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Morocco to Reopen Embassy in Syria
Morocco to Reopen Embassy in Syria

Morocco said Saturday it will reopen its embassy in Damascus, closed since 2012, signaling renewed support for Syria after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The decision was announced in a letter from King Mohammed VI to Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, read by the Moroccan foreign minister at an Arab League summit in ...

When AI Learns Without Us: Absolute Zero Reasoner, the Machine That Thinks on Its Own
When AI Learns Without Us: Absolute Zero Reasoner, the Machine That Thinks on Its Own

What if an artificial intelligence no longer needed us to learn? No more relying on our data, our corrections, our examples? That’s the bold challenge taken on by a group of Chinese researchers with the development of Absolute Zero Reasoner (AZR). This system does not rely on any human database. It learns in complete autonomy, generating its ...

Red Carpet Micro-Dramas: Cannes’ Unspoken Language
SpotlightRed Carpet Micro-Dramas: Cannes’ Unspoken Language

Yet, there are the gowns. The flashbulbs. The practiced smiles and impeccable poses. But that’s only the surface. Beneath the glamour lies a quiet choreography, a visual language made of gestures and body language, whispered like a secret to those who know how to watch. Each appearance on the Croisette is a delicate balance between instinct and ...

Turkey Discovers New Natural Gas Reserve in Black Sea
Turkey Discovers New Natural Gas Reserve in Black Sea

Turkey has discovered a new natural gas reserve in the Black Sea that will meet its residential energy needs for more than three years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. "We have discovered 75 billion cubic meters (2,650 cubic feet) of new natural gas. With this amount, we will meet the needs of our homes alone for about 3.5 ...

Baghdad Declaration Calls for  Gaza Ceasefire and Reconstruction
Baghdad Declaration Calls for Gaza Ceasefire and Reconstruction

Arab leaders urged the international community Saturday to fund their plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated a proposal to take over the Palestinian territory. An Arab League summit in Baghdad said in its final statement that it urges "countries and international and regional financial institutions to provide ...

Hamas: New Gaza Talks 'Without any Preconditions' Underway in Doha
Hamas: New Gaza Talks 'Without any Preconditions' Underway in Doha

A senior Hamas official said a new round of indirect negotiations with Israel aimed at ending the war in Gaza started in Doha "without any preconditions" on Saturday. "This round of negotiations began without any preconditions from either side, and the negotiations are open to discussing all issues," Taher al-Nunu said. "Hamas will present its ...

Erdogan Sees End in Sight for US Sanctions on Turkish Defense Sector
Erdogan Sees End in Sight for US Sanctions on Turkish Defense Sector

Turkey has seen an easing of US sanctions on its defense sector since Donald Trump became president, with steps towards ending the measure advancing quickly, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. "We can easily say that there is a softening in CAATSA," he told reporters while returning from a European summit, referring to US ...

Arab Summit Host Iraq Pledges $40 Million for Lebanon and Gaza Reconstruction
Arab Summit Host Iraq Pledges $40 Million for Lebanon and Gaza Reconstruction

Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whose country is hosting the 34th Arab League summit, said Saturday it would provide $40 million for the reconstruction of Lebanon and Gaza after wars with Israel. Iraq backs the creation of an "Arab fund to support reconstruction efforts" after crises in the region, Sudani told Arab leaders in ...

Israel Launches Expanded Gaza Offensive Aimed at Defeating Hamas
Israel Launches Expanded Gaza Offensive Aimed at Defeating Hamas

The Israeli military announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with rescuers in the besieged Palestinian territory reporting 10 killed Saturday in fresh strikes. The stepped-up campaign came as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to worsen amid an Israeli aid blockade, with one of the ...