Middle East

خلاصہ: Elon Musk attends Trump's dinner with Saudi crown prince(Reuters) -Elon Musk joined a dinner with U.S President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday, the second joint public appearance since a bitter public feud earlier this year.Musk's attendance could be a sign of reconciliation in a turbulent relationship between the Tesla CEO and the U.S. president. Musk supported and funded Trump's election last year and became a close adviser to his administration early this year, leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and overseeing cuts to federal funding and jobs. Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Cargo plane engine accelerated before fatal Hong Kong crash, investigators sayBy Farah MasterHONG KONG (Reuters) -The Turkish-operated cargo plane that skidded off the runway at Hong Kong's international airport last month, killing two airport workers, experienced an acceleration in one of its four engines after landing, an initial investigation has found.A preliminary report from Hong Kong's Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) released late on Tuesday said the flight from Dubai, operated by ACT Airlines on behalf of Emirates, was normal until shortly after landing. Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Syria opens first trial over coastal violence after Assad's fallBy Suleiman Al-KhalidiALEPPO, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria on Tuesday began the first trial of suspects in a wave of bloodshed in March during which pro-government fighters killed hundreds of members of the Alawite minority - a case seen as a test of President Ahmed al-Sharaa's promise of accountability.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Saudi prince to press Trump to intervene to end Sudan war, sources sayBy Alexander Cornwell and Timour AzhariTEL AVIV/RIYDAH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's defacto ruler Mohammed bin Salman is set to press U.S. President Donald Trump to personally intervene to help end the war in Sudan during talks in Washington on Tuesday, five people familiar with the matter said.The sources -- two Arab diplomats and three western diplomats -- said the Saudi Crown Prince believed Trump's direct pressure was needed to break a logjam in talks to end more than two and a half years of war, pointing to his work to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza last month. Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Rostec says defence exports halved since 2022 as Russian orders dominatedDUBAI (Reuters) -Russian state conglomerate Rostec said on Tuesday that its defence exports fell by half since 2022 as domestic orders became a priority amid the fighting in Ukraine, but expects recovery soon.Until 2022 Russia held second place in the world after the United States in defence exports, but the volumes dropped "due to the fact that we have had to supply most of our production to our army", Rostec Chief Sergey Chemezov told reporters. Sanctions have complicated operations both in civil and defence sectors, but did not affect overall output, he said.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: MBS arrives at White House as Trump rehabilitates Saudi tiesTrump is hosting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in a high-profile visit aimed at resetting US-Saudi ties and securing major defense, nuclear and investment deals.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Egypt annuls first-round parliament vote in quarter of constituencies over 'violations'CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt annulled parliamentary votes in over a quarter of first-round constituencies on Tuesday in one of the most significant disruptions to a national election in recent years.Polls opened last week for the first of two rounds to elect the final parliament of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s third term, the last he is allowed under the current constitution.Under a hybrid system, seats are split between individual candidates and closed lists where the candidates are fixed.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Car ramming, stabbing attack in West Bank kills one, injures threeJERUSALEM (Reuters) -One man was killed and three other people were injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military and ambulance service said, in what Israeli authorities described as a terror attack.The Israeli military said in a statement two attackers were also killed by soldiers, but did not provide further details. It said explosive materials were found in the vehicle used by the attackers, which were being neutralised by bomb disposal specialists.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Saudi foreign ownership property law won't overheat market, says Dar Global CEOSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has frozen rent in Riyadh for five years to contain soaring prices.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Turkey's Erdogan to hold talks only with Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Turkish source saysANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Tuesday.Earlier on Tuesday, a Turkish source had said U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey on Wednesday and join planned talks there with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but the foreign ministry source said the talks would only be with Zelenskiy. (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu, Writing by Huseyin Hayatsever)Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: One killed, three wounded in West Bank attack: Israel army, emergency serviceA car-ramming and stabbing attack left one person dead and three injured on Tuesday near Israeli settlements in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli emergency services and the military said.Paramedics and an army medical force "established the death of a man aged 30 with a stab wound and referred three injured people" to two Jerusalem hospitals, Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's equivalent of the Red Cross, said in a statement.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Trump says he has 'nothing to do with the family business'WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has nothing to do with his family business as the Trump Organization and a Saudi developer look to open the latest Trump hotel in the Maldives.During a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about a possible conflict of interest for the Trump Organization to do business with Saudi Arabia while he is president.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killingSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defense and nuclear deals during his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Trump is expected to roll out the red carpet for the prince with a fly-by, cannon fire and a gala dinner -- giving the Saudi the equivalent of a state dinner, even though he is not a head of state and is only the kingdom's de facto ruler.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: W.Sahara autonomy plan sparks hopes of progressMany people in Western Sahara hope Morocco's long-discussed autonomy plan for the area -- now backed by the UN Security Council -- will accelerate development and end the half-century-long territorial dispute.Its main city of Laayoune, with modern apartment blocks built among sand dunes some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, already projects an image of growth and stability.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more

خلاصہ: Saudi Arabia's MBS on 'comeback tour' in first US visit since Khashoggi murderPresident Donald Trump will host Saudi Arabia's de facto leader for talks focused on deepening US-Saudi ties, Gaza diplomacy and reciprocal investments.Source InformationPublisher: AL MonitorOriginal Source: Read more