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August 31, 2021

Profile: Musa Al-Sadr — ‘The Vanished Imam’

Before the emergence of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement in 1982, the country’s most charismatic and prominent Shia Muslim leader during the preceding two decades was arguably Sayyid Musa Al-Sadr. He...

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August 31, 2021

Iraq mulls buying Turkish drones, helicopters, military hardware

Iraqi Defence Minister, Juma Inad, said his country has expressed interest in buying Turkish-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), helicopters and military hardware. In an interview with local Al-Sharqiya TV channel,...

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August 31, 2021

Israel approves 5,000 family unification requests for Palestinians

Israeli occupation authorities have agreed to approve 5,000 family unification requests filed by Palestinians, the head of the Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs, Hussein Al-Sheikh, announced yesterday. “We...

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August 31, 2021

Lebanon PM-designate denies plans to travel to an Arab country

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati denied media reports claiming that he intends to travel to an Arab country to explore prospects for the upcoming stage. “Prime Minister-designate, Najib Mikati,...

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August 31, 2021

Amnesty urges Syria regime to lift siege on Daraa Al-Balad

Amnesty International has urged the Syrian regime to lift the siege imposed on the Daraa Al-Balad neighbourhood and to allow humanitarian aid into the area where nearly 20,000 people...

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August 31, 2021

Forgery case against Kuwait Olympic official begins in Switzerland

The trial of the former President of Kuwait’s Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Ahmad Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, began in the Swiss city of Geneva yesterday. He is accused of forgery in an...

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August 31, 2021

Gantz met with Abbas for ‘personal’ political interests, claims Bennett aide

A senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has criticised Defence Minister Benny Gantz for visiting Ramallah and meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, local media reported...

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August 31, 2021

5 killed in fighting between Syria regime forces, Daraa opposition

Five people were killed and 15 others wounded during an exchange of fire yesterday between Syrian regime forces and opposition fighters in the southwestern city of Daraa. Local media...

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August 31, 2021

Gantz announces loan for PA

Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz has announced a NIS500 million ($155m) loan for the Palestinian Authority, to be repaid from the tax revenues collected by the occupation state on...

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August 31, 2021

Forget propaganda and failed narratives; a new understanding of Afghanistan is a must

For twenty years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Neither would readily accept the use of such terms as...

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