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Regional and world developments as followed by the Al Rai newsroom.
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel plans to announce a reduction in the number of senior leadership positions in the military by about 20%, which is double what was expected to be announced,…
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on Wednesday that the United States and its coalition partners have officially concluded Operation "Resolute Support" in Iraq, following an organized…
The spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the incident involving a Fly Dubai plane carrying Israelis, which led to its diversion and landing in Saudi…
Israeli media reported on Wednesday an incident on a Flydubai plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, carrying around 100 Israelis, prompting it to change its course. Walla website said the plane…
Republican US senators have blocked an effort to compel the administration of President Donald Trump to submit a report to Congress on the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank, including…
A Palestinian woman was martyred and another was injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets on Wednesday, as the occupation forces continued their shelling and firing in the Gaza Strip, in…
Reuters quoted a well-informed source as saying that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Iraqi and his team met on Tuesday evening with Qatari mediators in Doha, where the minister received the US…
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that technology company officials who met at the White House to discuss the regulation of the artificial intelligence sector signed a "morally binding"…
The United States announced on Tuesday that it is tightening its sanctions on Cuba, by imposing additional restrictions on certain financial transactions and travel of American citizens to the…
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a Pentagon official, that the United States is ending its official military operations in Iraq, while Washington retains intelligence and reconnaissance…
Pyongyang has denied Seoul's accusation of responsibility for two landmine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone last week, which resulted in the injury of three South Korean soldiers. Kim Yo-jong,…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that Russia's response to the recent meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers showed that Moscow is not ready for serious negotiations to…
