Middle east
Palestinians say ready for direct talks with Israel
A Palestinian Authority text sent to the international peacemaking Quartet and seen Monday by AFP, says the Palestinians are 'ready to resume direct bilateral...
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UN seeks $90 mn for Mideast children as virus deepens poverty
"The region has the biggest number of children in need in the world due to ongoing conflicts and wars," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF director for the Middle East and North Africa, in a statement.
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NCID warns coronavirus stereotyping may cause panic, confusion
There have been no confirmed cases in the country, but fear and anxiety continue to grow as the Covid-19 virus spreads rapidly across the globe.
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Pan-Islamic body OIC rejects Trump's Mideast plan
A meeting of foreign ministers at OIC headquarters in the Saudi city of Jeddah called on 'all member states not (to) deal with this plan or cooperate with the US administration efforts to enforce it in any way or form'.
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Netanyahu tells Putin Mideast deal a 'new opportunity'
Trump's plan angered Palestinians by proposing Israel retain control over Jerusalem as its 'undivided capital' and giving the green light to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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CARTOON: Deal of the Century
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Friendly people, food & more – CT voted best city in Africa, Middle East
Cape Town was ranked number one for the 18th time in the 2019 'Travel + Leisure' survey released this week.
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Debate rages in Egypt as Christian women told to cover up
Father Daoud Lamei, a well-known parish priest in an upmarket Cairo suburb with a sizeable social media following, lambasted Christian women for attire that he deemed immodest.
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Israel PM hails common front with Arabs on Iran in Warsaw talks
Israel only has diplomatic relations with two Arab countries but Gulf Arab leaders - especially Saudi Arabia's powerful, US-allied crown prince -have increasingly put the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the back burner.
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France will stay 'militarily engaged' in Mideast in 2019 - Macron
The French military has deployed 1,200 soldiers as part of the anti-IS efforts, via air operations, artillery, special forces in Syria and training for the Iraqi army.
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Secretary of State Pompeo urges Gulf states to heal rift
Mike Pompeo is on his final eight-country Middle Eastern tour.
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Pompeo to head to Middle East for talks on Yemen, Syria, Iran
The US Secretary of State leaves on 8 January on the eight-day trip to Amman, Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat, and finally Kuwait City.
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Israel's Netanyahu tells Chad leader he will visit more Arab states soon
Israel has diplomatic ties with just two Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, though Netanyahu has hinted at warmer relations with Gulf Arab states that Israel views as natural allies against regional powerhouse Iran.
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Iran says Trump should stop interfering in Middle East if he wants cheap oil
Donald Trump, not the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is behind the recent rise in prices, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said.
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Trump's US loses role as Mideast peace mediator
Under the Republican leader, the United States is further away than ever from playing its traditional role as mediator in the long-simmering Middle East peace process.
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These are the world's most attractive countries for foreign workers
According to the latest edition of the Boston Consulting Group’s Decoding Global Talent, workers are most likely to want to head to the United States, Germany or Canada.
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Trump team preparing economic plan as part of Mideast peace proposal: official
US President Donald Trump’s envoys are also working on the most detailed set of proposals to date for the overall plan, the White House official said in a briefing with reporters on Monday.
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China's Xi pledges $20bn in loans to revive Middle East
Beijing has ramped up engagement in the Middle East in recent years as Arab nations play an important role in Xi’s signature Belt and Road foreign policy plan.
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Australian lawmaker pushes to end live sheep exports, threatens govt balance
The bill threatens to expose fractures within the ruling coalition government, which last week introduced tougher oversight of the shipments but stopped short of banning them altogether.
