Israel resumes Gaza assault after rockets fired, heavy fighting reported
Gaza (Reuters) – Heavy fighting was reported in Gaza on Friday as Israel’s military resumed combat operations against Hamas after
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US compels Saudi fund to exit Altman-backed AI chip startup – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – The Biden administration has forced a Saudi Aramco-backed venture capital firm to sell its shares in a Silicon
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Top Abu Dhabi developer buys London Square for $291 mln
(Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties (ALDAR.AD) has bought London-based developer London Square for an enterprise value of 1.07 billion dirhams ($291.4
Read MoreSaudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform – minister
London (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is exploring the potential launch of a new commodity trading platform for battery materials, including
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Hamas hands over two female hostages, others expected after truce extended
Gaza/Tel Aviv (Reuters) – Two women have returned to Israel after being handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City,
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UN commission to investigate Hamas sexual violence, appeal for evidence
Geneva (Reuters) – A U.N. commission of inquiry investigating war crimes on both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict will focus
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In Gaza, call to prayer rings out from bombarded mosque
Khan Younis (Reuters) – Balanced on a steep slab of fissured concrete with rods of twisted metal poking out and
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UN peacekeepers try to stay safe amid Lebanon-Israel border flare-ups
Near Maroun Al-Ras (Reuters) – While trying to fulfil their mandate to keep the peace, U.N. soldiers deployed along Lebanon’s
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Spain PM Sanchez angers Israel with comments on Gaza again
Madrid (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday angered Israel again by saying he doubted Israel respected the
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Exclusive: Syrians lead push to create global chemical weapons tribunal
The Hague/Beirut (Reuters) – Illegal chemical weapons attacks killed and injured thousands during Syria’s civil war, many of them children,
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