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Iran pays delinquent UN membership fee with funds frozen in S.Korea
Seoul: Iran has paid its dues to the UN with the country’s funds frozen in South Korea in a move to immediately restore its voting power, Seoul’s Finance Ministry said on Sunday. Iran…
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Kuwait seeks to restore ties with Lebanon: FM
Beirut: Visiting Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said that his country seeks to restore ties with Lebanon. “For this to happen, we call on Lebanon to distance itself from internal…
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Death toll from airstrike in Yemen’s Saada rises to 82
Sana’a: The death toll from the airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s Saada province has surpassed 80, the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) aid group said. “An airstrike…
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UN Chief condemns Saudi-led deadly airstrikes in Yemen’s Saada city
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against a detention centre in Yemen’s Saada city, said his spokesman. Initial reports indicate at least 60 deaths and over 100…
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Death toll of airstrikes on Houthi-controlled Jail in Yemen reaches 77
Sanaa: The Houthi group announced that the death toll in an airstrike launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on a temporary prison controlled by the militia in Yemen has increased to 77.A statement…
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UNSC condemns Houthi attacks in Abu Dhabi
United Nations: The members of the UN Security Council have strongly condemned the “heinous terrorist attacks” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as in other sites in Saudi Arabia carried…
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Iran seeks ‘maximum interaction’ with all countries: President
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his country seeks “maximum interaction” with all countries, especially its neighbours and allies. Through the interactions and cooperation, the mutual interests of countries are met…
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UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack
Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels used cruise and ballistic missiles, in addition to drones, in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot…
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Israel’s daily Covid-19 cases tally hits 65,259
Jerusalem: The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 65,259 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure in the country since the outbreak in late February 2020. This brings…
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S. Korea gets ready for Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power project
Seoul: The South Korean government has completed preparations for Saudi Arabia to resume its procedure for a nuclear power project, a Seoul minister said on Wednesday. Moon Sung-wook, South Korea’s minister of trade,…
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S.Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to jointly develop hydrogen economy
Riyadh: South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and agreed to work together in areas related to the hydrogen economy.After…
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Israeli Finance Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will isolate for a few days in his home.Lieberman, who received the fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot on January…
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Dozens of Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes
Ramallah: Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, medics said. Palestinian medics said that at least 15 protesters were injured by rubber-coated metal gunshots and…
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Israel to roll out Covid vax for kids below 5 years in April
Jerusalem: Israel is expected to start vaccines for babies and toddlers, between six months and 5 years, by April, according to a senior health official. Currently vaccines are available in the country for…
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Syria joins BRI as West slams Beijing for its debt trap tactics
Damascus: Amid rising accusations against China for trapping countries in massive debts with larger infrastructure plans, Syria has joined Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative which Beijing says will open broad horizons of…
