Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire with Russia
JEDDAH, Mar 12 (Arab News): Talks between the US and Ukraine aimed at ending the war with Russia took place in Jeddah on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported.The administration of US President Donald Trump agreed to lift its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled...
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Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train siege
SIBI (Pakistan), Mar 12 (AFP): Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.More than 450 passengers were on board when a separatist militant group captured the train in a remote...
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Iran to receive Trump letter 'soon'
TEHRAN, Mar 12 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat said Wednesday an Arab country will soon deliver it a letter from US President Donald Trump, who has called for striking a nuclear deal with the Islamic republic."The letter has not reached us yet but an envoy from an Arab country is set...
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NEWS IN BRIEF --2025-03-13
African Union warns of huge risk of partition in SudanADDIS ABABA, Mar: The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of unrest. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a...
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