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August 20, 2021

53 US lawmakers warn of Israel’s use of collective punishment in Gaza

Fifty-three House Democrats have warned of the grim humanitarian situation in Gaza in a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in which they denounced Israel’s collective punishment...

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August 20, 2021

Body of deceased Palestinian Ahmad Erekat can continue to be held, Israel court rules

Israel is committing a war crime by holding the bodies of deceased Palestinians as hostages, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel said today in...

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August 20, 2021

Female Palestinian spending 3rd month in solitary confinement in Israel’s jails

Palestinian prisoner Fadwa Hamada remains in solitary detention in Israeli jails for the third month in a row, her husband has said, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. Munther Hamada said: “My...

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August 20, 2021

UAE: Italian drug dealer connected to stolen Van Gogh paintings arrested

A suspected Italian drug trafficker who police believe may have bought two stolen paintings by Vincent Van Gogh has been arrested in the UAE, Reuters has reported. Raffaele Imperiale,...

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August 20, 2021

Lebanon files complaint with UN over Israel’s use of its airspace to strike Syria

Lebanon today lodged an official complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) following what it said was an Israeli airstrike on Syria from within its airspace yesterday, according to...

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August 20, 2021

UNRWA urges support for Palestine refugees in Lebanon

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has expressed concern over the rapid deterioration of the situation in Lebanon and its...

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August 20, 2021

Saudi US lobbying boosted with ex-House Foreign Affairs chair in its team

Saudi Arabia’s lobbying efforts in the US have been given a massive shot in the arm after a former chair of the influential House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican member...

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August 20, 2021

Army chief says forest fires a plot against Algeria

The Algerian army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Said Chengriha said yesterday that the forest fires that erupted north of the country are part of a plot against Algeria. “The...

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August 20, 2021

Ennahda official challenges leadership over need to involve younger generation

An official in Ennahda movement has called on leader Rached Ghannouchi to pass the leadership baton on to the party’s younger generation to help solve Tunisia’s problems. “If we...

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August 20, 2021

Israel injures 2 Palestinians in Beita protests

Two young men were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets yesterday after Israeli occupation forces fired at Palestinians on Mount Sobeih in the town of Beita, south of Nablus. Medical...

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