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July 8, 2021

Palestinian to be released after 65 days on hunger strike

Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Al-Ghadanfar Abu Atwan is being released today after abstaining from food for 65 days. The 28-year-old was protesting against being held under administrative detention –...

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July 8, 2021

Syria swimmer to compete for Refugee Olympic Team in Tokyo

Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini is set to compete for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, with the multi-sport event to begin on July...

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July 8, 2021

Palestinians are not merely the PA’s political appendages

The Palestinian Authority has two ways of dealing with detainees and demonstrators. When the occasion arises, particularly if coordinated hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails make international...

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July 8, 2021

Bahrain’s health minister praises Turkey-Bahrain ties

Bahrain’s health minister yesterday praised her country’s relations with Turkey, Anadolu Agency reports. During her reception with Turkish Ambassador to Bahrain Esin Cakil, Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh expressed...

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July 8, 2021

UN provides nearly 139,000 tons of food to Syria’s Idlib in 2021

The UN has sent a total of 138,800 tons of food aid to the needy people in Idlib, Syria since the beginning of 2021, according to information obtained by...

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July 8, 2021

Russia lifts ban on tourist flights to Egypt

President Vladimir Putin today scrapped Russia’s ban on charter flights to Egypt , six years after suspending them for national security seasons in the aftermath of a plane crash, Reuters reports....

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July 8, 2021

3 feared dead as plane crashes in Lebanon

A small training aircraft with three people onboard crashed today in Lebanon’s mountainous Keserwan district, north of the capital Beirut, aviation sources said, Reuters reports. Initial reports suggested the pilot...

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July 8, 2021

The veto on aid for north-west Syria proves the failure of international institutions

The last official border crossing open for humanitarian aid to get into north-west Syria is about to close. The lives of almost four million people – including the displaced...

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July 8, 2021

Israel to double water supplied to Jordan

Israel will this year double its supply of water to Jordan, Reuters reported Israeli officials saying today after a meeting between the countries’ foreign ministers, adding that Amman’s exports to Palestinians...

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July 8, 2021

Liverpool refuse Mo Salah’s request to join Egypt in Tokyo Olympics

Liverpool FC have refused star player Mohamed Salah’s “strong desire” to represent his country, Egypt, at the Olympics hosted in Tokyo later this month, according to the manager of...

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