Iran confirms talks with Saudi Arabia, promises best efforts to resolve issues
< 1 min read Tehran – Iran confirmed openly on Monday that it is in talks with Saudi Arabia, saying it would do best
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Middle East
UAE calls on Israel to de-escalate situation in Al-Aqsa and Sheikh Jarrah
< 1 min read Abu Dhabi (Emirates News Agency) – Khalifa Shaheen Almarar, Minister of State, expressed the UAE’s deep concern over the violence
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Oil for oxygen: Covid-hit India welcomes Saudi medical aid, boosts oil imports
2 mins read New Delhi (Reuters) – Indian oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday thanked Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern oil producers
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Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa, 59 hurt
3 mins read Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on
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European powers tell Israel to stop settlement expansion
2 mins read London (Reuters) – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain urged Israel on Thursday to halt settlement-building in the West Bank.
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Tourists offered glimpse of rural life near Egypt’s pyramids
2 mins read Cairo (Reuters) – Tourists visiting Egypt’s famed pyramids may rarely stray from the beaten track, but a project focused on
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS donates SR100mn for charities and to release 150+ insolvent prisoners
< 1 min read Riyadh – Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman MBS has donated SR100 million from his personal expenses for charitable projects
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Qatar finance minister arrested over alleged embezzlement – statement
2 mins read Doha (Reuters) – Qatar Finance Minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi was arrested for questioning over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of power
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Lebanon rules out preconditions as sea border talks with Israel resume
2 mins read Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday there should be no preconditions for talks with Israel over
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Merkel tells Turkey’s Erdogan withdrawal of troops from Libya would be ‘important signal’
< 1 min read Berlin (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that the withdrawal of foreign troops
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