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Mossad director meets Qatari PM in Doha for reaching hostage release deal

Doha/Jerusalem, Aug 14 (UNI) Chief of Israel’s intelligence organisation, Mossad, David Barnea is reportedly in the Qatari capital of Doha to negotiate a deal for the release of hostages with the Arabic country’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, reports Times Of Israel.

The development arose post the meeting between Israeli, and Hamas delegations, and the mediators between the two sides are making efforts to restart negotiations after the last round of talks ended in an impasse in July.
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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council instructs media to restrict reporting damages to civil infrastructure amid war with US

18 Jul 2026 | 8:29 PM

Tehran, Jul 18 (UNI) A confidential directive issued by Iran's Supreme National Security Council has instructed domestic media organisations to restrict reporting on damage to civilian infrastructure as the US is reportedly preparing to expand its military campaign against Iran.

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GCC condemns Iranian attacks on member states as 'war crimes'

18 Jul 2026 | 7:58 PM

Riyadh, Jul 18 (UNI) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has condemned Iran's attacks on member states, calling the attack "war crimes" and accused Tehran of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.

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Gulf states watch intensifying US-Iran war with apprehension amid fears of a greater regional conflict

18 Jul 2026 | 7:42 PM

Tehran/Washington, Jul 18 (UNI) Gulf states are watching with growing concern the intensifying conflict between the US and Iran, as a sustained cycle of strikes and retaliatory attacks have increasingly raised fears of a wider regional war.

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UN Chief urges inclusive AI governance, says tech shaping humanity’s future must be shaped by all humanity

18 Jul 2026 | 7:40 PM

Shanghai, July 17 (UNI) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global cooperation to ensure artificial intelligence benefits all countries, warning that AI could either become humanity’s greatest opportunity or one of its greatest risks. Addressing the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Guterres said the future of AI must not be determined by a small group of nations or companies.

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Lebanese President Aoun departs for US amid persisting violence in southern borders between IDF & Hezbollah

18 Jul 2026 | 6:25 PM

Beirut, Jul 18 (UNI) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun departed for the US, accompanied by First Lady Nehmat Aoun, tonday for holding talks with President Donald Trump revolving around the parallel conflict going on in the country's southern borders between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.

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