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Australia seeks criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrike on aid workers
Melbourne: Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country’s Prime Minister said Wednesday,…
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Dubai airport handles 95.2M fliers in 2025; India remains top destination
Dubai: Dubai International Airport maintained its crown as the world’s busiest airport last year as officials said Wednesday that a record 95.2 million passengers transited through its terminals, part of the emirate’s…
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West Bank Palestinians struggle as Israel restricts work permits
Tulkarem: Hanadi Abu Zant hasn’t been able to pay rent on her apartment in the occupied West Bank for nearly a year after losing her permit to work inside Israel. When her…
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New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit crime: Former lawyer
Wellington: The self-professed white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting was pleased to be charged with terrorism and wanted to be described as a terrorist, his former…
- Middle East
3 killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, says hospital
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli military strikes on Monday, Feb 9, killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived. The Al Shifa Hospital reported the deaths amid…
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Iran security chief Oman-bound ahead of US nuclear talks
Dubai: A top Iranian security official will travel Tuesday, February 10, to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and the United States over the Islamic Republic’ nuclear program aimed…
- Middle East
Israeli forces capture two, including Hamas ally in Lebanon
Beirut: In an operation in southern Lebanon early on Monday, February 8, Israelis forces seized a local official with a Sunni Islamist group and an ally of the Palestinian militant Hamas group…
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New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to withdraw guilty pleas
Wellington: The man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting told an appeals court Monday, February 9, that he felt forced to admit to the…
- Middle East
Israel security cabinet approves steps to tighten control over West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday, February 8, approved measures that aim to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the already limited powers of the Palestinian Authority. The…
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Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs, cite rising costs and trade disruption
Baghdad: Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, February 8, demanding that Iraq’s government reverse recently imposed customs tariffs that they say have sharply increased…
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Winter Olympics: Protests erupt in Italy against Israel, ICE agents
Milan: Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near a Winter Olympics venue on Saturday, February 7.…
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France’s former Culture Minister resigns amid alleged links to Epstein
Paris: France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural centre over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation.…
- Middle East
Gaza’s Rafah Crossing reopens, but movement remains minimal
Khan Younis: When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this week, Palestinian officials heralded it as a “window of hope” after two years of war as a fragile…
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Facing high Trump tariffs, South Africa close to new trade deal with China
Cape Town: China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday, February 6, as Africa’s leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs…
- Middle East
Oman mediates indirect US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Muscat: Oman mediated indirect talks on Friday, February 6, between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme, with convoys for the two countries arriving for meetings separately with the sultanate’s…
