Iraq says five arrested over attack on US troops

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Thursday that it was “regrettable” that Hamas was able to carry out its October 7 attack without explicitly claiming responsibility.Netanyahu, who has resisted apologizing for security failures since Israel's worst attack and has focused on destroying Hamas, was asked in an interview by Time … Read more

Cyprus again offers sanctuary as Middle East violence spreads

Cairo: The price of the US dollar against the Egyptian pound increased over the past few days, and one dollar reached 49.25 Egyptian pounds.Egyptian economic experts attribute this increase to recent regional developments.Dr. Alaa Ali, an economic expert, said: “The biggest factor affecting the price of the dollar against the pound is the remittances of … Read more

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Development Authority announces launch of development management plan

Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian News Agency reported on Thursday that the board of directors of Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Royal Reserves Development Authority announced the launch of an integrated development management plan for these reserves. This plan is a roadmap in line with global standards that covers the environmental, economic, social, tourism and cultural aspects … Read more

Israel’s Channel 13 fires CEO amid internal revolt

London: US e-commerce platform Etsy is doing business with dozens of shops located in illegal Israeli settlements, a new report has revealed. The report, published jointly by the Institute for Journalism and Social Change, Global Justice and War on Want, identified at least 44 Etsy shops operating in 16 different settlements that were considered illegal … Read more

Israel says to revoke diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to Palestinian Authority

JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that the diplomatic status of Norway's representatives in the Palestinian Authority will be revoked because of Oslo's “anti-Israeli behavior” since the Gaza war began in October. Katz said in a statement: “I have ordered the end of any representation by the Norwegian Embassy in Israel to … Read more

Egypt’s inflation slows to 25.7% in July 

Cairo: Egyptian statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Thursday that Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation fell to 25.7 percent in July from 27.5 percent in June, a faster rate of decline than analysts had expected. Month-on-month, prices fell 0.4 percent in July, down from 1.6 percent in June. Food prices fell 0.3 percent in July, … Read more

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