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April 16, 2021

Israel settler violence against Palestinians rising drastically, UN warns

UN human rights experts have warned that violent attacks against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, including physical assaults and property demolitions carried out by Israeli settlers, have...

News
April 16, 2021

Resumption of US arms sale to UAE ‘disastrous’, says HRW

President Joe Biden’s U-turn on ending US support for offensive operations in Yemen earlier this week with the resumption of arms sale to the UAE has been condemned as a “disastrous”...

News
April 16, 2021

‘Fattoush’ price hike offers new measure of inflation in Lebanon

After a year of economic meltdown in Lebanon, Hala Sheikh is sticking to a modest menu as she prepares the evening meal for her family to break their daily...

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April 16, 2021

Turkey bans cryptocurrency as payment for goods, services

Turkey’s Central Bank has outlawed the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment method for the purchase of goods and services, joining the short list of countries to have directly...

News
April 16, 2021

Turkey criticises ban on Quran courses in Northern Cyprus

Turkey criticised a court ruling on the closure of Quran courses in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), saying the decision “is the product of an ideological and...

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April 16, 2021

Al-Aqsa Imam: Israel cut electricity loudspeakers, seized iftar meals

Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, called on Arab and Muslim nations to intervene against Israeli violations against the hoy site, the Palestinian...

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April 16, 2021

Israel extends detention of 3 Palestinian women

Israeli military courts yesterday extended the detention of three Palestinian women, the Palestinian Information Center reported. The news site reported the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs saying that the military...

News
April 16, 2021

Iran begins 60% uranium enrichment

Iran has begun 60 per cent uranium enrichment at its Natanz plant, the country’s nuclear chief said today, days after an explosion at the site that Tehran blamed on...

News
April 16, 2021

US lawmakers submit draft bill to prevent Israel using tax dollars to target children

Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives yesterday introduced a bill specifying that Israel should not be allowed to use American taxpayer’s money to kill, torture, imprison, displace...

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April 16, 2021

Jordan faces public discontent as Israel weaponises its water supply

Relations between Jordan and Israel are tense at the moment, for a number of reasons. The Hashemite Kingdom, for example, sought to hinder Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex the...

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