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Turkey may respond ‘differently’ to Finland’s NATO bid: Prez
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may respond “differently” to Finland’s NATO bid in a way that would “shock” Sweden, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. “We may respond…
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Iran, Saudi Arabia to resume normalisation talks soon: FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Iran and Saudi Arabia are expected to resume talks on normalising ties soon, the official news agency IRNA reported. Amir-Abdollahian made the…
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Palestinian Prez urges CIA chief to pressure Israel to stop unilateral measures
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on CIA director William Burns to pressure Israel to stop its “unilateral” measures against the Palestinians. “It is important for an urgent intervention to pressure…
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Lebanon condemns Israeli raid in West Bank
Beirut: The Lebanese foreign ministry has condemned the recent deadly Israeli raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The Ministry on Sunday said it held “Israel fully…
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Yemen forms new reserve military units to confront Houthis
Aden: Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi has issued a republican decree to form new reserve military units in the war-ravaged Arab country to fight the Houthi rebels. “President Rashad…
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Indigenous children graves in Canada proof of ‘genocide’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the recent discovery of new mass graves of “innocent” indigenous children in Canada is evidence of a “major human tragedy” that…
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Israel announces punitive measures against Palestinians after shooting attacks
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced punitive measures against the Palestinians, including strengthening the West Bank settlements, in response to the two shooting attacks since Friday evening. The measures were…
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UNOCHA appeals for $502m in humanitarian aid for over 1.6M Palestinians
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (UNOCHA) launched a humanitarian appeal to raise 502 million dollars to support more than 1.6 million Palestinians in the occupied territories. The…
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Iran’s Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi seeks asylum in Germany
Iranian figure skating champion Atefeh Ahmadi left her home country and applied for asylum in Germany. Ahmadi had travelled to Germany to be able to participate in the Courchevel-Meribel 2023 Alpine Ski World…
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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu government
Thousands of Israelis protested in several cities against the new government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday, January 28, 2023, for the fourth week in a row, Anadolu Agency reported. The protests…
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Watch: UAE records min temp of 1.9 degrees, lowest in winter
Abu Dhabi: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) on Sunday morning recorded a winter season lowest temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius in Jebel Jais mountain in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates…
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Saudi Arabia: Will football become a major factor in making an impact on the world map?
Dubai: Till now, the economic and social impact of football was largely visible only in Latin American countries, but after the successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup by Qatar, the way…
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Israeli police raid Palestinian neighbourhood to identify ‘assailants’
Jerusalem: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted in Jerusalem on Saturday evening in the wake of two anti-Israeli attacks in the disputed holy city. Israeli police entered Arab neighbourhoods in the…
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Iran reports drone attack on military facility
Tehran: Drones attacked a defence facility in Iran’s Isfahan city, media reports said. “An explosion has occurred in one of the military centres affiliated to the Ministry of Defence,” deputy head of…
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Syria rejects report on chemical weapon attack in 2018
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has slammed as “lacking credibility” a recent report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) accusing the Syrian air force of being behind a…
