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A masked demonstrator waves a Hezbollah flag during a demonstration supporting the Palestinians in Beirut. (File/AFP)
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Updated 15 July 2024
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Germany arrests suspected Hezbollah member

A masked demonstrator waves a Hezbollah flag during a demonstration supporting the Palestinians in Beirut. (File/AFP)
  • The Lebanese man named as Fadel Z was arrested on Sunday, prosecutors said in a statement
  • He was “strongly suspected of membership of a foreign terrorist organization,” the prosecutors said
Updated 15 July 2024
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BERLIN: A suspected member of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has been arrested in Germany, accused of procuring components for drones believed to be used in attacks on Israel, German prosecutors said Monday.
The Lebanese man named as Fadel Z was arrested on Sunday, prosecutors said in a statement.
He was “strongly suspected of membership of a foreign terrorist organization,” the prosecutors said.
The man is believed to have “procured components, particularly engines for the assembly of drones” which “were supposed to be exported to Lebanon and used in terrorist attacks on Israel,” they added.
The prosecutors added that the man was suspected of having joined Hezbollah “no later than in summer 2016” and that he was apprehended in the town of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony province.
The Israeli military has been trading regular cross-border fire with Hezbollah since early October.
The Shiite Muslim movement has been supporting its ally Hamas since the group’s October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip.

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UK, France and Germany welcome mediation efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire deal

UK, France and Germany welcome mediation efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire deal
Updated 17 August 2024
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UK, France and Germany welcome mediation efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire deal

UK, France and Germany welcome mediation efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire deal
  • Hamas officials said Friday they had rejected “new conditions” in the Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented in Doha
Updated 17 August 2024
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LONDON: The foreign ministers of the UK, France and Germany said on Saturday they welcomed American, Egyptian and Qatari efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages.

A joint statement said escalation in tensions would undermine these efforts and said there was “too much at stake” for a truce not to be reached.

“We, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, strongly support the ongoing mediation efforts by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to conclude the agreement for a ceasefire and the release of hostages and are encouraged by the constructive approach adopted so far,” the statement said. 

“We welcome the fact that technical work will continue over the coming days, including on both the humanitarian provisions and the specific arrangements relating to hostages and detainees, and that senior officials will then reconvene before the end of next week with the aim of concluding the agreement.

“We urge all parties to continue to engage positively and flexibly in this process. We underline the importance of avoiding any escalatory action in the region which would undermine the prospect for peace. There is too much at stake,” it added. 

Hamas officials said Friday they had rejected “new conditions” in the Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar.

Diplomatic efforts have failed to alleviate the suffering endured over more than 10 months of war, but US President Joe Biden insisted after the latest round of talks that “we are closer than we have ever been.”

Topics: War on Gaza Israel Palestine Gaza Hamas UK France Germany US Qatar Egypt

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Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest-level visit since the Taliban took power

Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest-level visit since the Taliban took power
Updated 17 August 2024
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Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest-level visit since the Taliban took power

Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest-level visit since the Taliban took power
  • Five trade and investment agreements were signed
  • They are also to inaugurate an exhibition of Uzbek products, the statement said
Updated 17 August 2024
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ISLAMABAD: Uzbek Prime Minister Abdullah Aripov arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday in the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban returned to power three years ago.
Aripov, heading a delegation, was welcomed at the Kabul airport by Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, and other senior members of the government, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
During his visit, he met with Taliban leaders and discussed bilateral relations and strengthening trade and business between the two countries, the statement said. Five trade and investment agreements were signed.
They are also to inaugurate an exhibition of Uzbek products, the statement said.
Earlier in the week, an Uzbek delegation held meetings with officials from the Ministry of Commerce. On Friday, Afghan media reported that a trilateral meeting among the economy ministers of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan was held in Kabul to discuss ways to enhance trade ties.
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan share a 144-kilometer (89-mile) border and recently there has been an improvement in relations between them.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as US and NATO troops were withdrawing from the country after 20 years of war. the world has so far not recognized Afghanistan’s Taliban government. The international community has been wary of the Taliban’s harsh measures, imposed since their takeover, especially in restricting the rights of women and minorities.

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Germany to cut Ukraine military aid in 2025 budget: parliament source

Germany to cut Ukraine military aid in 2025 budget: parliament source
Updated 17 August 2024
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Germany to cut Ukraine military aid in 2025 budget: parliament source

Germany to cut Ukraine military aid in 2025 budget: parliament source
  • The government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz will bank on money generated by frozen Russian assets to continue supporting Kyiv
  • The 2025 budget has been the subject of fierce discussions between the government coalition of the liberal FDP party, the Greens and the Social Democrats
Updated 17 August 2024
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BERLIN: Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to war-torn Ukraine, plans to halve its bilateral military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP on Saturday.
Instead, the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz will bank on money generated by frozen Russian assets to continue supporting Kyiv, and is not planning any “additional aid” to the four billion euros ($4.4 billion) set aside in next year’s budget.
This year aid from Berlin amounted to eight billion euros.
To compensate, Germany is counting on “the creation, within the framework of the G7 and the European Union, of a financial instrument using frozen Russian assets,” said a separate source from inside the finance ministry.
The sources were confirming separate press reports, with the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung saying in its weekend edition that the move was part of an agreement between the chancellor, of the center-left Social Democratic party, and the liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
The 2025 budget has been the subject of fierce discussions between the government coalition of the liberal FDP party, the Greens and the Social Democrats.
The finance minister has asked his counterparts to make savings in order to respect a constitutional rule that aims to prevent the state from taking on too much debt.
However the budget is still subject to discussions before being adopted by the end of the year.
Ukraine’s allies have been working on a mechanism to allow part of the $300 billion of Russian assets frozen worldwide to be used to support Kyiv in its war with Moscow.

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Bavarian Nordic to ramp up production of mpox vaccine

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Updated 17 August 2024
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  • The company said it is prepared to work with Africa CDC as well as WHO to make the vaccine accessible to all countries
  • The viral infection is usually mild but can kill
Updated 17 August 2024
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COPENHAGEN: Danish biotech firm Bavarian Nordic said on Saturday it plans to ramp up production of its mpox vaccine and work with international health organisations to ensure fair access as the disease has been declared a global public health emergency.
The company, one of the few drug firms that have an mpox vaccine, said it has informed the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it can manufacture 10 million doses of the vaccine by the end of 2025, and could already supply up to 2 million doses this year.
The company said that it is expanding its production network to include Africa, and is prepared to work with Africa CDC as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) to make the vaccine accessible to all countries.
Earlier this week, the WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.
The viral infection, which causes pus-filled lesions and flu-like symptoms, is usually mild but can kill. Two strains are now spreading in Congo and neighbouring countries - the endemic form of the virus, clade I, and a new offshoot called clade Ib.
There have been 27,000 cases and more than 1,100 deaths, mainly among children, in Congo since the current outbreak began in January 2023.

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Around 100 firefighters tackle blaze at historic London art center

Around 100 firefighters tackle blaze at historic London art center
Updated 17 August 2024
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Around 100 firefighters tackle blaze at historic London art center

Around 100 firefighters tackle blaze at historic London art center
  • “Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have now been sent in response to the fire at Somerset House,” the London Fire Brigade posted on X
  • Other footage taken from central London showed thick plumes of smoke rising above the building
Updated 17 August 2024
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LONDON: Around 100 firefighters tackled a large blaze at London’s historic Somerset House cultural center on Saturday, with images posted on social media showing flames leaping out from underneath its roof.
“Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have now been sent in response to the fire at Somerset House. Crews are tackling a fire located in part of the building’s roof,” the London Fire Brigade posted on X, formerly Twitter.

 

Other footage taken from central London showed thick plumes of smoke rising above the building, which stretches for around 180 meters along the banks of the River Thames.
The official X account of the Renaissance building, which opened in 1796, said that “owing to a fire in one small part of Somerset House, the site is currently closed,” but then appeared to delete the post.
The courtyard of the grand building hosts music gigs in the summer, and a popular ice rink in the winter, appearing in the 2003 film “Love Actually.”
It has also appeared in two James Bond films, the 2008 movie “The Duchess,” starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes, and Tim Burton’s 1999 horror flick “Sleepy Hollow.”

 

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