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Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians at Gaza police station, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed nine Palestinians at a police station in Gaza on Wednesday, medics said, two days after U.S. envoy Jared Kushner ended a trip to the region that faile...
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France says West Bank violence justifies its sanctions against Israeli minister Ben-Gvir
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned on Wednesday violence in the West Bank by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, and added that this justified France's recent ...
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UAE's financial embargo on Iran after missile threat puts rivalry back in spotlight
The United Arab Emirates' decision to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran, has refocused the spotlight on fraught ties between the major Gulf Arab oil produc...
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UAE stocks fall after missile scare
UAE's stock markets fell in early trading on Wednesday after the country said it detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, while other Gulf bourses were subdued after Wa...
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Turkey slams Israel's 'untenable' claims after strikes on Syrian base
Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called "untenable allegations" by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkis...
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Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled Austria after conviction
Syrian security forces have arrested a former Assad-era security officer who fled Austria after being sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing detainees and returned to his ...
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Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because of a lack of clear signalling on its reopening from a ...
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Iran says its ambassador met four nationals detained in Kuwait
Iran's ambassador to Kuwait met four Iranian nationals who have been detained in Kuwait for three months, Iranian state media quoted Iran's embassy in Kuwait as saying on Tuesda...
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US working on deconfliction mechanism among Turkey, Israel and Syria, US envoy says
The United States is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism among Israel, Turkey and Syria, U.S. special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday after Israel struck a S...
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Israel kills six in Gaza on day after Kushner meeting with Netanyahu, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner ended an ...
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UAE says Iran launched two missiles at it
The UAE's defense ministry said on Tuesday that it detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran against the Gulf country.
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Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and none were scheduled, and he insisted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting an earl...
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Nuclear material found in Syria will remain in the country, minister says
Nuclear material found at an undisclosed site in Syria was not dangerous and would remain in Syrian custody, subject to the International Atomic Energy Agency's guarantees, Syria...
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Trump says no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was open, while Iran said the shipping...
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Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home
Palestinian American Loui Ridi raised a giant American flag over his West Bank home, hoping it might deter militant settlers besieging the property. But it wasn't enough to stop o...
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Blind Egyptian entrepreneur's AI app helps others 'see' the world
Karen Morad went blind five years ago, yet on holiday in Kenya in June, the 16-year-old Cairo schoolgirl felt like she could suddenly see again thanks to an app developed by her b...
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Saudi Arabia tightens anti-crime oversight on UAE-bound bank transfers
Saudi Arabia has placed financial transfers to the United Arab Emirates under extra layers of regulatory oversight reserved for countries considered high-risk for illicit money flo...
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Hormuz Strait to remain shut until U.S. meets interim deal conditions, Iran says
The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the U.S. meets the conditions of an interim deal signed with Iran in June, the top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in c...
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