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Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations rejected US’s “unfounded allegations” against Iran concerning Yemen’s pro-Palestine operations in the Red Sea, slamming it as a bid to divert attention from “root causes” of the situation in the key maritime waterway. Amir Saeid Iravani said in a social media post on Tuesday that any US “adventurism” in the Red Sea could “endanger regional peace.” Iran “issues a stern warning against any US adventurism that could endanger regional peace,” the Islamic Republic’s mission to the UN said. He warned that the allegations were aimed at diverting “international attention away from the root…

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv late Monday as part of a regional tour seeking to avert regional escalation as Israel pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza and Lebanon’s Hezbollah said an Israeli strike killed a top commander. Palestinian reported fierce ground combat in southern Gaza, where Israel says its focus has shifted along with the territory’s centre three months into its war with Hamas. Sirens sounded Monday in central and southern Israel to warn of incoming rocket fire. And while battles raged in the besieged Gaza Strip, the situation to Israel’s north has also caused increasing regional and global…

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New Delhi is holding talks with domestic players on the issue, says govt official

exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest BAKU – UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, today discussed cooperation between the two countries and opportunities to enhance ties in key fields that serve the mutual interests of both nations and their aspirations for progress, development, and sustainable prosperity. At the start of their meeting held at Zuğulba Presidential Palace in Baku, His Excellency President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan extended a warm welcome to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al…

The PMI registered 49.8 in December, from 51.5 in November Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s non-energy private sector registered broadly stable business conditions in the last month of 2023, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey data from Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). Volumes of output, new business and backlogs of work were all largely stable compared with November levels, while employment growth was maintained, and the 12-month business outlook remained positive. Financial services remained a key source of growth at the end of the year. Price pressures were still subdued, and supply chains continued to improve. The Qatar PMI indices…

Farmers Protesters have rallied against austerity measures that Berlin introduced last month Farmers all over Germany are rallying for a week of protests against government austerity measures, which they fear may leave the agricultural sector without support and force farms to shut down. Thousands have flocked to Berlin and other major cities to protest the cuts to diesel subsidies and tax breaks for agricultural vehicles introduced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz last month as part of a broader package intended to plug a multibillion-euro budget deficit. Among other things, farmers plan to stage blockades on motorways and travel in slow-moving convoys.…

Washington’s microchip export controls are destroying global supply chains, Beijing has claimed

Major oil producer Saudi Arabia has cut the February price of crude for buyers in all regions, Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing a company statement.

The sanctioned countries are able to make direct transactions, the deputy head of the Central Bank of Iran has announced