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GCC-Indonesia economic ties deepen with Saudi MoUs, joint Qatar fund

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Hamas armed wing says fate of US-Israeli captive unknown

A picture from Israel's Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters shows Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander

Agence France-Presse

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

The United Nations has warned of a dire humanitarian situation for the 2.4 million inhabitants of the Palestinian territory

Agence France-Presse

UN appoints envoy to assess aid for Palestinians

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) will undergo scrutiny for its work, including distribution of food and aid as seen here in Gaza City in April 2025

Agence France-Presse

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 24 after Hamas rejects truce proposal

People transport from the bed of a truck the remains of a victim killed in Israeli bombardment on Jabalia, northern Gaza

Agence France-Presse

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector grows at fastest rate in over a decade

This picture shows a construction site for Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in Riyadh, on April 16, 2023.

What to make of Saudi Arabia's $96B in foreign direct investment in 2023

Attendees take part in the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 25, 2022. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's unmanned bulldozers breaking ground in Gaza war

An unmanned D9 bulldozer digs up a field during a demonstration to the press at the Israel Aerospace Industries headquarters

Agence France-Presse

Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould

Francis was the first pope from the Americas and from the southern hemisphere

Agence France-Presse

Middle East economic growth to fall sharply in 2023, World Bank says

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