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6 days ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
People gather around the wreckage of a mini van at the site of a US strike in Sanaa on April 21. Reuters
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Ahmed bin Mubarak resigned as Yemen's prime minister on Saturday after a year and three months in charge. AFP
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Friday, convicted of abetting the departure of extremist fighters to Syria for the past decade, his lawyer told Reuters. The senior figure in the opposition Ennahda party has strongly denied the accusation, saying it was “politically motivated”. The Tunisian state news agency said that a judicial official has handed down sentences of between 18 to 36 years, and that they apply to eight officials.
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Iraq will play a pivotal role in attempting to present solutions to continuing regional crises during the Arab League Summit later this month, Prime Minister Mohammed Al Sudani said on Friday, adding that Syria's attendance was significant. Baghdad is expected to host the summit on May 17, for the first time in more than a decade. Regional issues such as Israel's war on Gaza, Iran-US nuclear talks and reinstating Syria's role in the Middle East are expected to be discussed.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Louis Sako, patriarch of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church, says the death of Pope Francis was a big loss to the world and especially for the Middle East. AP
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3 weeks ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat. Reuters Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat. ReutersUS-Iran nuclear talks: 'The unlikely is possible' after progress in Rome, says mediator OmanNext round of negotiations will be held in Muscat, with technical discussions to take place before then
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3 weeks ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
US Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff, left and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are leading their respective countries' delegations in the talks. AFP
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1 month ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, centre, must navigate a path between Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and US President Donald Trump. AFP; AP; ReutersIraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, centre, must navigate a path between Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and US President Donald Trump.
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1 month ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, centre, oversees the agreement between Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fadel, right, and George Pickart of GE Vernova, in Baghdad. AFP
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1 month ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Mina Aldroubi
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will lead negotiations for their sides. AFP US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will lead negotiations for their sides. AFPUS-Iran talks will prevent war but progress will be slow, experts sayNegotiations in Oman seen as an opportunity to build trust, as well as curb Tehran’s nuclear activities
