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US calls for more powerful response to Houthi attacks: Report

The top US commander in the Middle East has warned Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin that Washington's military operations against Houthi fighters in Yemen are "failing" to deter the group from attacking international shipping, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Saudi Arabia executes a person every two days this year: Report

Riyadh has executed 100 people since the beginning of 2024 to 15 July, the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) has reported.

Iraq rocked by another summer of widespread power cuts

People took to the streets across Iraq as anger over widespread power cuts during punishing summer heat once again boiled over.

Omani police say gunfire near mosque killed four

Four people were killed and several wounded by gunfire near a mosque in the Omani capital of Muscat, police announced on Tuesday, in a rare breach of security in one of the most stable countries in the Middle East.

Hamas, Fatah to meet in Beijing within days

Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah are scheduled to meet in the Chinese capital Beijing on July 20 to discuss intra-Palestinian reconciliation.

Nearly half of Ukrainians want peace negotiations with Russia: Poll

As many as 44% of Ukrainians believe that it is time to launch peace talks with Russia, according to the Razumkov Center's survey commissioned by the Mirror of the week newspaper.

Zelensky says Russia expected to attend second Ukraine conference

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he expects Russia to attend the second conference on Ukraine, which is scheduled to be held in November.

Assad says will only meet Erdogan if ‘core’ issues addressed

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has stated he would only meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if the two countries could focus on the core issues of Ankara's support for "terrorism" and the pullout of Turkish troops from Syrian territory.

China says ready to work with new Iranian government

China's Foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian has stated it appreciates president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian’s recently announced favorable stance on the countries’ relations, voicing Beijing's readiness to work with Iran’s incoming administration.

Pakistan seeking to ban Imran Khan’s party

The Pakistani government has announced it plans to ban Pakistan Terheek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of jailed former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.

Syrians voting in parliamentary election

Syrians are heading to the polls to choose their representatives to the parliament in the fourth election of the legislative body since the 2011 war broke out.

Bodies of dozens likely Daesh victims recovered from mass grave in Iraq

Iraqi authorities have uncovered the remains of tens of people in a mass grave in northern Iraq, likely victims of the Daesh terror group.

UN says clearing Gaza of war rubble will take 15 years

A fleet of more than one hundred lorries would take 15 years to clear the besieged Gaza Strip of almost 40m tonnes of rubble in an operation costing between $500m (£394m) and $600m, a United Nations assessment has shown.

Iran’s president-elect reaffirms support for Palestine

Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the Palestinian issue would be at the top of his administration’s priorities, and that Tehran will not leave Palestinians alone at these difficult times.

FBI says investigating Trump assassination attempt as ‘potential’ domestic terrorist act

A top official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has stated the agency is looking into the shooting that unfolded at former US President Trump’s campaign rally as an assassination attempt as well as a “potential” domestic terrorism act.

Assassination attempt on Trump could reshape U.S. political landscape: ex-Iranian diplomat

Former Iranian diplomat Koroush Ahmadi says an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump could exacerbate uncertainty and instability within the Democratic camp, further complicating US President Joe Biden's position.

Gaza death toll tops 38,500

At least 141 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, pushing up the overall death toll to 38,584 since early October last year, the Health Ministry in the battered territory reported on Sunday.

Moscow responds to Kiev’s threats to assassinate Putin

Russia is aware of the dangers coming from Ukraine, including its threats to assassinate President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has stated.

Syria sets conditions for restoring ties with Turkey

The Syrian foreign ministry has reiterated that normalizing relations with Ankara hinges on returning to the status quo before 2011.

Moscow warns European cities prime targets for Russian missiles

Moscow has enough capabilities to counter such hostile moves by Washington as its just-announced deployment of new missiles to Europe, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.

Egyptian sources say Gaza ceasefire talks on halt, Israel not serious

Gaza ceasefire talks have been halted after three days of intense negotiations failed to produce a viable outcome, two Egyptian security sources have stated, blaming Israel for lacking the genuine intent to reach an agreement.

Hamas says Deif mocking Netanyahu’s empty claims

Hamas has dismissed claims that Israel's deadly airstrikes against a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip were aimed at assassination of the Palestinian movement’s leaders, saying Tel Aviv uses such claims as a pretext to massacre civilians.

Trump wounded in shooting at Pennsylvania rally

Former US President Donald Trump was injured Saturday evening during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt.

Death toll in Israeli strike on Khan Younis rises to 90: health authorities

At least 90 Palestinians, half of them children and women, were killed in an Israeli air raid on tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Saturday, the Gaza-based health authorities said on Sunday.

Dozens killed, nearly 300 wounded in Israeli strikes on displaced people in Khan Younis

Dozens have been killed and hundreds wounded in an Israeli attack on a displaced people's camp in Gaza's Khan Younis, according to the government media office.

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