Saudi citizens unemployment at 8.5% in Q1 2023, official data show
Dubai (Reuters) – Unemployment among Saudi citizens increased to 8.5% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 8% in
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Israeli killing of 15-year-old Palestinian girl in West Bank casts light on civilian casualties
Jenin refugee camp (AP) — At the funeral for Sadeel Naghniyeh, 15, her closest friends hoisted her dead body
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Netanyahu says he dropped a contentious part of Israeli judicial revamp, Wall Street Journal reports
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had dropped a central element of the bitterly contested judicial overhaul
Read MoreArmed man killed in gunfire exchange near US consulate in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah (Reuters) – Two people were killed when an armed man exchanged fire with Saudi Arabian security authorities near the
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Israel on the defensive amid US censure at settler rampages
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel’s defence minister condemned rampages by groups of Jewish settlers in Palestinian towns and villages in recent
Read MoreRussia says it hit several targets around Syria’s Idlib with precision weapons
(Reuters) – Russia carried out precision strikes on several targets near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, Rear Admiral Oleg
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Iran files case against Canada at World Court over civil damages claims
The Hague (Reuters) – Iran has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Canada because Ottawa
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IMF board to meet on July 12 for first review of Zambia’s programme
London (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund executive board will meet on July 12 to complete the first review of
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Air strikes and clashes puncture Eid truce pledges in Sudan’s capital
June 28 (Reuters) – Air strikes and anti-aircraft fire rattled parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Wednesday, residents said, despite
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Exclusive: Europeans plan to keep ballistic missile sanctions on Iran
Paris/Washington/Dubai (Reuters) – European diplomats have told Iran they plan to retain European Union ballistic missile sanctions set to expire
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