Saudi Arabia scales back Neom plans to focus on sports

Riyadh has scaled back some of its ambitious plans for Neom, the megacity it is building in the northwest of the kingdom, to prioritise sporting events set to be hosted in the city in the coming years, according to Reuters.

Britain threatened with court-ordered ban on weapons exports to Israel

Two groups challenging the British government over its continued export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel say they will ask a judge to order a halt to all UK arms exports if the policy is not reversed.

EU’s top diplomat proposes suspension of ‘political dialogue with Israel’, citing Gaza, Lebanon wars

The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says that he has proposed to EU member states the banning of imports from illegal settlements and the suspension of political dialogue with Israel, citing Tel Aviv's many violations of international law in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Four terrorists killed, six arrested in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan

The spokesman for the military exercise "Security Martyrs," being carried out in the Southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, stated that four more terrorists were killed as the anti-terror military campaign continues in the region.

Biden, Xi to discuss China’s support for Russia at APEC summit

US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru, the White House has announced.

Rights group accuses Israel of crimes against humanity over forced displacement of Gazans

Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, which announced the policy amounts to crimes against humanity.

Iran to give ‘immediate response’ to any anti-Tehran resolution by IAEA: Nuclear chief

Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has warned of an "immediate response" to any resolution by the United Nations nuclear agency, IAEA, against Tehran.

Trump seeking to bring Ukraine, Russia to negotiating table: US National security advisor nominee

Donald Trump wants to bring Moscow and Kyiv to the negotiating table to end the war, Mike Waltz, the US president-elect's pick for the national security advisor, has stated.

Iran says will not negotiate under pressure and intimidation

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Tehran is willing to hold nuclear talks with the EU troika based on its interest and rights but not under pressure and intimidation.

UN Security Council condemns Israeli attacks on UNIFIL

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned recent Israeli attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Trump, Biden discuss Ukraine, Middle East in White House

US President-elect Donald Trump said he discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East with President Joe Biden during a meeting at the White House, which he stated was “really good".

Iran’s oil output drops slightly in October: Report

Iran’s oil output fell slightly in October, according to figures by The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Lebanon bombing victims’ Iran judgment overturned by US appeals court

A US appeals court has thrown out a $1.68 billion judgment against Iran's central bank that had been won by family members of troops killed and injured in the 1983 bombing of the American Marine Corps barracks in Beirut.

Trump taps Iran hawk Marco Rubio for secretary of state

US President-elect Donald Trump made official his choice to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of state on Wednesday, slotting his former rival into his administration’s top diplomatic role.

US charges CIA official with leaking document on Israeli attack on Iran

The United States has charged a man who worked for the CIA overseas with leaking a classified document last month that assessed Israeli preparations for an attack against Iran.

UK, France, Germany pushing for anti-Iran resolution at IAEA: Report

As the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, visits Tehran on an official trip, Reuters, citing diplomatic sources, reported that European powers are pushing for a new anti-Iran resolution at the agency’s Board of Governors meeting next week to pile up pressure on the Islamic Republic.

Erdogan says Turkey severed all relations with Israel

Ankara has cut all ties with Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced

Iran says 4 Israeli-backed terrorists killed, 7 injured in anti-terror operation

An Iranian official has announced that four mercenary terrorists affiliated with the Zionist regime were killed and seven others were injured during an anti-terror operation conducted by the regional base of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in Southeastern part of the country.

US says to continue sending arms to Israel despite dire conditions in Gaza

The United States will not change its policy on weapons transfers to Israel even though the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains dire, the State Department has announced.

Lavrov to lead Russian delegation to G20 summit instead of Putin in light of his possible detention

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will head Moscow's delegation to the Group of Twenty (G20) summit instead of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing Russian Ambassador Marat Berdyev.

US claims North Korean forces join combat alongside Russia

North Korea has dispatched 10,000 troops to Russia, with most of them deployed in the western Kursk Oblast and taking part in combat, a Pentagon spokesperson has said.

Trump picks hardliner Mike Huckabee as Israel’s envoy

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, to be his ambassador to Israel, putting a figure who has refuted the existence of the Palestinian people at the centre of US diplomacy with Israel amid its wars on Gaza and Lebanon.

UN official warns Israeli acts in Gaza ‘reminiscent of gravest international crimes’

The United Nations aid chief has highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, describing it as "a wasteland of rubble" where there are "acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes".

Iran, Russia, Turkey censure Israeli crimes in West Asia

Tehran, Moscow and Ankara have condemned Israel's continuous atrocities in West Asia, calling for increased international endeavours to secure an "immediate and permanent" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Yemen’s Houthis say conducted missile, drone attacks on US warships

US warships came under sustained missile and drone attack from Houthi fighters as they sailed off the coast of Yemen, the Pentagon has confirmed, with the Yemeni armed group claiming it attacked the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and two US destroyers.

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