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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced that Rome will host a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Two-State Solution on July 28-29, co-chaired with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister. The summit aims to revive the New York Declaration on Middle East peace with a strong focus on interreligious dialogue.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the Middle East is at a pivotal moment and argued that durable stability must come through political solutions, respect for sovereignty and cooperation rather than military pressure.
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Yemen's Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening a new front in the US-Iran war and threatening global energy supplies. The announcement came as diplomatic efforts to restore a ceasefire continue, with US strikes on Iranian cities entering their ninth night.
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Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty said attempts to impose regional dominance or redraw the Middle East through unilateral action are unlikely to succeed, arguing that any durable framework must reflect the collective will of the region's states.
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Pakistan faced a new surge of violence in Balochistan after insurgents killed 18 abducted police officers and 11 soldiers in separate incidents, bringing the death toll since Monday to 42.
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Yemen's Houthis warned they could target Saudi airports and vital interests on land and at sea after accusing Saudi aircraft of trying to prevent an Iranian civilian plane from landing in Sanaa.
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A planned meeting in Doha is intended to move a fragile US-Iran understanding from a pause in attacks toward practical rules for shipping, de-escalation and management of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Syria's UN representative accused Israel of obstructing stability through continued incursions and territorial occupation, while UN officials described the country's post-Assad transition as a mixture of fragile progress and persistent political, security and humanitarian risks.
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Donald Trump said no vessel could enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz without US Navy authorization and warned that the passage would remain closed until Iran accepted an agreement.
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett accused Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to restrain senior ministers whose rhetoric, he said, has weakened Israel's position abroad and complicated ties with the United States.
