Middle East
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Israel successfully tests new laser-based air defence system
Jerusalem: Israel has successfully completed the first tests of a new laser-based system designed to intercept drones, missiles and other aerial…
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Iran sees rise in oil output, exports amid promising nuclear talks
Tehran: Iran has seen a surge in its production and exportation of oil and gas since 2021 as the country works…
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Kuwait’s initiative in restoring Lebanon-Gulf ties successful: Ambassador
Beirut: The return of Saudi and Kuwaiti Ambassadors to Lebanon proves that Kuwait’s initiative to restore ties between Lebanon and Gulf…
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Turkey aims to be “logistics superpower” by 2053: President
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey aims to become a logistics superpower as part of the country’s…
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Palestinian PM rejects Israeli court ruling on Palestinian authority
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has told the Palestinian cabinet that the Israeli court’s decision on the Palestinian Authority (PA)…
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Israel’s budget deficit continues to narrow
Jerusalem: Israel’s budget deficit over the 12-month period ended in March has declined to 22 billion new shekels ($6.83 billion), according…
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Syria calls on UN to interfere to stop ‘systematic’ Israeli strikes
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has urged the United Nations (UN) to interfere to curb the repetitive Israeli attacks in…
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US seeks to impose new conditions for lifting sanctions: Iranian FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that the US is seeking to impose new conditions for lifting anti-Iran…
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Transfer of Khashoggi’s case from Turkey to Saudi Arabia dims hope for justice
Ruling to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Turkish…
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Israel to increase ops in W.Bank after Tel Aviv shooting
Tel Aviv: Israeli Chief of the General Staff Aviv Kochavi ordered the country’s defence forces to increase operations in the West…
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Tel Aviv shooting suspect killed by Israeli security forces
Tel Aviv: Israeli security forces on Friday killed a Palestinian gunman suspected of carrying out a mass shooting attack in Tel…
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Saudi Arabia announces return of Ambassador to Lebanon
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry announced the return of its Ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in…
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IMF, Lebanon reach $3bn funding deal
Beirut: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Lebanon to provide the country with $3 billion in…
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Israel finalises deal to privatise national postal service
Jerusalem: The Israeli government said that it has reached a deal with the workers of the state-owned Israel Post on the…
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Jordan welcomes UNESCO resolution on old Jerusalem
Amman: Jordan has welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO on old Jerusalem and its walls, which said all Israeli procedures aiming…
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Lebanese PM urges cross-party cooperation to save country
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on all political parties to cooperate to pull the country out of its…
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Jordan welcomes UNESCO resolution on old Jerusalem
Amman: Jordan has welcomed a resolution adopted by UNESCO on old Jerusalem and its walls, which said all Israeli procedures aiming…
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Saudi Arabia uses mobile app to facilitate pilgrimage during Ramzan
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will use a mobile application to facilitate visitors’ pilgrimage to Mecca during the holy month of Ramzan, the…
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First Tarawih prayer held at Hagia Sophia Mosque after 88 years
The Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey held first Tarawih prayer after 88 years. After 88 years, the…
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Lebanon’s Deputy PM declares country’s bankruptcy
Beirut: Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami has announced “the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank” of the cash-strapped…
