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US, Israel and Gulf Arab allies launch joint Red Sea drill (Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Naval forces from the United States, Israel and two Gulf Arab states are taking part in a joint security drill in the Red Sea, a vital...

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will represent the diplomatic interests of the US in Afghanistan, the first official representation for...

How climate change is leading to a rise in violence in the Sahel (Al Jazeera)

More than 1.3 million people have been plunged into extreme poverty in the Sahel, as the Belt of Africa experiences its deepest recession since...

Ethiopia’s Tigray is under a ‘systematic’ blockade: WHO chief (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region is under “systematic blockade”, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general has said, warning that people were starving to death and...

US sanctions Eritrean army, ruling party over Ethiopia conflict (Al Jazeera)

The United States has sanctioned the Eritrean military and the country’s ruling party for “contributing to the crisis and conflict” in Ethiopia, which has...

World powers press for Libya elections but disputes remain (Al Jazeera)

World powers have urged Libya to stick to a plan for holding presidential elections on December 24, adding that foreign mercenaries should also leave...

Qatar has no plan to normalise ties with Syria: Foreign minister (Al Jazeera)

Qatar is not considering normalising ties with Syria and hopes other countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with President Bashar al-Assad’s government,...

Western countries slam new Sudan army-led council (Al Jazeera)

Several Western countries have expressed grave concern over the decision by Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to appoint a new ruling body weeks...

UN rep slams Lebanon central bank chief over economic crisis (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter on Friday blasted Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh for not...

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