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France’s Natixis to finance $2bn ACWA Power projects in 2 years (Arab News)

France-based Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking has signed an agreement to finance ACWA Power projects over the next two years – with funding of up to $2 billion. The MoU will allow both parties to “explore opportunities to develop new projects in the region,” the Saudi clean energy provider said in a bourse filing. Natixis […]

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Lebanese president, PM and parliament speaker express satisfaction with Saudi-French agreement (Najia Houssari, Arab News)

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has affirmed his government’s commitment to honoring its undertakings for reform. Mikati said that his joint phone call on Saturday with Saudi and French leaders was “an important step toward restoring historic brotherly relations with Riyadh.” Lebanese president, PM and parliament speaker express satisfaction with Saudi-French agreement (arabnews.com)

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Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions grow (AP, Arab News)

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that’s seen as a sign of a potential invasion. Biden, Putin set video call Tuesday as Ukraine tensions […]

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Indian villagers protest as army kills 13, fearing rebels (AP, Arab News)

Angry villagers burned army vehicles in protest after more than a dozen people were killed by soldiers who mistakenly believed some of them were militants in India’s remote northeast region along the border with Myanmar, officials said Sunday. Indian villagers protest as army kills 13, fearing rebels (arabnews.com)

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Sudanese group condemns UN’s call to support reinstated premier (AP. Arab News)

A Sudanese pro-democracy group has condemned comments by the UN chief urging citizens to support a deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, so the country can have “a peaceful transition toward a true democracy.” Sudanese group condemns UN’s call to support reinstated premier (arabnews.com)

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Saudi Translation Forum: Language plays ‘crucial role’ in shaping society (Rashid Hassan, Arab News)

The first Saudi Translation Forum recently concluded in Riyadh, wherein translation experts, both local and international, gathered for the two-day event to examine the main issues and challenges facing the global translation industry. Saudi Translation Forum: Language plays ‘crucial role’ in shaping society (arabnews.com)

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President Macron’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals new era in French-Saudi cooperation (Arab News)

A joint statement covering a wide range of issues and the signing of a slew of agreements were the highlights of a visit to Saudi Arabia by French President Emmanuel Macron during the final leg of a two-day Gulf tour. President Macron’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals new era in French-Saudi cooperation (arabnews.com)

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210 migrants found packed into truck in central Mexico (AP, Arab News)

Mexican immigration authorities say they discovered 210 migrants packed into a truck trailer in the central part of the country. The National Migration Institute said the truck failed to stop as directed at a checkpoint in Puebla state on Friday and it was pulled over after a pursuit near the city of Tecamachalco. When the […]

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Kurdish protesters storm the chemical weapons body in The Hague (AFP, Arab News)

Dutch police arrested 50 people on Friday after Kurdish demonstrators alleging that Turkey is using chemical weapons in northern Iraq broke into the headquarters of the global toxic arms watchdog. Protesters got past security to enter the grounds of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague and staged a noisy rally […]

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Clashes rock Arab town in Israel, alleged car-rammer killed (AP, Arab News)

Israel: Police on Friday shot and killed a man in an Arab town in northern Israel who had allegedly been involved in a car-ramming attack that wounded two officers, Israeli officials said. Clashes rock Arab town in Israel, alleged car-rammer killed (arabnews.com)

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Arab coalition destroys ballistic missile launch pad in Yemen’s capital (Arab News)

The Arab coalition destroyed a ballistic missile launch pad and a warehouse used to build drones in Yemen’s capital, Al Ekhbariya reported on Saturday. The coalition has carried out multiple sorties in the past few weeks to hamper Houthi militia operations in and around Sanaa. Arab coalition destroys ballistic missile launch pad in Yemen’s capital […]

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Pope Francis urges ‘fraternity’ at mass in divided Cyprus (AFP, Arab News)

Pope Francis appealed for a “sense of fraternity” in an open-air mass in Cyprus on Friday, the second day of a visit to the divided Mediterranean island that has focused heavily on the plight of migrants. As a gesture of solidarity to those fleeing poverty and conflict, the 84-year-old pontiff was expected to offer 50 […]