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After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies
An Israeli woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died, an Israeli hospital said Thursday. Her death marks the sixteenth fatality from that attack.
Hana Nachenberg was 31 at the time and was…
Hezbollah accused of deliberately killing peacekeeper
Hezbollah members have been accused by a military court of intentionally killing a UNIFIL soldier and injuring others in an ambush of their vehicle in southern Lebanon.
Judge Fadi Sawan ruled in a provisional decision after concluding…
White House imposing sanctions as Sudan’s warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal
The White House announced Thursday that it will impose sanctions against key defense companies and people who “perpetuate violence” in Sudan as the warring sides failed to abide by a cease-fire agreement in the northeastern African nation.…
UAE’s in-country value projects driving billions to local firms
More than $27.23 billion has been redirected to the local economy since the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and ADNOC launched major in-country value programs to support domestic industries.
Speaking at the Make…
Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II weds Saudi national Rajwa Al-Saif at royal wedding
It was an affair to remember as Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II wed Saudi national Rajwa Al-Saif, who by royal decree will now be known as Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein, on Thursday at Zahran Palace in Amman, before the royal…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II hosts dinner for more than 4,000 Jordanians ahead of royal wedding
Ahead of the royal wedding between Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II and Saudi Arabian citizen Rajwa Al-Saif, King Abdullah II hosted a dinner on May 31 for more than 4,000 Jordanians that includes the country’s festive…
Turkiye’s Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise
President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighboring…
Moroccan youth address risks of climate change and water scarcity
Moroccan youth are working to address their country’s dire environmental future amid drastic climate change, water scarcity and food production issues.
Morocco is one of many countries that have been wrestling with the consequences of…
Dubai ruler approves futuristic masterplan for Palm Jebel Ali
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, UAE vice president and prime minister and ruler of Dubai, has approved a new futuristic development masterplan for Palm Jebel Ali, state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.
Part of the Dubai 2040 Urban…
Jordan, UK ministers discuss boosting bilateral relations
Ahmed Safadi, Jordan’s lower house speaker, on Wednesday met Tariq Ahmad, UK’s minister of state for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and the UN, to help boost bilateral relations in parliamentary fields, the Jordan News Agency…