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Saudi Arabia's Conditions for Normalizing Relations With Israel

par Natasha Metni Torbey, 24/01 11:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The prospects for a new Abraham Accord between Saudi Arabia and Israel seem open today. While the Wahhabi Kingdom quietly nurtured relations with Tel Aviv for several years, particularly in the intelligence realm, it is true that the officialization of their rapprochement is vital for both countries. For this purpose, specific conditions are ...

US Lawsuit Targets UAE in $2.8 Billion 'Dark PR' Claim

par This Is Beirut, 24/01 21:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A legal action was initiated in a Washington court on Wednesday, targeting the United Arab Emirates and its influential leader. The lawsuit alleges that the UAE funded a deceptive "dark public relations" campaign, falsely associating an American oil trader with terrorist financing. The United Arab Emirates and its powerful ruler were sued in a ...

First UAE Ambassador in Syria in 13 Years

par This Is Beirut, 30/01 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates ambassador to Syria assumed his position for the first time in 13 years, marking Syria's reintegration into the regional fold. The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Syria took up his post for the first time in 13 years on Tuesday, as Syria has been reintegrating into regional acceptance. Syrian state media said ...

Russia and Ukraine Each Free 95 POWs in Latest Exchange

par This Is Beirut, 17/07 18:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine have released a total of 190 captured soldiers in the latest prisoner exchange between the two countries, officials in Moscow and Kyiv announced on Wednesday. Thousands of POWs have been freed in more than 50 individual exchanges throughout the war – an area where the two sides have been able to strike rare agreements since ...

US Announces Sudan Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 22:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan's warring sides to hold ceasefire talks next month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to start US-mediated negotiations beginning on August 14 in Switzerland. "The United States remains ...

In a Rare Move, UAE Accepts Taliban Government Ambassador

par This Is Beirut, 23/08 20:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan's Taliban government, officials said, becoming just the second country after China to do so. The oil-rich Gulf state said it was committed to "building bridges" to help the Afghan people, after the Kabul foreign ministry announced on social media that new ...

Telegram Founder To Face Charges over 'Violence' Against His Child

par This Is Beirut, 28/08 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, who was arrested in France on charges of failing to curb illegal content on the app, is also being investigated on suspicion of "serious acts of violence" against one of his children, a source close to the case said Wednesday. The probe, opened recently by the French child welfare office, concerns ...

UAE Leader Seeks to Deepen 'Strategic' Ties in US Visit

par This Is Beirut, 22/09 11:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due on Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation. Presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said the Emiratis, who want to reorient their economy away from oil and towards new ...

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