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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi, in Jeddah on Tuesday. During the meeting, the speaker presented the crown prince with the Leader’s Medal in appreciation of Prince Mohammed’s “pioneering positions in defending Arab issues and strengthening joint Arab action.” The meeting was attended by the deputy speaker of the Shoura Council Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami, Saudi Press Agency reported. Source: Arab News

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, the Saudi Press Agency said early Tuesday. The pair reiterated the importance of de-escalation and sparing the region the risk of expanding the conflict. They also reviewed the latest development in Gaza and the efforts aimed at a ceasefire in the war-torn territory. Source: arab News

The plane carrying resigned Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from eastern India to New Delhi became the most tracked aircraft in the world in real time on Monday, according to data from the Flightradar24 service. On Monday afternoon, when the plane with Sheikh Hasina on board flew over the city of Varanasi in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it was tracked by 29,000 users simultaneously. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned after mass anti-government protests and flew to India. The plane with her on board landed at Hindon Airport, which is an Indian Air Force base in Ghaziabad, located 40…

Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov of Russia and Ayman Safadi of Jordan have stressed the need for a ceasefire in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and called on all parties involved in it to show restraint to prevent catastrophic consequences for the entire region, the Russian foreign ministry said after their phone call. “The ministers exchanged views of the development of the military and political situation in the Middle East with a focus on the need for a ceasefire in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the soonest de-escalation in the region. They stressed that both Moscow and Amman…

The State of Palestine submitted today its arguments to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I regarding the situation in Palestinian territories. The submission concerns a request by the ICC Prosecutor’s Office for arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister and Defense Minister. These warrants are sought due to the fact that the Israeli authorities have committed serious international crimes, threatening global peace and security. In its presentation, the State of Palestine emphasized that any attempts to politicize the court or undermine its legal jurisdiction would deny justice to the Palestinian people. The State of Palestine argued that the crimes…

According to Iran Press on Tuesday, as quoted by the Tass news agency, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, announced in a television interview with the “Russia 24” channel that cooperation between Tehran and Moscow is expanding at a high speed in all fields. Shoigu added, “In the meeting we had with Masoud Pezeshkian, the newly elected president of Iran, and the Iranian Secretary of the National Security Council, we discussed and exchanged opinions on a wide range of issues, including the situation in Syria and Lebanon.” He also pointed to the tragic incident of the assassination…

Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic contender for US president, chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her candidate for vice president, CNN reported, citing sources. Harris is expected to announce her decision soon. She has not yet called Walz to inform him of her choice, CNN said. Aides to former US President Donald Trump, who is the Republican candidate for presidency, are closely watching the situation at Harris’ campaign office, according to the report. US news media reported that in addition to Walz, the list of Harris’ potential running mates also included Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Illinois governors Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear and…

Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as chief of the group following Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran on July 31, the group said on Tuesday.Sinwar, 61, has not been seen since October 7.After the attacks, Israel’s military declared Sinwar a “dead man walking.”In January, the European Union added Sinwar to its “terrorist” sanctions blacklist over the October 7 attacks. Source: Arab News

There will be no peace in the Mideast until a Palestinian state is founded, warned the Turkish foreign minister. “Palestinians are being prevented from truly having a state … (But) until a Palestinian state is established, no one in that region will have peace,” Fidan said in a new magazine interview out this week. Saying the “tragedy” in Gaza didn’t just start last Oct. 7, when Israel launched a months-long offensive on the Gaza Strip, Fidan told Bosnian and Herzegovina magazine Stav that that date is rather “a manifestation of a problem has been ignored.” Saying the problem is the…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II today discussed with Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and western officials the efforts to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, according to the Royal Hashemite Court (RHC). RHC said in a press statement that Abdullah II discussed such efforts in separate phone calls with Egypt’s Al Sisi, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the phone call, Abdullah II and Al Sisi stressed the importance of “exerting the utmost efforts to de-escalate regional tensions and maintain comprehensive calm.” They “reiterated the importance of reaching an…