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DUBAI: British foreign minister David Cameron will travel to Jordan and Egypt this week to push for a sustainable cease-fire and further humanitarian pauses in Gaza, the foreign office said on Wednesday. Cameron, on his second visit to the region, will travel with Britain’s Minister of State for the Middle East Tariq Ahmad and “progress efforts to secure the release of all hostages, step up aid to Gaza and end Hamas rocket attacks and threats against Israel.”

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KUWAIT:  Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was sworn in before parliament as the 17th Emir of Kuwait. At a special session of the National Assembly, the new ruler read: “I swear by Almighty Allah to respect the Constitution and the laws of the State, to defend the liberties, interests and properties of the people and to safeguard the independence and territorial integrity of the country,” as stated in article 60 of the Kuwaiti constitution.

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GENEVA: The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday insisted on the organization’s neutrality and said criticism was making it increasingly hard to operate in the Israel-Hamas war. The Swiss-based organization, founded 160 years ago to serve as a neutral intermediary between belligerents in conflict and to visit and assist prisoners of war, has been accused by both sides in the conflict of not providing adequate help to those being held hostage.

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