From multi-billion-dollar deals, defence ties, closer relations and diplomatic agreements, Donald Trump had a lot going on during his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara gives his take on Trump’s…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Global acute hunger hits new high, 2025 outlook ‘bleak’: UN-backed report
More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises — and the outlook is “bleak” for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.
It was the sixth consecutive…
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France to file ICJ complaint against Iran over detained citizens – Middle East Monitor
France will file a complaint against Iran at the International Court of Justice for what it says is a violation of its obligation to grant consular protection to French nationals detained in Iran, Foreign Minister…
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Israel bans dawn prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque – Middle East Monitor
The Israeli occupation authorities banned Muslim Palestinian worshippers from performing the fajr – dawn – prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron this morning, the Palestinian…
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China calls for 2-state solution with Palestinian state to move past Nakba – Middle East Monitor
China reiterated its call for a two-state solution towards an independent State of Palestine to move past the Nakba of Palestinians “forever”.
Mentioning how in the 1948 Nakba, when Palestinians were forcibly…
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Families of Israeli captives express deep concern amid intensified attacks on Gaza – Middle East Monitor
Families of Israeli captives expressed serious concern today over the fate of their loved ones as the Israeli occupation army escalated its attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
In a statement, the families said they…
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Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for third year in a row – Middle East Monitor
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in his career, Reuters reports.
Following his move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr,…
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UAE, US agree on path for Abu Dhabi to buy most advanced AI chips, Trump says – Middle East Monitor
US President Donald Trump said today that the United Arab Emirates and the United States have agreed to create a path for the Gulf country to buy some of the most advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors from…
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Was ex-FBI chief Comey’s ’86 47′ post calling for Trump assassination? | Donald Trump News
A social media post has dragged former FBI director James Comey into a maelstrom of accusations from critics that he called for the assassination of United States President Donald Trump.
Comey, a fierce Trump critic, denied in a statement that…
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‘Xenophobic’: Neighbours outraged over Mauritania’s mass migrant pushback | Refugees News
Their situation seemed desperate; their demeanour, portrayed in several videos published by news outlets, was sour.
On a recent weekday in March, men, women, and even children – all with their belongings heaped on their heads or strapped to…
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