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February 8, 2023

In black body bags, Syrians in Turkiye make final journey home

They arrived at the border in taxis, run-down vans and in piles atop flatbed trucks: black body bags carrying Syrian refugees killed by the earthquake in Turkiye, now being...

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February 8, 2023

We fled war to die in an earthquake, says Iraqi woman mourning family in Turkiye

Six years ago, Rehab Talal and her family fled the Daesh-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq seeking shelter in Turkiye, but seven members of her family died, including...

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February 8, 2023

Israel: hundreds of soldiers and reservists protest against Netanyahu’s legal reforms

Hundreds of serving soldiers and reservists have set off on a protest march in Israel in protest against the judicial reforms proposed by the far-right government of Prime Minister...

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February 8, 2023

Stranded at an airport for 7 months: MEMO in conversation with Hassan Al Kontar

After having lived in an airport for up to seven months, his days punctuated by the rhythm of ceaseless flights and footsteps, Syrian refugee Hassan Al-Kontar, has finally become...

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February 8, 2023

Egypt sentences man to death, 11 others to life on terror charges

The First Terrorism Circuit at Egypt’s State Security Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a man to death by hanging, and 11 others to life imprisonment, three defendants to 15 years...

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February 8, 2023

Israel considers using Ronaldo to promote normalisation with Saudi Arabia

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is considering the idea of recruiting Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo as part of efforts to promote normalisation with Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo plays for Al-Nassr Football...

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February 8, 2023

Israel rejects Eritrean asylum seekers at risk of further torture

An Israeli tribunal judge ruled, for the first-time last week, that the criteria set by the government for approving asylum requests from Eritreans are in accordance with the state’s...

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February 8, 2023

UK: event in parliament cancelled after complaints about anti-Palestinian racism

An event in the Houses of Parliament in London was cancelled yesterday after concerns were raised about the anti-Palestinian racism of the pro-Israel speakers. Notorious anti-Palestinian lobby group StandWithUs...

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February 8, 2023

UN: Libya parties agree to framework for withdrawal of foreign forces

Libya’s 5+5 military committee of officers from both main sides of the civil war has agreed on a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of foreign forces in liaison with neighbouring Sudan...

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February 8, 2023

Turkiye declares 3-month state of emergency in 10 provinces

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday declared a three-month state of emergency in ten southern provinces hit by devastating earthquakes on Monday. “We are facing one of the biggest disasters,...

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