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June 16, 2024

Iran pardons, commutes sentences of 2,654 prisoners on Eid al-Adha

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved on Sunday a decision to pardon or commute the sentences of 2,654 prisoners on account of the Eid al-Adha and Ghadir Khum...

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June 16, 2024

Turkish president stresses bittersweet Eid in call with Pakistani premier

The Islamic world is celebrating Eid al-Adha with sadness due to Israel’s oppression in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Pakistani Premier Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday, the first...

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June 16, 2024

Hamas chief says response to ceasefire proposal aligns with UN Security Council resolution

The leader of Hamas’ Political Bureau on Sunday affirmed that his movement’s response to the ceasefire proposal aligns with the principles outlined in US President Joe Biden’s speech and...

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June 16, 2024

Unidentified aircraft airdrop food aid to Palestinians in southern Gaza

An unidentified plane dropped boxes of humanitarian aid for displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the...

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June 16, 2024

Dispatch from Gaza: Stitching tents from aid

WATCH: Dispatch from Gaza: Drawing hope from Rafah’s ruins...

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June 16, 2024

40,000 Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa to mark 1st day of Eid al-Adha

Around 40,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Adha prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, but there was no festive atmosphere, instead mourning the victims of Israel’s ongoing...

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June 16, 2024

Mauritania’s President Ghazouani launches re-election campaign

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani launched his re-election campaign on Friday, ahead of the 29 June elections. Thousands gathered in Nouakchott’s stadium to support the 67-year-old incumbent,...

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June 16, 2024

Amnesty urges MENA gov’ts to develop universal social protection

Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should develop, expand, and fund universal social protection systems that guarantee the right to social security for all, Amnesty International...

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June 16, 2024

Biden administration concerned Israel will drag US into war with Lebanon, officials reveal

The administration of United States’ president Joe Biden has grown increasingly concerned that Israel could drag the US into a war in Lebanon, as Tel Aviv continues to escalate...

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June 16, 2024

Court rules in favour of LSE against pro-Palestine encampment, allowing it to dismantle protest

A court has ruled that the London School of Economics (LSE) can dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus, in a loss for a group of students in the...

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