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June 12, 2023

Lebanon’s Hezbollah backs Suleiman Franjieh’s presidential bid

Deputy Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has affirmed the group’s support for the head of the Marada Movement, Suleiman Franjieh, to become Lebanon’s next president. The...

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June 12, 2023

Why are Egyptians still celebrating the man who killed 3 Israeli soldiers?

The celebrations persist in Egypt for the executor of the attack on the Israeli army, Mohamed Salah Ibrahim, despite official media silence on the matter and security restrictions on...

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June 12, 2023

UAE looks to salty, muddy mangroves in climate change fight

Against the heat, urbanisation and sand of the United Arab Emirates, the placid, muddy waterways of the Gulf State’s coastal mangroves are being restored and planted in an ambitious...

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June 12, 2023

Iraq approves record budget aimed at public spending and development

Iraq’s parliament has today approved a budget of $153 billion (198.9 trillion Iraqi dinars) for 2023, a record amount aimed at improving public services and improving infrastructure. According to...

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June 12, 2023

Israel troops fire tear gas grenades at Lebanon protesters

Israeli soldiers yesterday fired tear gas grenades to disperse protesters along the border with Lebanon, Anadolu news agency reported. An Anadolu correspondent said protesters from the villages of Kfar...

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June 12, 2023

Israel: far-right minister seeks power to impose administrative detention

As part of his efforts to have sweeping power over the police in Israel, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has introduced a bill in parliament which would enable...

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June 12, 2023

Official: Saudi hosting 1,000 relatives of Palestinian martyrs, prisoners

Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, said the kingdom will host 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims this Hajj season,...

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June 12, 2023

Iran is Netanyahu’s big failure, says ex-ambassador

A former Israeli ambassador and consul general has said that in recent years Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been moving from one failure to another regarding Iran’s nuclear issue....

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June 12, 2023

Sudan: Aid group says RSF coerced staff into making propaganda video

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Saturday accused the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group of forcing its staff into making a propaganda video for them. In a statement...

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June 12, 2023

Anonymous scholars accuse African migrants of ‘invading Tunisia’

A group of anonymous scholars and journalists from Sfax in Tunisia have written a shocking and deeply racist open letter accusing African migrants of “invading Tunisian territory.” An anonymous...

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