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Nov 20, 2024
Nov 20, 2024
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Speech in Baku marks his first COP summit appearance
UK leader's first Gulf trip aims to attract investment, discuss regional conflicts, and mend relations with the UAE
Leaders of the UAE and Qatar met in Abu Dhabi to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and ensuring regional stability.
Commission established under Ministry of Information and Culture identifies 400 books that conflict with Islamic and Afghan values
An average of three children killed daily in Lebanon over the past two months, UNICEF reveals
First census to cover all 18 governorates since 1987, following repeated delays caused by war and political tensions
Iranian officials rejected claims connecting the incident to compulsory veiling, attributing it to personal and psychological issues
Hezbollah fires around 100 projectiles into northern Israel, killing one
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HRW reports forced displacement and lasting depopulation tactics in Gaza as ethnic cleansing
Efforts to revive nuclear deal have so far failed, with Iran decreasing cooperation with IAEA
Aiman al-Mudaifer has been appointed as interim CEO
UAE calls for peace and stability, and condemns actions that threaten the two-state solution
Western countries forming de-facto relations with Taliban, view them as security actor against Islamic State branch in Afghanistan
Leaders demand Israeli withdrawal, condemn ongoing violence, and call for international accountability amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Draft resolution for the summit stresses "firm support" for "national rights" for the Palestinian people
France's foreign minister said on Monday that the European Union could soon launch a new round of sanctions against Israeli settlers accused of fuelling violence in Palestinian territories.
France had already imposed sanctions against "28 violent settlers" and been instrumental in deciding sanctions at the European Union level, Jean-Noel Barrot told the Paris Peace Forum, an annual gathering dedicated to international dialogue.
The EU's sanctions regime had already been activated twice, and "might be activated a third time soon", he said.
"We are deeply attached to the security of Israel," Barrot said, but "in the interest of Israel, of Israeli security, international law needs to be respected and justice needs to be reached".
During a visit to the West Bank on Thursday, Barrot had already threatened a new round of sanctions, and renewed France's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Settlement activities "threaten the political perspective that can ensure durable peace for Israel and Palestine", he said after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah.
The United States, Britain, Canada and Australia have also imposed sanctions against extremist settlers.
The EU's foreign affairs commissioner, Josep Borrell, said in August that Israeli settlers were endangering "any chance of peace" and called on the Israeli government to "stop these unacceptable actions immediately".
Sanctions would also be aimed at the "enablers" of violent settler actions, "including some Israeli government members", Borrell said.
Over 700 Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed by Israeli troops and settlers in the last year, according to the Ramallah-based health ministry.
After more than 400 days of war