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September 14, 2023

Libya seeks blame for thousands of flood deaths

Libyan authorities demanded an investigation on Thursday into whether human failings were to blame for thousands of deaths in the worst natural disaster in the country’s modern history, as...

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September 14, 2023

Survivors of migrant shipwreck file lawsuit against Greek authorities

Survivors of a migrant shipwreck off Greece in June, in which hundreds died, filed a lawsuit against the Greek authorities on Thursday, accusing them of violating their duty to...

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September 14, 2023

Saudi Arabia publishes maps with new names for ceded islands

A new map published by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information has included the islands of Tiran and Sanafir within the Kingdom’s maritime borders for the...

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September 14, 2023

Houthi envoys heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudis – sources

Houthi and Omani envoys are planning to head to Saudi Arabia on Thursday night to try to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Saudi officials to end the war in Yemen, two people involved...

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September 14, 2023

Palestinian family which fled wars suffers deaths in Libya

The devastating floods in Libya have brought new tragedy to a family of Palestinians which settled in the country after fleeing Gaza during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Reuters reports....

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September 14, 2023

EXPLAINER – What caused the floods in Libya and why are they so bad?

A catastrophic flood has killed thousands of people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods with their residents and washing many bodies out to sea. Thousands of...

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September 14, 2023

Iran cannot tolerate Kurdish militants on Iraq border, says Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reasserted Tehran’s position that it cannot tolerate the presence of Kurdish separatists on its border with Iraq, PressTV has reported. Raisi made his comment...

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September 14, 2023

Put restrictions on rights of Palestine prisoners or we boycott Israel gov’t: Ben-Gvir says

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced yesterday that his far-right Otzma Yehudit Party would withhold its support for the coalition government until it actionshis request to restrict visitation...

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September 14, 2023

‘Don’t just watch TV’, Libyan teacher rallies pupils to help flood victims

Most Libya flood casualties could have been avoided with advanced warning systems: WMO...

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September 14, 2023

Most Libya flood casualties could have been avoided with advanced warning systems: WMO

The use of advanced warning systems would have lessened the casualties and damage caused by the recent devastating floods in Libya, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on...

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