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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

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). 

From global ambition to uncertain horizon

Israel

From global ambition to uncertain horizon

Launched a decade ago by French-Israeli businessman Patrick Drahi, owner of French telecom operator SFR, I24News now appears to be entering its final chapter.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

Politics

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

Cyprus court clears ex-officials in cash-for-passport scheme

Cyprus

Cyprus court clears ex-officials in cash-for-passport scheme

A Cypriot court acquitted former parliamentary speaker Demetris Syllouris on Tuesday of corruption charges linked to a scrapped citizenship-for-investment scheme that triggered public outrage and intense European Union scrutiny.

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