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Taiwanese, Hungarian firms at centre of Lebanon’s Hezbollah pager blast mystery

A Taiwanese manufacturing firm has been thrust into what has become a global paper trial over how pagers used by Lebanese group Hezbollah exploded in a major espionage attack on Tuesday, which has been widely blamed on Israel. Gold Apollo in New Taipei had its office raided by police on Wednesday, with its director facing international media questions, after it was […]

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Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government led by Jaafar Hassan

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday swore in a new government led by Jaafar Hassan as prime minister and minister of defense, state news agency PETRA reported. The reformist government was tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation plans. The reformist government was tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and

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China’s first university in Israel closes, pulls out

China’s first university in Israel closes, pulls out The first Chinese university established in Israel has shut down after three years, weeks after pausing new enrolments amid Israel’s war on Gaza. The university was a branch of Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), which had received approval from Israel’s Council for Higher Education and was recognised as

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Saudi foreign minister in Jordan for meeting on Gaza

DUBAI: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Wednesday the dangerous situation in Gaza requires all parties to double their efforts to deal with the latest developments. Prince Faisal made the remarks as he attended an Arab-Islamic ministerial committee meeting in Jordan focused on halting the conflict in Gaza. Meanwhile, Jordan’s foreign minister said Israel is pushing the whole

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2025 named ‘Year of Handicrafts’ to showcase Saudi artisan talents worldwide

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Culture has announced 2025 as the “Year of Handicrafts,” recognizing the cultural and artistic significance of this tradition in Saudi society. The initiative, approved by the Cabinet, aims to celebrate Saudi artisans’ creativity and showcase their talents globally. Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan expressed appreciation for the

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Italy’s 1990 World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59

MILAN, Italy: Former Italy striker Salvatore “Toto” Schillaci, most famous for being top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, died on Wednesday at the age of 59. Juventus were among Italy’s football clubs to pay tribute to Schillaci, who became an icon for his unexpected goalscoring exploits at his country’s home World Cup, simply saying

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Gavi to buy 500,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic

LONDON: The global vaccine group Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine, its first purchase of the shot to help battle an outbreak in parts of Africa, the group said on Wednesday. In 2024, there have been more than 25,000 suspected mpox cases and 723 deaths in Africa, mainly in the Democratic

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Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary after its ant-migrant government refused to pay a huge fine for breaking the bloc’s asylum rules. In June, the EU’s top court ordered Hungary to pay 200 million euros ($223 million) for

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Ukrainian drones strike a major military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow

  KYIV: Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of some local residents, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday.Meanwhile, a senior US diplomat said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said he has a plan for winning

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Ukrainian drones strike a large military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow

Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of some local residents, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a senior US diplomat said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recently announced — but still confidential — plan for

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