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US signs deal for permanent embassy in Jerusalem

Israel

US signs deal for permanent embassy in Jerusalem

The United States signed an agreement Wednesday to build its permanent embassy in Jerusalem, cementing in stone and steel a political decision that Donald Trump first made during his initial term in office.

Talks end with strait at the forefront

Iran

Talks end with strait at the forefront

Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace, focusing instead on issues that they had supposedly resolved two weeks ago.

Everything's just fine with Iran...

Iran

Everything's just fine with Iran...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was getting along very well with Iran and that recent meetings in Qatar went well.

Washington, Tehran move to technical phase

Iran

Washington, Tehran move to technical phase

The U.S. and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.

Kuwait's Zain wins $747 million Syria mobile licence

Kuwait

Kuwait's Zain wins $747 million Syria mobile licence

Syria's Ministry of Telecommunications announced Wednesday that Kuwait's Zain Group has been awarded a new mobile telecommunications licence in Syria, the latest in a series of Gulf investments flowing into the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

NATO falls silent on Turkey's rights record

Turkey

NATO falls silent on Turkey's rights record

Five years ago, the West risked a full-blown diplomatic crisis with NATO ally Turkey when 10 ambassadors called for the release of a man they saw as a political prisoner, prompting an angry President Tayyip Erdogan to order their expulsion.

Netanyahu visits South Lebanon, rules out withdrawal

Lebanon

Netanyahu visits South Lebanon, rules out withdrawal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited Lebanese territory occupied by the Israeli military, telling soldiers that Israel would not withdraw from the country's south as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah continued to pose a threat.

UN chief warns Palestinian refugee Agency may collapse

United Nations

UN chief warns Palestinian refugee Agency may collapse

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million gap in funding for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, saying the body was nearing a breaking point after deep cost-cutting and austerity measures.

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