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  • January 5, 2023

    Jordan MPs calls for expelling Israel envoy

    In response to Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir’s desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, Jordanian MPs yesterday called for expelling the Israeli ambassador to Amman. “Provocative practices,...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Lebanon detains ex-Hezbollah soldier working for Israel

    Lebanon has detained a former Hezbollah soldier who was passing information to the Israeli external intelligence agency Mossad, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported yesterday. Female Mossad agent ‘Charlotte from Belgium’ approached...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Is Tunisia chasing its people away?

    Many people in Tunisia are looking for an opportunity to leave the country. Some opt for the dramatic but illegal way using unseaworthy boats that may or may not...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Hamas condemns settler attack on Christian cemetery in Jerusalem

    Hamas yesterday strongly condemned an attack carried out by Israeli Jewish settlers on a Protestant cemetery in occupied Jerusalem, a statement said. Hamas said that the storming of the...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Will Erdogan hand the refugees back to the Syrian regime?

    Last week, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Russian and Syrian counterparts, Sergei Shoigu and Ali Mahmoud Abbas respectively, in Moscow, in what was the first official...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Iran frees actress Alidoosti, jailed over anti-government unrest

    Iran has released top Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, on bail, state media reported on Wednesday, weeks after she was detained for criticising a crackdown on anti-government protests that have...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Turkiye, Somalia discuss judicial cooperation

    Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag yesterday met his Somali counterpart, Hassan Moalim, in the Turkish capital Ankara to discuss mutual judicial cooperation. During the meeting, Bozdag praised what he...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Israel detains Palestinian mayor in occupied Hebron

    Israeli forces yesterday detained the mayor of Hebron’s occupied town of Ad-Dhahiriya and confiscated a digger that was being used to carry out works in the town’s Jamil district....

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  • January 5, 2023

    Jewish groups call on Israel’s Ben-Gvir to allow ‘slaughter offering’ at Al-Aqsa

    Jewish organisations yesterday called on Israel’s newly-appointed National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to allow ritual slaughter of lamb in Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover. Israeli...

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  • January 5, 2023

    Iran summons France envoy over ‘insulting’ cartoons

    Iran summoned France’s envoy in Tehran on Wednesday to protest against “insulting” cartoons published by the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, depicting the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

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