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October 27, 2021

MEMO in conversation with Peter Adamson

Watch our a live conversation with Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy Peter Adamson as we discuss Islamic philosophy in the Middle East past and present, from the...

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October 27, 2021

Israelis Against Apartheid slam terrorism designation of 6 Palestinian groups

Israelis Against Apartheid have joined the near-universal condemnation of the recent decision to outlaw six Palestinian human rights organisations by labelling them terrorist groups. The Jewish Israeli group, which has over...

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October 27, 2021

Tunisia closes TV station owned by opposition leader

Tunisia’s independent media regulator HAICA said today it had closed a television station, Nesma TV, owned by the Heart of Tunisia party leader Nabil Karoui, and a religious radio station, saying...

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October 27, 2021

Israel moves forward plans to approve 3,000 settlement units

Israel today moved forward with plans to build some 3,000 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, Haaretz’s Hebrew site reported. The Civil Administration approved the plans to promote 3,144...

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October 27, 2021

US slams Israel over West Bank settlement expansion plans

The United States administration yesterday opposed a recent Israeli government announcement to construct illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank and plans for more to be approved today....

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October 27, 2021

US appeal case starts for extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder

The US government appeal case against a decision that blocks the extradition of WikiLeaks’ co-founder Julian Assange began on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The US government’s legal representatives...

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October 27, 2021

Countries spend more on keeping refugees out than fighting climate change, thinktank says

The world’s biggest climate change culprits spend on average a staggering 2.3 times more on border bolstering than climate finance, Transnational Institute (TNI) revealed in a report. The report,...

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October 27, 2021

Russia-bound Egypt flight turns back after threatening letter found

Egyptair turned flight MS 729 bound for Moscow back to Cairo after a threatening letter was found on one of the seats of the aircraft, Egypt’s national carrier said...

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October 27, 2021

Taliban are eager for dialogue with the world, Chinese minister says

The Taliban are eager to have a dialogue with the rest of the world, and the international community should help Afghanistan with its development, Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi,...

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October 27, 2021

UN: 2.6 million displaced Yemenis face food shortages

Some 2.6 million displaced people in Yemen are facing shortages in food supplies, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced yesterday. “Our cash assistance helps families meet...

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