Middle East Experience

The opening of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will commence on 21st of November while the final match will occur on December 18th..
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Full Article: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 fixtures: schedule and locations revealed

Lavrov arrived in Delhi on Thursday from China, where he had hailed Beijing as part of a new “multipolar, just, democratic world order.”
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Why Russia-India meeting matters for Middle East - analysis

Israel's security chiefs hold situational assessment • Bennett to speak ahead of meeting with Shin Bet head
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Full Article: Terror will prevent Ramadan celebration, Gantz warns Palestinians

A two-month truce has started in war-torn Yemen, the UN special envoy said on Saturday, in a rare sign of hope for a country battered by seven years of conflict.“The two-month truce started at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) tonight. As of tonight, all offensive ground, aerial and naval military operations should cease,” Hans Grundberg said in a statement.The renewable truce, which takes effect on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, will allow 18 fuel ships to access the port of Hodeidah, and two commercial flights a week in and out of the capital’s Sanaa airport, both under the Houthis’ control.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Houthis and the Arab Coalition will also meet to agree on opening roads in parts of the country, including Taiz governorate, “to improve civilians’ freedom of movement,” the statement said.“The success of this initiative will depend on the warring parties’ continued commitment to implementing the truce agreement with its accompanying humanitarian measures,” Grundberg said.“I also hope the goodwill that we saw from all sides in public will translate into long-term de-escalation of inflammatory media rhetoric and hate speech.”Read more:Saudi Arabia blacklists 25 individuals, entities for easing financing of HouthisSaudi Arabia welcomes UN announcement of ceasefire agreement in YemenUS special envoy says Yemen truce paves way to end conflict
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Full Article: War-torn Yemen’s two-month truce underway: UN envoy

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan released a statement on the Middle East situation as well
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Blinken, Jordanian FM, discus 'need for calm' in Jerusalem over religious holidays

A message of friendship came out from all of the different officials who participated last week at The Jerusalem Post conference in London.
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Full Article: UK-Israel ties are at a level not seen before - editorial

Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with war..
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Full Article: Thousands of Lebanese flee crisis at home, seek jobs in Iraq

Top stories on #TheRoundup today: Qatar welcomes the Saudi-led coalition’s decision for Ramadan ceasefire in Yemen Qatar keen to mediate between Iran and US nuclear dispute No masks in malls but required in shops Qatar World Cup CEO to meet with England manager..
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Lenderking said the deal was a culmination of stepped up US diplomacy and the Houthis' realisation there could be no outright military victory..
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Full Article: US special envoy sees ‘decisive moment’ to end yemen war

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sunday an agreement is “close” in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.Iran has been engaged in negotiations to revive the deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China directly, and the United States indirectly.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We are close to an agreement in the negotiations,” Amir-Abdollahian said during a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to a statement by the ministry.Iranian and US delegations in Vienna do not communicate directly, but messages are passed through other participants and the European Union, the talks’ coordinator.“We have passed on our proposals on the remaining issues to the American side through the EU senior negotiator, and now the ball is in US court,” Iran’s top diplomat added.According to the Iranian statement, Guterres stressed the importance of the Vienna talks and expressed hope that the parties would reach an agreement as soon as possible.Nearly a year of negotiations brought the parties close to renewing the landmark 2015 accord.But the talks were halted last month, after Russia demanded guarantees that Western sanctions imposed following its invasion of Ukraine would not damage its trade with Iran.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later said Moscow had received the necessary guarantees from Washington on trade with Iran.The JCPOA gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program to guarantee that Tehran could not develop a nuclear weapon -- something it has always denied wanting to do.But the US unilateral withdrawal from the accord in 2018 under then-president Donald Trump and the reimposition of biting economic sanctions prompted Iran to begin rolling back on its own commitments.The Vienna talks aim to return the US to the nuclear deal, including through the lifting of sanctions on Iran, and to ensure Tehran’s full compliance with its commitments.Among the key sticking points is Tehran's demand to remove from the US terror list the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of Iran’s military.Washington recently confirmed sanctions on the Guards would stay.Read more:Iran says US violates UN resolution linked to nuclear dealUK may build seven nuclear plants by 2050: MinisterBlast at Baku club kills one, injures 31, gas leak suspected
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Full Article: Iran FM says agreement in Vienna nuclear talks ‘close’