Thu 12 September 2024: Jordan’s Islamist opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), has emerged as the biggest winner in the country’s parliamentary elections, though it failed to secure a majority. According to official election results, the IAF won 31 out of 138 seats in the Parliament, tripling its presence in the House of Representatives. […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: Chinese Premier Li Qiang emphasized Saudi Arabia’s vital role in China’s diplomatic strategy, particularly in the Middle East, during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, as reported by state media. “China puts the development of relations with Saudi Arabia as a priority in its overall diplomacy, […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: Saudi Arabia has formally reopened its embassy in Syria’s capital, Damascus, marking a significant step in last year’s reconciliation between both countries after over a decade of diplomatic isolation. At a reception held at Damascus’s Four Seasons Hotel on Monday, Saudi Chargé d’Affaires, Abdullah Al-Harith, stated that the reopening of the […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: Kuwait’s Central Agency for Remedying Illegal Residents’ Status (CARIRS) has revoked the citizenship of more than 10,000 people with dual nationality between 2011 and last month, the KUNA news agency has reported. According to the agency, the step is the result of a full decade of Kuwaiti efforts to address the dual nationality […]
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“Hard Corner” joint military drill organized by the armed wings of Palestinian groups held in Gaza Strip on 29 December 2020. [Mustafa Hassona – Anadolu Agency] Wed 11 September 2024: An investigation by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, KAN, revealed Tuesday that the Air Force was at its lowest preparedness for Hamas’ attack on […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are investigating reports of the death of Mohammed Deif, the senior Hamas military leader, and have indicated they will drop their case against him if confirmed, Reuters reported. Deif, 58, is suspected of being a key figure behind the October 7, 2023, assault on […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Israel is actively lobbying members of the US Congress to exert pressure on South Africa to withdraw its case against Israel from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), according to recent reports from Axios and Israeli media Walla. Israel’s foreign ministry has dispatched a classified cable instructing its diplomats in the US to […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Iraq and the United States have agreed on a plan on the withdrawal of American military forces from the country within the next two years, following months of negotiations and attacks by Iran-backed militias against US bases in the region. According to a report by the Reuters news agency, both Baghdad and Washington […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: India’s Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed a public interest litigation which had sought an order for the federal government to halt licenses to Indian firms exporting arms to Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. “We cannot enter into the nation’s foreign policy domain,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice, D Y Chandrachud, and […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jordan to build a multi-billion dollar freight railway stretching from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea, in an apparent effort to boost the production and trade of minerals. According to media reports, Etihad Rail – the UAE’s national […]
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