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June 15, 2021

25 Africa migrants drown off Yemen coast

Twenty-five African migrants have drowned and more than 150 others went missing yesterday when their boat capsized off the coast of southern Yemen, Anadolu reported. The agency quoted Ali Youssef Al-Dabbash,...

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June 15, 2021

Dear PETA, Israel’s animal rights record leaves a lot to be desired

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) praised Israel last week for being the first country to ban the sale of animal furs. Such legislation is worthy of...

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June 15, 2021

Ex-Israel PM: Peace deals with Arab states got Israel out of land-for-peace equation

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, praised the normalisation agreements his government signed with Arab countries, starting with the UAE and Bahrain. Netanyahu’s statements came before the Knesset special...

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June 15, 2021

African Union Commission ready to support mediation in Renaissance Dam crisis

Chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed readiness to support mediation efforts in the stalled Renaissance Dam negotiations. This came during a meeting held between Faki and Sudanese Prime...

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June 15, 2021

Israel’s new government starts work with a heavy agenda

Israel’s 36th government has been sworn in and ministers have to start work immediately. After four elections in two years, they have some urgent tasks to focus on. Thorny...

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June 15, 2021

Israel wants to control media output from Gaza, but can’t

In just three words, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza set social media buzzing: “The tower collapsed.” That was how Wael Al-Dahdouh announced to the world that the tower block...
June 14, 2021

Macron says Turkey’s Erdogan wants foreign mercenaries out of Libya

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he had received assurances from Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan that he wanted foreign mercenaries to leave Libyan territory as soon as possible, Reuters reported....

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June 14, 2021

Turkish president meets US counterpart at NATO summit

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with US President Joe Biden in a closed-door meeting on Monday during the NATO summit in Brussels, Anadolu Agency reported. The one-on-one meeting at the...

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June 14, 2021

UN Syria envoy ‘strongly’ condemns Afrin hospital attack

The UN special envoy for Syria on Monday “strongly” condemned the attack earlier this week on a hospital in Afrin, northern Syria, in which at least 14 civilians lost...

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June 14, 2021

PBA announces shortlisted books

Seven books have been shortlisted for this year’s Palestine Book Awards, Middle East Monitor is happy to announce. The Palestine Book Awards (PBA) is celebrating its tenth anniversary in...

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