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Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites

Iran

Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites

Satellite images show that Iran has recently built a concrete shield over a new facility at a sensitive military site and covered it in soil, experts say, advancing work at a location reportedly bombed by Israel in 2024 amid tensions with the U.S.

UAE president met US senator Graham in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

UAE president met US senator Graham in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the senator said in a post on X, where he also criticised what he called “false narratives” circulating about the UAE and its leader.

France, Algeria move to restore security partnership

Algeria

France, Algeria move to restore security partnership

France and Algeria have agreed to revive high-level security cooperation following talks in Algiers between French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Thailand talks with post-election Myanmar as "bridge" to ASEAN

Politics

Thailand talks with post-election Myanmar as "bridge" to ASEAN

Thailand's foreign minister will meet his Myanmar counterpart on Wednesday in a bid to chart a path towards peace in a civil war-ravaged Myanmar with the help of its Southeast Asian neighbours after an election that entrenched military power.

Turkish lawmakers to vote on report advancing PKK peace process

Turkey

Turkish lawmakers to vote on report advancing PKK peace process

A Turkish parliamentary commission was set to vote on Wednesday on adopting a draft report to facilitate the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which would advance a peace process meant to end a more than 40-year conflict. 

Epstein tried to build web of powerful ties across Middle East, documents show

United Arab Emirates

Epstein tried to build web of powerful ties across Middle East, documents show

The departure of the chief executive of Dubai port giant DP World is the biggest fallout in the Middle East from U.S. Department of Justice documents which show that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein tried to build a powerful network of political figures and business leaders across the region. 

UN must dismiss Francesca Albanese without delay

United Nations

UN must dismiss Francesca Albanese without delay

An independent United Nations body on Tuesday condemned what it described as vicious attacks based on disinformation by several European ministers against the organisation's special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese.

Qatari prime minister arrives in Venezuela

Qatar

Qatari prime minister arrives in Venezuela

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday, where he was greeted by Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, images on state television showed.

Anne-Claire Legendre to Lead Paris’ Arab World Institute

Politics

Anne-Claire Legendre to Lead Paris’ Arab World Institute

Anne-Claire Legendre, diplomatic adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron for North Africa and the Middle East since late 2023, was elected on Tuesday as the new president of the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA, Arab World Institute). 

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