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Study: Middle East Faces Extreme Heat Risk

Study: Middle East Faces Extreme Heat Risk

A new study published in Nature Sustainability on Monday has warned that countries across the Middle East and Gulf Region are highly vulnerable to climate change-related extreme heat, with poorer populations particularly at risk in the coming decades.

Weather

Russia Won't 'Tolerate' US Pressure Over WSJ Reporter, Says Deputy Foreign Minister

Russia Won't 'Tolerate' US Pressure Over WSJ Reporter, Says Deputy Foreign Minister

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, said on Wednesday that Russia was considering granting US diplomats consular access to Evan Gershkovich — the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia on espionage charges — but warned that Moscow 'will not tolerate' any attempts from t...

Weapons

Syrian FM Makes First Visit to Saudi Arabia Since 2011

Syrian FM Makes First Visit to Saudi Arabia Since 2011

Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Wednesday after reportedly being invited by his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, as relations between Damascus and the Arab world move toward normalization....

Saudi Arabia

Leaked US Document: Egypt Secretly Planned to Supply Rockets to Russia

Leaked US Document: Egypt Secretly Planned to Supply Rockets to Russia

Egypt, a key US ally in the Middle East, sought to supply Russia with 40K rockets in addition to artillery shells and gunpowder, according to a leaked US intelligence document acquired by the Washington Post this week....

Weapons

Saudi Partners With Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Saudi Partners With Shanghai Cooperation Organization

On Wednesday, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported that Riyadh moved closer to joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the latest step signaling deepening ties between Saudi Arabia and China....

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, Syria in Talks to Resume Ties

Saudi Arabia, Syria in Talks to Resume Ties

Saudi state Al-Ekhbariya TV channel on Thursday reported that Saudi Arabia and Syria are in talks over re-establishing consular services amid a broader discussion to restore ties following a decade of no diplomatic relations....

Saudi Arabia

Report: Israelis and Palestinians Have Held Secret Talks for Weeks

Report: Israelis and Palestinians Have Held Secret Talks for Weeks

An Axios report released on Monday claimed that senior aides of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Pres. Mahmoud Abbas have held secret talks over the past two months to tame rising tensions in the West Bank....

Israel

UN Security Council Issues Formal Statement Denouncing Israeli Settlements

UN Security Council Issues Formal Statement Denouncing Israeli Settlements

The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously approved a presidential statement strongly criticizing Israel's continued construction and expansion of settlements, a move that angered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to its support from the US....

Metaculus

Israel Passes Law to Revoke Citizenship for Terror Convictions

Israel Passes Law to Revoke Citizenship for Terror Convictions

Israel's Knesset passed a law on Wednesday to permit authorities to strip people of their citizenship or residency if they were jailed and received funds from the Palestinian Authority for actions determined to be terrorism....

Israel