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July 2, 2021

Algeria: authorities arrest opposition leader

The Algerian authorities have arrested the coordinator of a left-wing opposition party and put him in pre-trial detention on charges that include insulting President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Fethi Ghares of...

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July 2, 2021

Settlers take over Palestinian building in Jerusalem’s Silwan

Jewish settlers last night seized a Palestinian residential building in Wadi Hilweh neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. The Wadi Hilweh Information Centre said that dozens...

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July 2, 2021

US slams deal to keep illegal settlement intact

The US has slammed Israel’s plan to keep the illegal settlement of Eviatar intact and turn it into a military base. The outpost in the occupied West Bank was...

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July 2, 2021

UNICEF warns of ‘devastating impact’ of border closure on 1.7m Syria

UNICEF has warned of the “devastating impact” that a halt in cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries would have on more than 1.7 million Syrian children. Calling on the UN Security...

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July 2, 2021

Renaissance Dam crisis ‘beyond the scope’ of UN Security Council

The UN Security Council revealed on Thursday that it will not be able to resolve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam on the River...

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July 2, 2021

12 arrested in Saudi over covid vaccine forgery

Saudi has arrested a number of employees from the Ministry of Health on suspicion that they modified residents’ coronavirus vaccination records in exchange for fees. The Saudi Control and...

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July 2, 2021

Woman killed in explosion in northern Iraq

A woman was killed and two people, including a child, were wounded when an explosive device detonated in the Saladin Governorate, northern Iraq, today. Saladin police officer, Samir Al-Shihabi,...

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July 2, 2021

Turkey exports break records in June, first half of year

Turkey saw record high exports in both June and the first half of 2021, the trade minister announced today. Turkish exports reached $19.8 billion in June, up 47 per...

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July 2, 2021

Jordan court refuses to call prince as witness in ‘coup’ case

A Jordanian military court yesterday rejected a defence request to have Prince Hamzah testify in a case against a former royal confidant who is accused of destabilising the monarchy,...

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July 2, 2021

Iran names past cleric as judge amid calls for probe into abuses

Iran’s supreme leader promoted a hardline cleric to serve as head of the judiciary yesterday, amid international calls for investigations into allegations of abuses, Reuters reports. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, now the...

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