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Physical Brent Crude Oil Surpasses $154 a Barrel, Highest Level Since 1991
DID Press: The price of physical Brent crude oil has climbed above $154 a barrel, reaching its highest level since records began in 1991. Meanwhile, the gap between physical Brent and Brent futures contracts has widened to more than $50…
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Russia Warns US Military Return to Afghanistan Would Threaten Regional Security
DID Press: Russia has warned that the return of US military infrastructure to Afghanistan would pose a direct threat to regional security, according to Russian news agency Interfax. Alexander Venediktov, deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said Washington was not…
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor: Provincial Policies Will Come From Islamabad, Not Kabul
DID Press: Faisal Karim Kundi, governor of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has said that provincial policies will henceforth be determined in coordination with the federal government in Islamabad, rather than in Kabul, Jalalabad or Kandahar. Speaking at a press conference…
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Türkiye Urges Israel to End Violations of Syria’s Sovereignty
DID Press: Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has condemned Israeli attacks and military activities in southern Syria, calling on Israel to immediately end actions that heighten tensions and fully comply with the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli…
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MESA Reports 76 Job Terminations Linked to Support for Palestinian Rights in US, Canada
DID Press: Middle East Studies Association (MESA) says 76 cases of job termination have been recorded among higher education employees in the United States and Canada in connection with expressions of support for Palestinian rights since the Gaza war began…
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WSJ: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Under Unprecedented Security Measures
DID Press: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is moving between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is protected by a specially selected security team amid escalating regional threats, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Citing officials familiar…
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Arab League to Hold Emergency Meeting on Protection of Palestinians
DID Press: The League of Arab States will hold an emergency meeting of its permanent representatives on Tuesday, October 13, to discuss measures for providing international protection for Palestinians and safeguarding Jerusalem’s legal status under international law. The meeting was…
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Two Pakistani Army Pilots Killed in Training Aircraft Crash in Quetta
DID Press: Two Pakistani Army pilots were killed on Monday after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, the military said.Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said the aircraft belonging to Pakistan…
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Taliban IM, EU Envoy Discuss Cooperation and Regional Stability
DID Press: Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban administration’s interior minister, has met with Thomas Frellesen, the European Union’s special envoy for Afghanistan, to discuss expanding engagement between the two sides, Afghanistan’s security situation and regional stability. According to information released by the…
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UN Expert Says Pakistani Attacks on Afghan Civilians May Constitute War Crimes
DID Press: Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has said Pakistani airstrikes that kill Afghan civilians may constitute war crimes and called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to examine the…
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