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JON GAMBRELL

JON GAMBRELL

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Zelenskyy travels to UAE as momentum grows for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Russia's war

Zelenskyy travels to UAE as momentum grows for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine
Education|MidEast|World

Saudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize

A Saudi educator known for his charity work and instructing prisoners has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize

Saudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
Business|MidEast|Political|Technology|World

Elon Musk calls for the US to 'delete entire agencies' from the federal government

Elon Musk has called for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government

Elon Musk calls for the US to 'delete entire agencies' from the federal government
MidEast|Political|World

Syria's interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after the nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during its long war

Syria's interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war
Crime|Education|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say

A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced

MidEast|Political|US|World

Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US, upending push to negotiation

Iran’s supreme leader says that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran

Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US, upending push to negotiation
MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump's suggestion the US 'take over' the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike

President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents has been swiftly rejected and denounced by American allies and adversaries alike

Trump's suggestion the US 'take over' the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike
Economy|MidEast|Political|US|World

Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks

Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate

Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks
MidEast|Political|World

Syria's interim president visits Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally

Syria's interim president visits Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Business|Economy|MidEast|Travel|World

Dubai International Airport, busiest for world travel, sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024

Officials say Dubai International Airport saw a record 92.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2024

Dubai International Airport, busiest for world travel, sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024
Asia|Business|Environment|MidEast|World

Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged container ship in the Red Sea

An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea

Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged container ship in the Red Sea
Africa|Health|MidEast|Political|World

About 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says

Around 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan

About 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
Africa|MidEast|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unilaterally released 153 war detainees

Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says
Africa|Environment|MidEast|Political|World

Fighting in Sudan's civil war sets ablaze the country's largest oil refinery, satellite photos show

Fighting around Sudan’s largest oil refinery has set the sprawling complex ablaze, sending thick, black smoke over the country’s capital, Khartoum

Fighting in Sudan's civil war sets ablaze the country's largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
Crime|MidEast|Political|US|World

UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained

The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after seven more of their staff were detained by the rebels

UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained
Crime|Economy|MidEast|Political|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in November 2023 at the start of their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war

Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023
Business|Economy|MidEast|Political|US|World

Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump mused about returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip

Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump
Americas|MidEast|Political|World

White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban has freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges

White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Yemen's Houthis signal they'll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signaled they will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip takes hold

Yemen's Houthis signal they'll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions

Iranian officials say a man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Tehran, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988

Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions
MidEast|News|World

Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom

A delegation from Yemen’s Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation

Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom
News|World

A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom

A daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain has tried to return to the island kingdom to press for her father's release but was turned away from her flight in London

A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom
MidEast|News|Opinion|US|World

Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets

Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom

Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets
Americas|News|US|World

Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!'

The Americans released by Iran after being detained for years have arrived back home and declared, “Freedom!”

Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!'
MidEast|News|World

Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks

Saudi Arabia has praised the “positive results” of negotiations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks

Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks

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