saudi capital Riyadh in a bid to grow its online service offerings in the Middle East and North Africa, the Chinese tech giant has announced.
Middle East

US, EU to warn UAE against trading with Russia: Report

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The US, the UK and the European Union are making a new push to convince the United Arab Emirates to stop the flow of goods to Russia that could help it in the war against Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Asia

North Korea leader to meet Putin in Russia: Report

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plans to travel to Russia and meet with President Vladimir Putin this month, the New York Times has reported, citing US and “allied” officials.
Middle East

Israel halts Gaza exports after “explosives found”

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Israel has suspended all commercial goods leaving the Gaza Strip after an alleged attempt to smuggle explosives, the Israeli army announced in a statement.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 559

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Israel and Bahrain agree to bolster trade ties

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Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen agreed Monday with his Bahraini counterpart to boost trade relations, during his first visit to one of the two Persian Gulf Arab states to establish ties with Israel.
Middle East

Medicine shortages in Kuwait leave patients without treatment

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Widespread anger has erupted in Kuwait over a lack of medicine, with many warning that the Arab country risks a national crisis over the problem. People are blaming the minister of health, demanding a solution to the ongoing crisis and voicing their concerns on social media.
Middle East

Iraqi security troops deployed in Kirkuk after 4 protesters killed

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Iraqi security forces have been deployed in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk to prevent further violence as the death toll in clashes between ethnic groups rose to four, security sources have confirmed.
Middle East

Israeli foreign minister lands in Bahrain for high-profile talks

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Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has arrived in Bahrain for talks with senior Bahraini officials, state media reported, in his first visit to one of the Persian Gulf Arab states having ties with Tel Aviv.
Middle East

Israeli PM calls for deportation of Eritrean refugee ‘rioters’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean refugees involved in a recent violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately.
Security

Cooperation between Iran and Turkey helps regional stability: Iranian security chief

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Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan that the collaboration between Tehran and Ankara has historically created security and stability in West Asia.
Europe

Armenia’s dependence on Russia for security a strategic mistake: PM

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Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated Yerevan's policy of solely relying on Moscow to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Russia has been unable to deliver and is in the process of winding down its role in the wider region.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 558

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Israel PM rues his foreign minister’s disclosure of meeting with Libyan top diplomat

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to shift blame to his senior diplomat Eli Cohen for the disclosure of a secret meeting with the Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush  that has caused a backlash in Tripoli.
Middle East

Gaza students face shortened terms after UN cuts hit education services

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More than 300,000 students in Gaza return to school in late August, all of them attending facilities set up by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Officials at UN refugee agency warn $200m shortfall in funds could lead to ending the school term earlier than expected.
Middle East

Israelis protest PM’s far-right cabinet for 35th consecutive week

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Israelis protested for the 35th straight week against attempts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right cabinet to significantly undermine the independence of the judicial system.
Middle East

Curfew declared in Iraq’s Kirkuk following deadly unrest

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A curfew has been imposed in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk after rival demonstrations by Kurdish and Arab residents descended into deadly violence, officials have confirmed.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 557

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Turkish foreign minister to visit Tehran on Sunday

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Foreign Minister of Turkey Hakan Fidan will travel to Tehran on Sunday, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
Europe

Putin says to soon meet China’s Xi

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will soon meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss, among other things, the development of humanitarian ties.
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