Archives for September, 2023

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (R) and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced the $3.5 billion deal

Germany and Israel sign 'historic' missile shield deal

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Visitors stop by the Aramco exhibition at the Misk Global Forum on innovation and technology, Riyadh, November 13, 2019.

Saudi Aramco makes first global LNG investment with US MidOcean stake

MidOcean Energy is in the midst of buying interests in four LNG projects in Australia as part of its growth strategy.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) takes an oath of office after his election win at the parliament in Ankara on June 3, 2023. Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for a third term as president on June 3, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking | Last Updated: October 23, 2023, 6:37 pm

Turkey’s Erdogan initiates Sweden NATO ratification in parliament

It remains unclear how long the ratification process will take given the Turkish president’s recent airing of grievances against Stockholm and Washington.

Israel, Germany sign $3.5B Arrow 3 deal

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signed a letter of commitment in Berlin for the sale of the advanced Arrow 3 air defense system, signaling a strengthening of ties between Israel and Germany.

Israel's Supreme Court president Esther Hayut and judges hear petitions against a law restricting how a prime minister can be removed from office

Israel top court weighs rules on removing prime minister

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Iraqi mourners attend a mass for the victims of a wedding hall fire at a church in Qaraqosh

Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fire

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Palestinian workers gather at the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip

Israel reopens Gaza crossing to Palestinian workers

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Iraqi mourners attend a mass for the victims of a wedding hall fire at a church in Qaraqosh

Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fire

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Former NBA player Rondae-Hollis Jefferson is on the Jordan team at the Asian Games

'Kobe Bryant clone' hailed as missing piece for Jordan at Asian Games

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Israel's Supreme Court president Esther Hayut and judges hear petitions against a law restricting how a prime minister can be removed from office

Israel top court weighs rules on removing prime minister

Agence France-Presse

Qatari rally driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has won two Asian Games shooting medals

Dakar Rally champion Al-Attiyah swaps motor for medals at Asian Games

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Syrian beekeeper Ibrahim Damiriya tends to his hives near Damascus

Syrian beekeepers battle both war and climate change

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A protester outside a New York court calls on US Senator Bob Menendez to resign over corruption charges September 27, 2023

US senator pleads not guilty on bribery charges

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Around 20 coffins covered in satin or bouquets of flowers were carried through the crowd on the shoulders of men

'We're all dead': Iraqis in shock after wedding fire

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Refugees sit in a bus near a Red Cross registration centre in Goris, on Sept. 27, 2023.

Turkey’s Fidan holds call with Armenia’s FM amid exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh

The phone call marks the first high-level contact between Ankara and Yerevan following the Azerbaijani offensive in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last week.

General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Hifter (L).

Why is Libya's commander Hifter visiting Russia?

The visit comes amid the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s ill-fated mutiny and the death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in Russia.