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  • June 14, 2021

    Iraq senior official pledges firm stance against ‘sectarian calls’

    Iraq National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, yesterday said security forces will confront sectarian calls, threatening social peace with “firmness and force”, Anadolu reported. Al-Araji made the remarks during a meeting with...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Gaza fishermen protest against continuous Israel siege

    Scores of Palestinian fishermen yesterday staged a protest against the continuous Israeli siege on Gaza, as well as the occupation’s aggression on the fishing industry, Anadolu reported. Fishermen Syndicate in Gaza...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Saudi arrests 136 employees on corruption charges

    Saudi Arabia’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) yesterday announced the arrest of 136 citizens and expatriates for their “alleged” involvement in corruption. Nazaha said in a statement that the...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Netanyahu’s exit brings some slight optimism 

    Changes in the makeup of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, hardly cause for Palestinian optimism, even at the best of times. All governments of Israel since 1948 have pushed...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Palestine factions call for day of rage if Flag March goes ahead

    Hamas and other Palestinian factions have called for a day of rage tomorrow after Israel approved the settler Flag March through Jerusalem, local media reported yesterday. “Our people in Bayt Al-Maqdis...

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  • June 14, 2021

    PA anger as Egypt allows entry of new, used cars to Gaza

    The High Administrative Committee in Gaza told traders that they can import new and used cars through Egypt, making the Palestinian Authority (PA) angry, Sama News agency reported yesterday. This measure, which...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Gantz approves new targets for attack in Gaza

    Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz last month approved a new bank of targets which Israel could attack in any future offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli TV Channel 12 revealed...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Poll: 43% of Israelis believe new government will fail

    Almost half of Israelis do not believe that the new coalition government sworn in yesterday will complete its term, a poll conducted by Israeli TV Channel 12 showed. On Sunday, Israeli...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Lebanon thwarts attempt to smuggle 11 to Europe

    The Lebanese army yesterday said it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle 11 irregular migrants out of the country by water from the northern city of Tripoli. “The Lebanese...

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  • June 14, 2021

    Mediterranean Sea ‘largest cemetery in Europe’, says Pope

    The Mediterranean Sea, which desperate refugees and migrants regularly attempt to cross in the hope of a better life, is the “largest cemetery in Europe”, Pope Francis said yesterday....

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