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Qatar hosts and funds Hamas, should pressure it to free hostages says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up public pressure on Qatar to bring about the release of Gaza hostages on Saturday,…
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Jews and Muslims launch peace initiative as deadly fighting rages on in Gaza
Jewish and Muslim dignitaries launched a passionate appeal for peace on Saturday from the Bosnian town of Srebrenica on International…
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Palestinian Authority says UNRWA needs ‘maximum support,’ not cuts
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees needs “maximum support,” the Palestinian Authority said Saturday, after donor countries suspended funding following…
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Experts cautious about Dubai’s property boom holding, some dips expected
As cranes speckle the Dubai skyline and ultra-luxury homes change hands at record prices, signs that the city-state’s property boom…
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Washington, Baghdad open talks on foreign troops in Iraq
Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a “first round” of talks on the future of American and other…
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US military destroys Houthi antiship missile after oil tanker attack
The United States military says it destroyed a Houthi antiship missile in Yemen that was aimed into the Red Sea…
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Palestinians slam suspension of UNRWA funding by some Western nations
Top Palestinian officials and Hamas have criticised the decision by some Western countries to suspend funding to the United Nations…
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Saudi Arabia welcomes World Court ruling on Israel over war in Gaza
Saudi Arabia on Friday welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on South Africa’s request to impose emergency measures against…
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Fire breaks out as Houthis hit vessel with “missile” near Yemen’s Aden
Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday their naval forces carried out an operation targeting “the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda” in…
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Hamas welcomes World Court ruling on Israel over war in Gaza
The Palestinian Hamas movement on Friday welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on South Africa’s request to impose emergency…
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