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June 30, 2021

Pro-Iran militia leader vows retaliation against US troops in Iraq

Leader of the pro-Iran Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq militia group Qais Al-Khazali yesterday vowed to attack US troops in Iraq in response to the US air strikes that killed at...

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June 29, 2021

Palestinians rally against extending Israeli family-reunion law

Dozens of Palestinian families on Tuesday rallied in front of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) against government plans to vote on extending the family reunification law, Anadolu Agency reported. Protesters held banners...

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June 29, 2021

Israel razes 2 Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem

Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished a shop and an apartment in the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, according to local residents, Anadolu Agency reported. Israeli authorities cited lack of building...

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June 29, 2021

UN expert backs probe into Iran’s 1988 killings, Raisi’s role

The UN investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and the role...

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June 29, 2021

Coronavirus Delta variant detected for first time in Iran

Iran reported on Tuesday that the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, first discovered in India, was detected in more than 10 people, Anadolu Agency reported. “Unfortunately, more than 10...

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June 29, 2021

Israel demolishes 72 buildings and displaces dozens of Palestinians in three months

The Palestinian ambassador to the UN has warned officials about the increasingly violent and racist attacks carried out by Israeli occupation forces and extremist settler groups against Palestinians in...

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June 29, 2021

Turkish lawmaker: Egypt should ‘reverse death sentences’ on Muslim Brotherhood members

A longtime Turkish lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to Egypt to reverse the death sentences handed down to Muslim Brotherhood members, Anadolu Agency reported. “The implementation of these death sentences will deal...

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June 29, 2021

Lebanon: Russian delegation visits with construction projects

A Russian delegation of officials and business people arrived in Lebanon on Monday for the second time, with project offers covering oil and electricity, as well as the reconstruction...

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June 29, 2021

EU asylum applications fall by 32%

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has announced that the number of asylum applications in the European Union fell in 2020 by an average of 32 per cent, compared...

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June 29, 2021

Iraq borrows $360m from World Bank to expand gas facility

Iraq Basra Gas (BGC) consortium has signed a $360 million loan agreement with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it reduce gas flaring across the south...

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