Middle East

Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula announces death of leader

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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has announced the death of its leader Khalid Batarfi and appointed a successor, an intelligence service monitoring armed group networks worldwide has claimed.
Middle East

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Glazer condemns Israeli ‘dehumanization’ of Gazans

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Jonathan Glazer, director of the Academy Award-winning movie "The Zone of Interest", used his acceptance speech at the 2024 Academy Awards to decry Israel’s atrocities towards Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who he said have been dehumanized by Tel Aviv.
Middle East

Islamic Jihad warns Israel against al-Aqsa Mosque restrictions during Ramadan

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has warned Israel “not to play with fire” after Tel Aviv imposed restrictions on access to the al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Int'l Relations

Iran to preside over Conference on Disarmament within days

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Iran will start presiding over the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) from March 18.
Middle East

Aramco pays nearly $100bn in dividends as profits fall

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Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco paid out dividends of nearly $100bn, despite the state-owned company’s annual profits tumbling from the record earnings raked in the year before.
Middle East

Hunger everywhere in Gaza Strip: UN refugee agency

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Hunger has spread all across the besieged Gaza Strip amid an Israeli offensive on the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned.
Middle East

More than 4.5M people remain displaced in Yemen: UN

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Over 4.5 million people remain displaced in Yemen amid a years-long conflict in the war-ravaged country, the United Nations humanitarian office has announced.
Europe

Ukraine rejects Pope’s appeal for negotiations with Russia

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sharply rejected an appeal by Pope Francis for peace negotiations with Moscow.
Middle East

No deal before full cessation of Israeli offensive, withdrawal of its forces: Hamas leader

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The head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed there will be no agreement with the Israeli regime before full cessation of its aggression against the Gaza Strip and withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from the enclave.
Middle East

Netanyahu hits back at Biden over Gaza war

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that his maximalist war aims are supported by “the overwhelming majority” of the Israeli citizens, and that US President Joe Biden was “wrong” to suggest that his actions in Gaza are “hurting Israel".
Energy

Trump reelection not to hinder Iran’s oil sales: Minister

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Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji says that Tehran’s oil exports won’t be hampered if Donald Trump wins the US presidential elections in November. He also added that sanctions and acts of sabotage have failed to stop the country’s progress in the oil sector.
Middle East

Gaza death toll tops 31k

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The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing Israeli attacks has exceeded 31,000, the health ministry in the besieged enclave said in a press statement on Sunday.
Middle East

US dispatches 1st ship with equipment to build temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza

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The United States has sent the first ship with equipment to establish a sea corridor for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the US Central Command announced on Sunday.
Middle East

Death toll from malnutrition, dehydration in Gaza reaches 25

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The Palestinian death toll from malnutrition and dehydration in the besieged Gaza Strip has risen to 25, following the deaths of two more victims, including an infant, the Ministry of Health in the enclave has confirmed.
Europe

Britain pressures Germany on long-range missile for Ukraine

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Western nations should enhance their military support to Ukraine and “invest” more in NATO, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily in an interview. London is ready to work with Berlin on “solving the issues” preventing Germany from providing Kiev with its long-range Taurus missiles, he added.
Europe

France gathering alliance of countries capable to dispatching forces to Ukraine: Report

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France is gathering an alliance of countries that may send troops to Ukraine in theory, the Politico has reported, commenting on a visit of French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne to Lithuania.
Middle East

Israelis rally near Tel Aviv, demanding early elections

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With Israel facing growing international isolation due to the Gaza war, hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday near Tel Aviv to demand early elections.
Views

“Trump could chock off all economic lifelines of Iran if elected in Nov.”

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A political analyst warns against the notion that anti-Iran sanctions have been neutralized.
Middle East

Gaza’s post-war reconstruction cost estimated at $90bn

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has stated that rebuilding the Gaza Strip after the end of the war could cost more than $90bn.
Middle East

Hamas leader calls for immediate halt to Gaza war ahead of Ramadan

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Head of the politburo of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has urged immediate action across the Muslim world to force an end to the war in Gaza in the days remaining to the holy month of Ramadan.
Middle East

Yemen’s Hothis say struck US vessel, destroyers with naval missiles, drones

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The Yemeni Houthi movement said on Saturday it has targeted a US vessel and several destroyers with naval missiles and drones in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Asia

Asif Ali Zardari voted Pakistan’s president for second time

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Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan's slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto and the father of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday.
Europe

Ukraine rejects proposed peace summit with Russia

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's idea to hold a peace summit with Russia's participation.
Europe

Germany says nobody wants to send military servicemen to Ukraine

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Discussions about NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine need to end, because nobody actually wants that to happen, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has stated.
Europe

Zelensky thinking about firing Ukrainian FM amid war: Report

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is thinking about dismissing his Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, the outlet Strana has reported, citing a source in the presidential office.
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