13 h. ago Trump urging Israel and Hamas to reach a settlement during talks in Egypt this week

'We are the closest we have been in a very long time,' said Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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19 h. ago Israel rejects reports Greta Thunberg and others in Hamas flotilla being mistreated in custody

Israel's Foreign Ministry said Swedish activist and 'other detainees refused to expedite their deportation and insisted on prolonging their stay in custody'

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20 h. ago Interview with Noa Tishby: Two years after October 7, Israel has lost the PR war

Advocate says Israel was losing even before Hamas attacked. "Like, why would a country think that it needs to justify its existence, right?"

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47 h. ago Layoffs in Canada’s oilpatch as producers brace for tougher times ahead: FP video

Watch: Plus, can carbon capture live up to the hype?

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48 h. ago ‘Hamas is the genocidal entity’: Warfare experts on what the world is getting wrong on Gaza

Former soldiers Richard Kemp and John Spencer say some Western leaders have been fooled by Hamas, for whom civilian casualties is strategy

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48 h. ago Terry Glavin: October 7 — the day that forever changed the Middle East

Israel has largely laid waste to its enemies, but has also been forced to accept the possibility of Palestinian statehood

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48 h. ago Conrad Black: A momentous peace in the Middle East will soon be upon us

And we have Trump to thank for it

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59 h. ago Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages but wants to negotiate rest of Trump peace plan

It said the hostages would need to be released ‘in a manner that ensures the cessation of the war and the full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip’

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59 h. ago Trump tells Israel to ‘immediately stop’ bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages, negotiate peace

‘We agreed to the plan in principle based on its main points, but its implementation requires negotiations,’ a senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera

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63 h. ago OPEC+ set to increase oil production again as Saudi and Russia debate size, say sources

After dipping more than 7 per cent this week, oil prices are expected to take another hit this weekend as members of the global oil cartel OPEC+ meet to discuss production cuts.

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3 d. ago Asian shares are mixed as tech shares lead Wall Street ticks to more records

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday after heavy buying of tech shares led benchmarks on Wall Street to more records. US. futures and oil prices were higher. Markets have largely shrugged off the shutdown of the U.S. government after Democrat and Republican lawmakers failed to reach agreement on funding. U.S. President […]

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3 d. ago Asian shares are mixed as tech shares lead Wall Street to more records

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday after heavy buying of tech shares led benchmarks on Wall Street to more records. US. futures and oil prices were higher. Markets have largely shrugged off the shutdown of the U.S. government after Democrat and Republican lawmakers failed to reach agreement on funding. U.S. President […]

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4 d. ago Asian shares track Wall St’s rise as tech shares advance and investors shrug off the US shutdown

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s rise to records despite the the shutdown of the U.S. government. Technology shares jumped on expectations of higher demand for computer chips due to a partnership between South Korean tech and OpenAI. U.S. futures and oil prices also rose. South Korea’s Kospi climbed […]

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4 d. ago Any attack on Qatar is attack on U.S., Trump says in new executive order

An official with the Jewish Institute for National Security of America said that Trump’s order is ‘misguided’ and ‘counterproductive’

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4 d. ago QNB Group Receives Saudi Central Bank “SAMA” License Approval for a New Digital Bank “ezbank”

In co-operation with Ajlan & Bros. Holding Introducing a new model of customer-centric banking built around innovation, efficiency, and accessibility. Providing innovative solutions for the youth and entrepreneurs. DOHA, Qatar — QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, announced the license approval has been received for a digital-first banking entity, […]

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5 d. ago Aramco’s Surprise LPG Price Cut to Ramp Up Competition for Sales

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. cut prices for liquefied petroleum gas to the lowest since August 2023, a move that could help bolster sales of the widely-used cooking fuel amid rising competition with rivals.

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5 d. ago Oil Faces ‘Punishing Oversupply’ and $50s Prices, Macquarie Says

Oil is forecast to drop into the $50s-a-barrel range in the coming quarters on expectations for “punishing oversupply” as output expands, according to Macquarie Group, which pared back price outlooks.

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5 d. ago PM Carney welcomes Trump’s peace plan proposal for Israel and Gaza

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s “historic new Middle East peace plan,” which Washington has asked Ottawa to sell to other nations. Trump’s plan to put the Gaza Strip and its 2.1 million Palestinians under an international security force has been endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]

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6 d. ago Middle East Oil Prices Slide as OPEC+ Supply Fans Glut Concerns

Oil prices in the Middle East are starting to show the strain from concerns over a looming surplus, as OPEC+ presses ahead with its strategy to reclaim market share and demand from Chinese refiners softens.

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6 d. ago Egypt, Pakistan and other Muslim states join EU in backing Trump Gaza plan

Eight Arab or Muslim-majority nations in a joint statement said they ‘welcome the role of the American president and his sincere efforts aimed at ending the war in Gaza’

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