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Qatar's prime minister has warned that an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would "entirely contaminate" the waters of the Gulf and threaten life in Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia over March 10-12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the U.S. Department of State said.

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived in Israel on Sunday for high-level meetings with Israeli officials as part of ongoing efforts to enhance security and stability along the Blue Line, the demarcation between Israel and Lebanon. 

Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days have focused on the release of an American-Israeli dual national being held by the militant group in Gaza, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had been affected by "this unexplained, tremendous commotion", after the Trump administration canceled a license allowing Chevron to operate in the South American country.

The so-called government of Ahmed al-Shaara and his Islamist backers in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is nothing more than a fanatical dictatorship that threatens not only Syria’s future but the stability of the entire region. 

Nations' differences should be a source of strength rather than problems, Britain's King Charles says in a message to mark annual celebrations for the Commonwealth.

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed Sharaa, called for peace and national unity on Sunday after the country witnessed its worst communal violence since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. 

France has strongly condemned the recent sectarian killings in Syria, where over 2,000 Alawite civilians were reportedly killed in just three days.

Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday their readiness to enter the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, as mediators intensified efforts to extend the fragile 42-day truce that has been in place since January.

The National Salvation Front of Syria (NSFS), led by Fahad Al-Masri, has strongly condemned Iran’s escalating interference in Syria, accusing Tehran of fueling instability through terrorist activities and military support to armed groups.

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Britain announced on Saturday their support for an Arab-backed plan to rebuild Gaza, which would cost $53 billion and ensure that Palestinians remain in the enclave without displacement.