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October 8, 2021

Morocco king appoints ministers

Morocco’s King Mohammed yesterday named a new government after last month’s election, keeping the foreign and interior ministers in place but appointing Nadia Fettah Alaoui as finance minister, Reuters reported the state...

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October 8, 2021

33 injured in train crash in Tunisia

At least 33 people were injured after two trains collided in the Tunisian capital yesterday, Tunisian Railways Company said. The injured were transferred to a number of hospitals for medical...

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October 8, 2021

Recaptured Palestinian prisoner ends hunger strike

Mohammed Al-Arida, one of six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Israel’s high-security Gilboa Prison on 6 September and was recaptured days later, yesterday ended his hunger strike after Israeli authorities agreed to his...

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October 8, 2021

When will the world wake up to the Russian occupation of Syria?

As the Russian occupation of Syria enters its seventh year and with the Syrian crisis no longer in the news, serious questions must be asked. Vladimir Putin’s intervention on...

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October 8, 2021

60% of Palestine refugees in Lebanon now unemployed, activist says

The economic crisis in Lebanon and the accompanying developments at the humanitarian levels in addition to the COVID-19 crisis have had a negative impact on the lives of Palestinian...

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October 8, 2021

Israeli meetings with the PA destabilise the government coalition

The Israeli political and partisan scene is still experiencing echoes of the meeting that brought together leaders of the left-wing Meretz Party, headed by Nitzan Horowitz, partner in the...

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October 8, 2021

Giant refugee puppet head to EU parliament

A 3.5-metre tall puppet depicting the journey of a Syrian refugee has arrived in Brussels. ‘Little Amal’ arrived in Brussels as part of ‘The Walk’, an initiative hoping to raise awareness...

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October 8, 2021

Iraq opens polls for army to vote in general election

Polling stations have been set up in Iraq today to allow security forces, asylum seekers and prisoners to vote in the general elections on a “special voting day.” Election...

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October 8, 2021

Israel: 2,600 medical interns resign over long working hours

As many as 2,590 medical interns resigned in Israel yesterday in protest of the 26-hour shifts they are forced to work. The doctors-in-training signed off on a letter that...

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October 8, 2021

Hamas chief receives Marwan Barghouti’s wife

Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh yesterday received Fadwa Barghouti, the wife of detained Palestinian leader and member of the Fatah Central Committee, Marwan Barghouti. During the meeting, the two...

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