Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called Saturday for finding a mechanism for dialogue between influential states involved in Syria to achieve stability in the war-torn country, Anadolu Agency reports. This came during a press conference Hussein held in Baghdad with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit, who arrived in the Iraqi capital earlier in the day. The top Iraqi diplomat said his talks with Abul Gheit dwelt on the Arab relatio…

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Iraq calls for dialogue between stakeholders in Syria

Senior leader of the Houthis in Yemen Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi on Friday proposed a five-term initiative to mend the rift between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt regarding the Renaissance Dam crisis, Rai Al- Youm reported. Al-Houthi posted on Twitter: "We are ready to bring views closer to each other among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt based on these principles: preserving neighbourhood rights, not detracting from the legitimate demands of each other, accep…

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi have shared concerns in a phone call about Hamas's potential victory in the upcoming Palestinian parliamentary electio...

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Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Friday that the date for holding early general elections next October is "certain and will not be reversed." Over the past days, Iraqi politicians from different parliamentary blocs have expressed their concerns about the electoral commission's inability to hold early elections on the scheduled date.

Iraq's electoral commission: 'Election date is certain'

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Coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia announced that a bomb-laden drone sent by Yemen's Houthis was eliminated early today, Anadolu Agency reports. According to a statement by the coalition, the drone was launched towards the Jizan region in southwestern Saudi Arabia. No statement has been made so far by the Houthis. Coalition forces announced on April 8 that a drone sent by the Houthis was destroyed. In Yemen, where political instability has pre…

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Saudi-led coalition destroys bomb-laden Houthi drone

Kuwait's State Security Agency has referred a large company for investigation into alleged money laundering after it was found to have had financial ties with the so-called Iranian Fouad Network, local media have reported. According to Al-Qabas, a security source said that suspicious financial transfers were found during investigations of the network and the monitoring of its dealers. The group were detained last year. According to the source, s…

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Kuwait's ruler has sent a letter to Turkey's president reaffirming his country's desire to bolster ties with Ankara, Kuwaiti media reported today, Anadolu Agency reports. The letter was delivered by Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah during his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Turkish capital on Thursday, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). The message from Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah conveyed Kuw…

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