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US wants Iraq-Iran border shut

Iraq

US wants Iraq-Iran border shut

The US Treasury has asked Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran except for two as part of Washington's policy of increasing economic pressure on Tehran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an interview with Al Jazeera.

48 seats, 28 days, zero easy options

Israel

48 seats, 28 days, zero easy options

Israeli President Isaac Herzog formally tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday with forming the next government. 

Darfur war crimes suspect Haroun detained in Sudan

Sudan

Darfur war crimes suspect Haroun detained in Sudan

Sudan's army has detained a former senior Islamist official from ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir's era who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, officials from his party said.  

Deadly train collision in Egypt

Egypt

Deadly train collision in Egypt

Two passenger trains collided some 76 km (47 miles) south of Cairo on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring 88, Egypt’s health ministry said.

Eisenkot wins mandate, now faces the hard math of 61 seats

Israel

Eisenkot wins mandate, now faces the hard math of 61 seats

Israel's president on Saturday chose Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power.

Israel’s credit rating holds firm as uncertainty grows

Israel

Israel’s credit rating holds firm as uncertainty grows

S&P Global Ratings has kept Israel’s sovereign credit rating at ‘A’ with a stable outlook. Despite months of security and economic upheaval, the agency sees no reason to change its view of the country’s credit risk.

US disables cargo ship off Oman

Iran

US disables cargo ship off Oman

An American military aircraft fired on and disabled a commercial vessel that tried to break the US blockade of Iran on Saturday, US Central Command said.

War reaches Riyadh’s skyline as Aramco building damaged

Saudi Arabia

War reaches Riyadh’s skyline as Aramco building damaged

Windows were blown out across several floors of Saudi oil giant Aramco's corporate office in the heart of the financial district of the capital Riyadh on Sunday by what the energy ministry said was debris from an attempt to attack the building.

COP31 host Turkey faces villagers’ anger over coal mining

Turkey

COP31 host Turkey faces villagers’ anger over coal mining

Local official Nejla Isik is among the villagers living beside a coal mine who demand that world leaders gathering in Turkey for COP31 climate talks leave the conference venue to inspect the devastation decades of lignite extraction have caused. 

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