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The decision was announced on Wednesday after a meeting between President Sauli Niinisto and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy.The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has officially informed the Russian ambassador about this decision, Xinhua news agency reported.Niinisto and ministerial committee noted that Russia’s recent decision to close Finland’s Consulate General in St. Petersburg, also scheduled for October 1, 2023, was an “asymmetric response” to Finland’s earlier announcement of expulsions.The President and the committee members also addressed the status of Russia’s consulate in Mariehamn, located on the Aland Islands, and took note of the current state of preparations of…

The agreements, which cover energy, transportation, infrastructure, logistics, e-commerce, finance, health, food, tourism, real estate, construction, defence industry, artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, were signed in the presence of Erdogan and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.In a statement on Wednesday, Erdogan’s office said the agreements would “raise the (bilateral) relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership”.The statement also said the two countries had agreed to establish a bilateral High-Level Strategic Council to oversee the implementation of the agreements, Xinhua news agency reported.Erdogan started a three-day Gulf tour on Monday from Saudi Arabia, followed…

The invitation came in a letter sent by King Mohammed VI to Netanyahu, in which he thanked Israel for its decision to recognise the sovereignty of the North African country over the Western Sahara and its intention to consider opening a consulate in the city of Dakhla.The letter said on Wednesday that such a visit would “open up new possibilities for bilateral relations between Morocco and Israel,” as well as “promote the prospects of peace for all peoples in the region”.The Moroccan king also recalled in his letter the “smooth development” of relations between the two countries since they were…

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday that the tragedy occurred on Tuesday when the children from the same family were playing in an area near the As-Suwayda camp for displaced people and accidentally triggered a landmine.The As-Suwayda camp is one of the largest displacement camps in Marib, providing shelter for around 2,000 displaced families, Xinhua news agency reported.The mine explosion is a reminder of the dangers faced by civilians, especially children, in Yemen’s long-running civil war, which left the country littered with landmines, making it one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.In…

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Wednesday after a meeting with his visiting Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi in Tehran, according to the report of the official news agency IRNA.”Oman is making efforts to bring the views of all sides closer together in order to prepare the ground for all parties to return to their commitments under the nuclear deal,” the Minister said.”In this regard, Oman presented initiatives, which we discussed with each other,” he added.Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to put some…

Ljupka Hitrova, an emergency doctor in the city, told the Croatian News Agency on Wednesday that two men died of multiple head injuries caused by a falling tree. The injured were rushed to hospitals for emergency treatment, Xinhua news agency reported.The storm caused chaos in the city, which is not used to such severe weather events. Strong winds knocked down trees and blew away roofs. Several roads were blocked and part of the city centre was left without electricity, according to the Croatian News Agency.–IANSint/khz

“Due to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative, and the curtailment of the maritime humanitarian corridor, all ships en route to Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea will be considered potential carriers of military cargo from 00:00 Moscow time on July 20, 2023,” it added on Wednesday.The Ministry noted that the countries whose flags will be present on those vessels will be viewed as parties to the conflict from the Ukrainian side, Xinhua news agency reported.It added that a number of areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea have been temporarily…

The summit, which was chaired by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was the first-ever meeting between the six Gulf Arab countries and five Central Asian nations: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.The leaders and heads of delegations of the participating countries agreed to hold an investment forum between Gulf and Central Asian countries in Saudi Arabia in the last quarter of 2023. They also announced the initiatives of Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan to host the GCC-Central Asian Investment Forum in 2024.The summit agreed to hold the next summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2025, Xinhua news agency reported.In a statement,…

“The rebel militia targeted citizens who gathered to greet our forces in the Al-Azouzab area with a drone, killing 14 civilians and wounding 15 others,” the Army said on Wednesday in a statement.The Sudanese Army said it would continue combing the areas for the RSF stations in Khartoum, according to the statement as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the Sudanese Army and the RSF in Khartoum and other areas since April 15, resulting in more than 3,000 deaths and more than 6,000 injuries, according to figures released by the Sudanese Health Ministry.–IANSint/khz

The injured, who have been taken to the Auckland Hospital, included a member of the police, Hipkins added.The assessment from officials is that there is no national security risk and there is no change to New Zealand’s security threat level, the Prime Minister told the media.The offender was armed with a pump action shotgun. He moved through a building site and discharged his firearm, Hipkins said as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.”Upon reaching the upper levels of the building, the man contained himself in an elevator and police engaged with him, shots were fired and he was located a…