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September 19, 2023

Saudi FM: No solution to Palestine-Israel conflict without independent Palestinian state

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan told Saudi state TV network Al Ekhbariya that “There is no way to resolve the conflict other than by ensuring the establishment of an independent...

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September 19, 2023

Israel legalises police use of facial recognition technology

An Israeli ministerial panel yesterday backed a government-sponsored bill to legalise police use of facial recognition cameras placed in public spaces across Israel, the Times of Israel reported. The bill, backed...

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September 19, 2023

US sees big gains if Saudi-Israel normalisation deal signed

The Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a “grand bargain” in the Middle East that includes normalisation of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, calculating that...

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September 19, 2023

Egypt’s Sisi meets UAE’s Mohamad Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi

UAE President Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, strengthening joint cooperation between the two countries, climate issues and regional and international...

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September 19, 2023

UK, France, Germany, US urge Iran to reverse ban on some UN nuclear inspectors

The United States, Britain, France and Germany called on Iran to reverse its decision to bar “several” UN inspectors, a joint statement said yesterday, Reuters reported. “Iran must immediately...

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September 19, 2023

Israel’s Netanyahu urges Musk to fight anti-Semitism on X

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Elon Musk to strike a balance between protecting free expression and fighting hate speech on his platform X, formerly Twitter, at a meeting yesterday, Reuters reported....

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September 19, 2023

IMF, World Bank to proceed with annual meetings in Morocco

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and Morocco announced yesterday the annual meetings of the two global institutions would proceed in October in Marrakech, despite a recent...

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September 19, 2023

EU withholds food aid in Somalia after widespread theft uncovered by UN

The European Union has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior officials told Reuters on Monday. The move follows a UN investigation which...

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September 19, 2023

3 killed in attack on airport in Iraq’s Kurdistan

Three members of the Iraqi counter-terrorism service were killed and three others were wounded yesterday in a drone strike on the small military airport of Arbid in Iraq’s Kurdistan...

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September 19, 2023

Iraq: Prime Minister invited to meet with Biden at White House

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on Monday and received an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit...

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