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January 30, 2025

UAE billionaire says he is afraid to set foot in Lebanon

United Arab Emirates billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, who this week scrapped his investments in Lebanon, has said that the country is still not safe and that he had been...

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January 30, 2025

UN food agency raises alarm over worsening food shortages in Sudan

The World Food Program (WFP), on Thursday, warned that efforts to expand food aid in Sudan are being obstructed by the ongoing armed conflict, worsening an already dire hunger...

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January 30, 2025

Red Cross convoy leaves Israel’s Ofer Prison with freed Palestinian prisoners

A Red Cross convoy carrying Palestinian detainees released in the third phase of the Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange departed Israel’s Ofer Prison on Wednesday (30 January). The convoy is en route to...

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January 30, 2025

Yemen: Houthi gov’t urges UN to stick to the constitution in diplomatic talks

The Foreign Minister of the de-facto Yemeni government, Jamal Amer, has reiterated the importance of the UN and international organisations operating in Yemen respecting the country’s constitution and laws....

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January 30, 2025

Entries now open for the 14th annual Palestine Book Awards

Middle East Monitor (MEMO) is delighted to announce the return of the Palestine Book Awards for its 14th consecutive year, and we invite publishers, authors and individuals to submit...

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January 30, 2025

Syria’s Sharaa declared president for transition

Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase yesterday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that...

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January 30, 2025

UK to keep ban on asylum seekers claiming modern slavery protections

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will retain a ban on asylum seekers being able to claim protections under modern slavery and other human rights laws, even as its...

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January 30, 2025

Scenes of captives’ handover in Gaza ‘complete failure’ for Israel: Ben-Gvir

Former Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, called Thursday the handover scenes of Israeli captives by Palestinian Resistance factions in Gaza a “complete failure”, Anadolu Agency reports. “The horrifying...

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January 30, 2025

Trump’s ‘extremely serious’ Gaza displacement plan is basically a new Nakba

A recent proposal by US President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians from Gaza and relocate them to neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Egypt has ignited widespread concerns among...

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January 30, 2025

Vanishing mountains: winter air pollution smothers Iran

Toxic air that cloaked Iran this winter sent thousands to hospital, shuttered schools and forced Tehran to admit it must do more to tackle its top pollutants: old cars...

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