Today: September 15, 2024
Today: September 15, 2024

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Operation to tow stricken tanker and avert spill starts in Red Sea - shipping source

The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants last month, a shipping source told Reuters on Saturday.

Operation to tow stricken tanker and avert spill starts in Red Sea - shipping source
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UAE does not plan to re-open F-35 fighter jet talks with U.S. - UAE official

The United Arab Emirates does not expect to resume talks with the U.S. about a multi-billion dollar deal for F-35 warplanes, irrespective of who is elected to the White House in

UAE does not plan to re-open F-35 fighter jet talks with U.S. - UAE official
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Iran says it is open to talks but rejects pressure as US, EU impose sanctions

Iran's foreign minister said that Tehran was open to diplomacy to solve disputes but not "threats and pressure", state media reported on Saturday, after the U.S. and three European

Iran says it is open to talks but rejects pressure as US, EU impose sanctions
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Four ISIS leaders were killed in western Iraq raid last month, US military says

Four ISIS leaders were killed in western Iraq raid last month, US military says

Four ISIS leaders were killed in western Iraq raid last month, US military says
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Turkey spy chief meets members of Hamas political bureau in Ankara, TRT reports

Turkey's spy chief has met a delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Ankara and discussed the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, state broadcaster TRT said on

Turkey spy chief meets members of Hamas political bureau in Ankara, TRT reports
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Pope Francis decries deaths of Gaza children in Israeli bombings

Pope Francis on Friday decried the deaths of Palestinian children in Israeli military strikes in Gaza, calling bombings of schools, on the "

Pope Francis decries deaths of Gaza children in Israeli bombings
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Hamas leader sends letters from hiding after almost a year of silence

Hamas leader sends letters from hiding after almost a year of silence

Hamas leader sends letters from hiding after almost a year of silence
Europe|MidEast|News|World

European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood

Spain, hosting a high-level meeting on Friday of several Muslim and European countries on ways to end the Gaza war, called for a clear schedule for the

European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas chief Sinwar thanks Hezbollah in letter to Nasrallah

Hamas chief Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for his group's support in the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah said on Friday, in the

Hamas chief Sinwar thanks Hezbollah in letter to Nasrallah
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Oct. 7 mastermind thanks Hezbollah leader for his help attacking Israel

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has thanked Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah for his support in the ongoing war with Israel

Israel-Hamas war latest: Oct. 7 mastermind thanks Hezbollah leader for his help attacking Israel
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US shifts one of two aircraft carriers away from Middle East

One of two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups deployed to the Middle East in part to deter Iran from carrying out a threatened attack against Israel has departed the region,

US shifts one of two aircraft carriers away from Middle East
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Spain to host meeting of European and Muslim countries on Palestinian statehood

The foreign ministers of several Muslim and European countries will meet in Madrid on Friday to discuss how to implement a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian

Spain to host meeting of European and Muslim countries on Palestinian statehood
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Gazan child amputee dreams big after evacuation to Qatar

Evacuated to Qatar from the chaos of Gaza, nine-year-old Palestinian Mahmoud Youssef Ajjour still dreams of becoming a pilot one day despite losing

Gazan child amputee dreams big after evacuation to Qatar
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Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military

Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for a vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank

Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military
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Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions

The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators reiterated its readiness to implement an "immediate" ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on a previous U.S.

Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions
Economy|MidEast|News|World

US sanctions Lebanese network over alleged oil, LPG smuggling for Hezbollah

The Biden administration on Wednesday issued sanctions on a Lebanese network it accused of smuggling oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to help fund the Lebanese armed group

US sanctions Lebanese network over alleged oil, LPG smuggling for Hezbollah
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Tehran has not delivered missiles to Russia, foreign minister says

Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Tehran had not delivered any ballistic missiles to Russia and sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and three European powers

Tehran has not delivered missiles to Russia, foreign minister says
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Iran's president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for Israel

Iran’s new president has slammed the West, saying that Israel is “committing massacres” in the war in Gaza and is using European and American weapons to do so

Iran's president slams the West over the war in Gaza and support for Israel
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Biden condemns ‘totally unacceptable’ death of American activist killed by IDF in the West Bank

Biden condemns ‘totally unacceptable’ death of American activist killed by IDF in the West Bank

Biden condemns ‘totally unacceptable’ death of American activist killed by IDF in the West Bank
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Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages

The Israeli military has released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages
MidEast|News|Political

Kuwaiti Emir accepts resignation of deputy prime minister and oil minister

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Sunday accepting the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Emad al-Atiqi.

Kuwaiti Emir accepts resignation of deputy prime minister and oil minister
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Kremlin, on report of missile supplies from Iran, says Tehran is its partner

The Kremlin, asked on Monday about a Wall Street Journal report that Iran has sent short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, said that Iran is Russia's partner, and that the two

Kremlin, on report of missile supplies from Iran, says Tehran is its partner
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Israel close to completing Gaza missions, focus on north, defence minister says

Israeli forces are near to fulfilling their mission in Gaza and their focus will turn to the country's northern border with Lebanon as daily exchanges of fire with Hezbollah take

Israel close to completing Gaza missions, focus on north, defence minister says
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US government demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US citizen

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US government demands overhaul of Israeli conduct in West Bank after killing of US citizen
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Blinken slams Israel after IDF says its forces likely shot slain American activist

Blinken slams Israel after IDF says its forces likely shot slain American activist

Blinken slams Israel after IDF says its forces likely shot slain American activist

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