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October 2, 2023

UN Libya envoy urges unified Derna flood response

The United Nations’ Libya envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, said on Monday he was concerned about “unilateral and competing initiatives” by Libyan institutions to rebuild Derna, where a destructive flood killed thousands of...

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October 2, 2023

Heavy rains cause houses to collapse in Libya’s Ubari

Heavy rainfall in Libya’s south-western city of Ubari has led to the collapse of several houses, according to its mayor on Monday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Schools were suspended in...

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October 2, 2023

Libya Parliament approves election laws

Libya’s House of Representatives (Parliament), on Monday, approved election laws drawn up by the 6+6 Joint Committee, Anadolu Agency reports. The move came during a session held by the...

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October 2, 2023

New Zealand’s Labour Party pledges recognition of Palestine if re-elected

New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party plans to recognise the State of Palestine if it is re-elected on 14 October. The Labour Party’s commitment entails extending an invitation to the...

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October 2, 2023

Lebanon’s luminary of the French language: Amin Maalouf to head the Académie Française

The revered Académie Française, an institution with a rich history that spans nearly four centuries and stands as a staunch protector of the French language, has announced its new...

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October 2, 2023

COP28 President says oil companies support 2050 net-zero goal

COP28 President, Sultan Al-Jaber, said on Monday that more than 20 oil and gas companies were rallying around his calls to curb carbon emissions ahead of a United Nations...

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October 2, 2023

Secular Jews eating non-kosher food ‘less intelligent’- Israel rabbi

Sephardic Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, believes that secular Jews who eat non-kosher food are “less intelligent”, triggering controversy in Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. “I am in the rabbinical court,...

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October 2, 2023

Churchill’s ‘barbaric nations’: War on China designed to marginalise Global South

Ten years ago, I visited China as a member of a group representing leading Asian newspapers. After the guided tour, I spent many hours walking alone around the streets...

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October 2, 2023

Iran, Syria, Venezuela to construct oil refinery in Homs

Iran, Syria and Venezuela are to construct an oil refinery in Syria’s Homs governorate, following the signing of a landmark agreement last week. In an interview with Iran’s Fars News...

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October 2, 2023

Algeria says Niger accepts its mediation offer to restore constitutional order

Algeria said, Monday, the military administration in Niger has accepted its offer of mediation to restore constitutional order in the West African country, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Algerian government...

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