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Ansarullah, Saudi-backed presidential council complete Yemen prisoner swap
Apr 16, 2023 09:24Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) have freed scores of prisoners on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, raising prospects for nationwide peace in a country embroiled in a devastating Saudi-led war.
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Thousands protest Netanyahu’s 'reforms' for 15th straight week, as Moody’s lowers Israel's outlook
Apr 16, 2023 02:27Tens of thousands of protesters have held fresh rallies across the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the 15th straight week against the Israeli extremist cabinet's 'judicial reforms', which have prompted the financial ratings agency Moody's to cut the regime's credit outlook.
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Resistance groups slam Israeli assaults on Palestinian Christian worshippers
Apr 15, 2023 13:14The Gaza-based Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements have roundly denounced the Israeli regime over restrictive measures against Christian worshippers and assaults on them as they thronged the Old City of al-Quds and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate the ceremony of the Holy Fire.
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Top diplomats stress ‘Arab leadership role’ in solution to Syria crisis in Jeddah meeting
Apr 15, 2023 10:42Top diplomats from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have agreed that the Arab world must play a “leadership role” in efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria so that its sovereignty is preserved and the return of Damascus to the Arab League facilitated.
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Saudis among prisoners released in landmark exchange with Yemen
Apr 15, 2023 10:03Scores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, have been freed as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen's Ansarullah movement, the International Committee of the Red Cross says.
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Palestinians mark International Quds day in Damascus
Apr 15, 2023 03:39Thousands of people have gathered in the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria to mark International Quds Day.
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Israel quells anti-settlement protests, injures at least 40 Palestinians
Apr 15, 2023 02:36Israeli forces have attacked Palestinians protesting the regime’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.
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Arab countries meet in Jeddah to discuss Syria’s return to their fold
Apr 14, 2023 09:05Arab countries have gathered in Jeddah to discuss Syria's return to the fold after years of animosity with Damascus which fought and won a ferocious war imposed on the country.
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Egypt urges Turkish troop withdrawal from Syria
Apr 14, 2023 08:58Egypt's top diplomat has called on Turkey to pull out its military forces from Syria, signaling tensions amid efforts for Cairo-Ankara rapprochement.
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Yemen-Saudi peace talks make progress as prisoner swap begins
Apr 14, 2023 08:32The top negotiator of Yemen's Ansarullah movement says peace talks with Saudi Arabia have made progress and further discussions will be held to iron out remaining differences.