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June 5, 2023

Settlement expansion is obstacle to peace, Blinken tells US Israel lobby

Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, pledged continued US commitment to both Israel’s security and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict on Monday, but said the expansion of Jewish...

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June 5, 2023

Egypt re-opens historic mosque after long restoration

A 13th century mosque that fell into disrepair after being used over the years as a soap factory, a slaughterhouse and a fort re-opened in Cairo on Monday after...

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June 5, 2023

Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq rivers and marshlands

On a sun-scorched shoreline in Iraq’s southern marshlands, fishermen stood shovelling a grim catch: tiny fish gathered dead from the water, fit only for use as animal fodder. Locals...

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June 5, 2023

Rights groups pushing government to ban ex-Israel PM from entering Canada

Several Canadian organisations have filed a legal brief to Canada’s government to bar former Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, from entering the country. The application, known by its technical...

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June 5, 2023

UN body condemns US, others for treatment of Guantanamo inmate

The United States and several other countries have committed human rights violations against a Saudi man held in the Guantanamo prison and accused of organising the bombing of the...

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June 5, 2023

Palestinian toddler shot in the head by Israel, dies

A two-year-old Palestinian toddler who was shot in the head by an Israeli occupation soldier died of his wounds today, Muhammad Haitham Al-Tamimi was shot last Thursday in the...

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June 5, 2023

Syria expects to halve wheat imports after ‘very good’ harvest, Minister says

Syria will import half as much wheat in 2023 as the previous year due to an expected boost in the domestic harvest, Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Hassaan Qatna, said...

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June 5, 2023

Palestinians bet on Erdogan to achieve reconciliation: Speaker

Palestinians pin hope on Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to heal the inter-Palestinian rift and achieve reconciliation, head of the Palestinian National Council (PNC), Rawhi Fattouh, said. The Palestinian...

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June 5, 2023

Normalisation between Egypt and Turkiye: The winners and losers

In a move fraught with significance, both the Egyptian and Turkish sides rushed to formally announce the upgrading of diplomatic relations and the mutual exchange of ambassadors, following the...

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June 5, 2023

Pakistan, Iraq agree to make diplomatic travel easier

Pakistan and Iraq, on Monday, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), abolishing visa conditions for diplomatic and official passport holders, Anadolu Agency reports. The understanding was reached during a...

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