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Sudan’s RSF commander announces a unilateral truce over Eid
Sudan’s RSF paramilitary commander announced on Monday a unilateral truce during Muslims’ Eid al Adha.
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said in an audio recording aired on Al Arabiya TV the truce will be effective…
Netanyahu’s call to block creation of Palestinian state sparks fury, condemnation
All settler colonialism in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegitimate and illegal, Palestinian officials said on Monday.
Anger and frustration have been growing in response to Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to…
Iranian president gives ‘his full support’ to Putin in telephone call, Kremlin says
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gave “his full support” to Vladimir Putin during a telephone call, the Kremlin announced in a statement on Monday, two days after an aborted mutiny in Russia.
“The Iranian president has expressed his full…
Charity worker asks UK government for help getting family out of Sudan
A charity worker in the UK has hit out at the government for not doing enough to evacuate hundreds of people trapped in Sudan, including his wife and children.
Alhussein Ahmed, who is based in Liverpool, where he works for the Merseyside…
GCC chief praises Gulf countries’ efforts to combat illegal drug trade
The head of the Gulf Cooperation Council said GCC countries are making a significant effort to combat illegal drugs, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi was speaking on the occasion of UN…
Middle East’s assets under management hit $1.3 trillion: report
Despite global economic headwinds, assets under management in the Middle East grew by $100 billion from 2021 to 2022 to reach $1.3 trillion, according to US-based Boston Consulting Group.
This reflects a compound annual growth rate of 7…
Lebanon’s main Druze party choses Taymur Jumblatt as new leader
Lebanon’s biggest Druze party on Sunday chose Taymur Jumblatt, 41, to succeed his father as leader of the small but influential community in the country’s power-sharing system.
Almost 2,000 supporters gathered in Ain Zhalta, in the Druze…
Israel praises foiling of Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the thwarting of what he said was an Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus.
A statement from Netanyahu’s office did not give any more details, but Israeli news…
Iraq police officer jailed for life over murder of protesters
An Iraqi criminal court on Sunday sentenced to life in prison a police officer over the 2019 murder of anti-government protesters in the southern city of Nasiriyah.
Nasiriyah was a center of anti-corruption protests that gripped Iraq in…
Egypt reveals details of launch of MisrSat 2 satellite at cost of $74m
Egypt has revealed details of the launch of the MisrSat 2 satellite from China in October, at a cost of $74 million.
The satellite’s mission is to take images of Egyptian soil to preserve the environment, as well as to undertake remote…