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Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and...
May 21, 20243 min read
Israel's Gantz demands Gaza day-after plan by June 8, threatens to quit cabinet
JERUSALEM -Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz demanded on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to an agreed...
May 19, 20242 min read
Saudi king to undergo tests due to high fever, state news agency says
DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz will undergo medical tests on Sunday due to "high temperature and joint pain", state...
May 19, 20241 min read
US, Iran hold indirect talks on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports
Two top Biden administration officials held indirect talks with Iranian counterparts this week in an effort to avoid escalating regional...
May 19, 20241 min read
Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
THE HAGUE - Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges...
May 18, 20242 min read
Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier
CAIRO -Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest...
May 18, 20244 min read
Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier
GAZA -Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to...
May 18, 20243 min read
US anchors aid pier to Gaza, now comes tough distribution job
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS -The United States anchored a floating pier in Gaza on Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is...
May 17, 20244 min read
Olympics-Alizadeh aiming for taekwondo gold with Bulgaria after fleeing Iran
Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal back in 2016 and, despite since defecting and all...
May 17, 20242 min read
China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda, sources say
DUBAI - Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that cheap...
May 14, 20242 min read
White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks
WASHINGTON -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the...
May 14, 20242 min read
Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
CAIRO -Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground...
May 12, 20243 min read
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