Saudi FM receives phone call from UN chief.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on Monday. During the call, the latest developments in the region were reviewed, especially the situation in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings and efforts made to achieve peace and stability.

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Qatar condemns attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria.

Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemned the attack. Qatar condemned the attack on Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, describing it as “a flagrant violation of international law.” “It also considers the attack a flagrant violation of international agreements and conventions and diplomatic norms that criminalise attacks…

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Netanyahu admits ‘unintentional’ Israel strike killed Gaza aid workers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Tuesday that its armed forces “unintentionally” killed seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza.“Unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in the Gaza Strip,” he said as he left hospital in Jerusalem after a hernia operation.“It happens…

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KSrelief and World Food Programme sign $5m agreement to deliver food aid to Gaza.

 The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has signed a $5 million agreement with the World Food Programme to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The assistance provided by the initiative, in the form of ready-to-eat meals, is expected to benefit 377,855 displaced Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The deal was signed by Abdullah Al-Rabeeah,…

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Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead.

Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders. Reuters reporters at the site in the Mezzeh district of Damascus saw emergency workers clambering atop rubble of a destroyed…

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US military destroys Houthi drones over Red Sea and in Yemen.

The US Central Command said on Sunday its forces destroyed two drones in Yemen and over the Red Sea. In this latest round of skirmishes between the Houthis and US-led maritime forces in the area, one drone was destroyed over the Red Sea on Saturday morning, and the other on the ground while it was…

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Arab League chief and New Zealand foreign minister discuss Palestinian cause.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and New Zealand’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Winston Peters, held talks in Cairo about the Palestinian cause and other regional and international issues of mutual concern. Aboul Gheit commended authorities in New Zealand for condemning Israeli aggression against the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip, and advocating…

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Jordan will not allow violence, only peaceful protests at Israel Embassy: Public Security Directorate.

Jordan’s government will allow peaceful protests at the Israeli Embassy in Amman but not violence and damage to public property, its security directorate said on Sunday. The warning was issued by Jordan’s Public Security Directorate in the wake of clashes between the police and protesters on Saturday, the Jordan News Agency reported. Thousands of Jordanians…

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US congressman calls for Gaza bombing ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’

 A Republican congressman has been recorded suggesting Gaza should be bombed like “Nagasaki and Hiroshima,” the two Japanese cities destroyed by atomic weapons in the Second World War, in comments that have drawn condemnation in the US. In audio released on YouTube, Tim Walberg suggested Washington should not spend a “dime” on humanitarian aid in…

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Saudi foreign minister holds call with Palestinian PM Mustafa.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call on Saturday with the Prime Minister of Palestine and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Mustafa, Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Faisal congratulated Mustafa on his appointment to form the Palestinian government, and on assuming the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs. The prince also wished success…

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