Tue 07 January 2025: Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Metro, the largest in the Middle East and the world’s longest driverless train network, is now fully operational with the launch of the Orange Line (Line 3) yesterday, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) announced. This marks the completion of the phased rollout of all six metro lines, […]
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Mon 06 January 2025: Israel and Hamas wrangled on Sunday over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had killed more than 100 people over the weekend, Reuters has reported. A Hamas official said that the movement had approved a list of […]
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Mon 06 January 2025: Dozens of leaders and members of Hamas were assassinated by the deposed regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported, citing sources close to the movement. The sources told the London-based newspaper that 94 Hamas members were executed in Syrian prisons without trial. They added that intelligence documents discovered in Syrian security […]
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Twelve mass graves have been discovered in southern Syria [Sam Hariri/AFP] Mon 06 January 2025: A mass grave containing remains believed to be those of civilians killed by the regime of ousted President Bashar Al-Assad was found in the village of Naqqarin in the Syrian province of Aleppo on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. A number of mass […]
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Mon 06 January 2025: Nearly 1,000 mosques were damaged in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip last year, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said 815 Muslim worship places were entirely destroyed and 151 others partially damaged. The ministry said 19 cemeteries and three churches were also destroyed in Israel’s […]
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Sun 05 January 2025: Egypt has implemented stringent new restrictions on Syrian nationals entering the country, allowing entry only for those holding temporary non-tourist residency permits. Airlines violating the directive face fines, according to the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority. This marks the second wave of restrictions since former president Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last month, with an earlier […]
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Sun 05 January 2025: Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company, has overtaken Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to become the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund investor in 2024, deploying a record $29.2 billion across 52 deals. The Saudi PIF, which had previously held the top spot, scaled back its investment spending to […]
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Sun 05 January 2025: Israel is reportedly preparing to notify the US of its intention to maintain a military presence in southern Lebanon beyond the 60-day timeframe set in the recent ceasefire deal, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation said Saturday, Anadolu reports. The cease-fire, brokered by the US and France, took effect on Nov. 27, was meant […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: The US State Department “informally” notified Congress of an $8 billion proposed arms deal with Israel, including munitions for fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery shells, according to a report on Friday. The State Department presented the agreement as a measure to “support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: The archaeologists have made a stunning discovery of a 4000-year-old ‘extraordinary’ burial chamber of an Egyptian priestess which is interestingly a coffin within another coffin. The burial has been found in the city of Asyut, which is 200 miles south of Cairo and is believed to belong to the Idy, daughter of […]
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