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April 13, 2018

University of Sydney academics back BDS, as Israel guns down protesters

Dozens of academics at the University of Sydney have declared their support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, reported the Australian. According to the paper, the...

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April 13, 2018

Somalia: 5 killed in deadly blast at football stadium

Five people were killed after a bomb exploded during an afternoon local football match in the south-western Somali town of Barawe yesterday, Garowe Online reported. The improvised explosive device...

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April 13, 2018

Lebanon complains of ‘Zionist entity’ to UN Security Council

Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced yesterday that his country would file a complaint to the UN Security Council against the “Israeli violation of Lebanese sovereignty”. Speaking during the weekly...

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April 13, 2018

Israel using ‘baseless legal interpretations’ to justify ‘lethal force’ against protesters

Israel is repressing Palestinian protests in Gaza with “unlawful use of lethal force”, using “baseless legal interpretations” to justify this policy and “whitewashing the crimes within days”, a human...

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April 13, 2018

Syria regime launches conscription campaign amid threat of US strikes

The Syrian government has launched a conscription campaign, forcing civilians in certain areas to join the military amid reports of a possible Western coalition forming against the regime of...

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April 13, 2018

Algeria to increase milk powder to counter milk shortages

The Algerian government has decided to increase the quantities of milk powder provided by the Algerian Inter-Professional Milk Board (ONIL) to public and private dairies to help with shortages...

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April 13, 2018

Russia navy departs Syria’s Tartus ahead of possible US strike

Russia withdrew all its warships from the Tartus naval base in Syria on Wednesday ahead of a possible US military strike on the war-torn country, according to satellite images...

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April 13, 2018

Amnesty: Executions highest in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia in 2017

Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have topped the list of countries carrying out the death penalty in the Middle East and North Africa in 2017, Amnesty International said in...

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April 13, 2018

Saeb Erekat blasts US envoy in letter to foreign diplomats

In an unusual step, senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat wrote to all foreign diplomats in Ramallah yesterday attacking the role of US peace process envoy Jason Greenblatt. According to...

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April 13, 2018

Amnesty: Tunisia not doing enough to abolish death penalty

Tunisia has failed to take steps to abolish its law on the death penalty, Amnesty International said in its latest report. Since the early 1990s, no death sentences have...

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