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The United Arab Emirates has completed negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement with the Republic of Congo, the second such deal announced with an African state in a week.

The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said on Saturday that an Israeli soldier being held captive by the group in Gaza had been killed in an Israeli air strike that had also wounded some of his captors.

The CMA CGM Palais Royal, the world's largest LNG-powered container ship with a capacity of 23,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units), made an exceptional stop at the port of Beirut on Saturday.

In a significant security crackdown, Turkish authorities have apprehended nearly 200 individuals suspected of being associated with the jihadist group ISIS.

Tunisia extended a longrunning state of emergency by one month until Jan. 30, 2024.

The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Friday was postponed over what the clubs described as "some problems" in the event's organisation.

On a fateful Saturday, the eastern region of Syria witnessed a significant escalation as airstrikes, likely of Israeli origin, struck multiple sites. 

Bahrain has become one of the first countries to offer the latest Pfizer XBB 1.5 booster shot as a defence against Covid-19 and its new variants.

Head of the Lebanese Forces party Samir Geagea on Friday has stressed readiness to do all that is necessary to hold the presidential elections the soonest, asserting that the presidency is not a consolation prize.

Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Israel's campaign against Hamas militants.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Saturday that 20 pro-Iranian militia operatives in Syria were killed in an alleged U.S. airstrike.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed a free trade agreement with South Korea on Thursday, its second trade deal this year, as the six-member bloc intensifies efforts to boost investment ties with major economic partners in Asia.