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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Cyprus
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Abbas Says Cyprus Can Play Key Role in Reviving Peace Talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Cyprus could play a very significant role in reviving peace talks, as he meets Cypriot President Nikos...

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Qatari Mediators Present Iran With New Draft Deal to End War, Official Says

Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft deal on Sunday to end the war with the United States and Israel, with...

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Gulf States Work on Multipart Peace Deal to Avert Renewed US-Iran War

Gulf states are working on a multipart peace deal to avert a renewed US-Iran war, centred on reopening the Strait of Hormuz...

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Rezaei Meets Khamenei as Regional Powers Push to Ease Middle East War

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei met Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after officials from Saudi Arabia,...

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China Plans Special Envoy Mission to Middle East as Regional Tensions Spread

China will soon send a special envoy to the Middle East, Beijing announced on Tuesday, October 27, as fears grow that the...

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Syria Closes Nassib Border Crossing After Jordanian Airstrikes in Southern Syria

Syria has closed the Nassib border crossing with Jordan, suspending all passenger and commercial traffic, after Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria killed...

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Egypt Parliament Approves Military Support for Saudi Arabia

Egypt's parliament has authorised the military to provide defensive support to Saudi Arabia if Riyadh requests help against Houthi attacks, a move...

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Houthis Say They Attacked Saudi Oil Pipeline and Riyadh Airport

Yemen's Houthis said on Monday they attacked Saudi oil pipeline pumping stations and Riyadh airport, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted...

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Riyadh’s King Khalid Airport Resumes Flights After Two-Week Houthi Closure

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport resumed flights on Sunday after a two-week closure caused by strikes by Yemen’s Houthi fighters, even as...

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Houthis Renew Warning Against Using Riyadh Airport as Partial Flights Resume

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Sunday renewed their warning against using Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, hours after the airport announced it would...

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