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Gaza: Israeli troops scour cemetery for remains of final hostage
Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under…
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Egypt plans restrictions on children’s social media use to curb ‘digital chaos’
Cairo: Egypt’s Parliament is looking into ways to regulate children’s use of social media platforms to combat what lawmakers called “digital choas,” following some western countries that are considering banning young teenagers…
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Yemen rebels threaten Red Sea strike as US aircraft carrier heads toward Iran
Dubai: Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels threatened new attacks on ships travelling through the Red Sea corridor, likely trying to back Iran as it worried Monday, January 26, about an approaching US aircraft…
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IndiGo halts flights to Central Asian countries till Jan 28
New Delhi: IndiGo has cancelled its flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku till January 28 due to the prevailing situation in Iran. “We remain vigilant to developments in the region around…
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Israel intensifies operation in search for last hostage in Gaza
Nahariya: Israel said Sunday, January 25, its military was conducting a “large-scale operation” to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into…
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Iraq to prosecute IS militants transferred from Syria under US-brokered deal
Baghdad: Baghdad will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and detention camps in neighbouring Syria to Iraq under a US-brokered deal, Iraq said…
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Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts military strike
Dubai: A new mural unveiled in a central Tehran square on Sunday, January 25, contains a direct warning by Iran to the United States not attempt a military strike on the country.…
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US urge Israel to move into second phase of Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: American officials met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging Israel to move into the second phase of the ceasefire that stopped the war in Gaza. Netanyahu met with President…
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UAE withdraws from Islamabad airport deal, Pakistan to privatize it
New Delhi: The Pakistan government has moved ahead with privatisation plans of Islamabad International Airport after it shelved a plan to outsource the management and operations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
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European airlines Air France, KLM suspend flights to Middle East
At least two European airlines suspended flight services to Middle East cities on Friday, January 23, with Air France citing the “geopolitical situation” in the region. According to the news agency AFP, Dutch…
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Saudi: Applications open for Ramzan Iftar at Holy Mosques
The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia has opened applications for Iftar permits during the Holy month of Ramzan,…
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People burn garbage to keep warm in Gaza, far from Trump’s vision
Cairo: Desperate Palestinians at a garbage dump in a Gaza neighbourhood dug with their bare hands for plastic items to burn to keep warm in the cold and damp winter in the…
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Trump’s new Gaza vision is a real estate project built on graves
United States President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser Jared Kushner, a member of the “Gaza Board of Peace,” on Thursday, January 22, unveiled the “Free Market Gaza” vision at the…
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US may withdraw troops from Syria over army, Islamic State fights
The US is reportedly weighing withdrawing its troops as Damascus moves against the America-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharra has launched an offensive to disarm militias that were…
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Iran death toll reportedly over 5k, Trump says US ‘armada’ closes in
Dubai: The death toll from Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests reached at least 5,002 people killed Friday, January 23 activists said, warning many more still were feared dead as the most-comprehensive…
