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October 15, 2021

Hamas welcomes UNESCO pro- Palestine resolutions

Hamas yesterday welcomed two resolutions adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in favour of Palestine at the 212th session of its executive board held in...

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October 15, 2021

Italy suspends trial of Egypt officers charged with torture, murder of student

A Rome judge yesterday suspended the trial of four senior members of the Egyptian security services citing concerns that there was no certainty they had been formally made aware that they were charged...

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October 15, 2021

War crimes, invasion and the Human Rights Council

On Thursday 7 October, I received a call from the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Middle East office seeking more assistance to alleviate the...

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October 15, 2021

US gives Lebanon’s army $67m in additional support

The United States will offer $67 million in additional support to the Lebanese army, bringing Washington’s total support in 2021 to $187 million, US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland...

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October 15, 2021

US Congress committee says Tunisia democracy in ‘danger’

Democracy in Tunisia is in danger following a series of executive orders issued by President Kais Saied, the Congress Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism said yesterday....

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October 15, 2021

Tunisia’s Ennahda rejects forming ‘de facto government’

Tunisia’s Ennahda movement yesterday slammed what it called a “de facto government led by Bouden.” In an official statement, the movement said that the formation of the Bouden government...

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October 15, 2021

PA denies Israel reports it refused to help Gilboa escapees

The Palestinian Authority yesterday denied recent Israeli reports claiming it had refused to provide protection for the prisoners who had escaped the high security Gilboa Prison last month. “What...

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October 14, 2021

Senior EU official, Iran discuss resuming stalled nuclear talks

A senior EU official met with Iran’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Thursday to chart a course for returning to the stalled nuclear...

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October 14, 2021

Kuwait urges citizens to leave Lebanon

Kuwait urged its citizens to leave Lebanon and postpone plans to travel to the country after deadly shootings erupted in the capital Beirut on Thursday, according to local media....

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October 14, 2021

Afghan migrants in Bosnia still hope to reach EU despite violent pushback

Several hundred Afghan migrants including women, children and a seven-day-old baby have settled in a makeshift tent camp near the border with Croatia, determined to continue their journey to...

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