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April 8, 2021

UNRWA is supposed to be ‘neutral’ even as humanitarian aid is politicised

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has issued yet another warning about the perilous living conditions of Palestinians in Lebanon’s refugee camps. Covid-19 is seen...

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April 8, 2021

Prominent rabbi assaulted by Israeli settlers as he defends Palestinians

The former president of Rabbis for Human Rights was violently assaulted by far-right Israeli settlers yesterday. Video footage of the brutal attack near the Maale Ahuvia illegal settlement outpost,...

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April 8, 2021

Macron urged to freeze assets of Lebanon economists, politicians

Lebanese figures have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to freeze the assets of Lebanese economists and politicians in French banks in order to put pressure on them to...

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April 8, 2021

Yemen: 24 violations of media freedoms documented

The Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS) has documented 24 violations of media freedoms and journalists’ rights during the first quarter of 2021. The body said in a statement issued on...

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April 8, 2021

Sudan recovers assets worth millions from ex-president

The official Anti-Corruption and Funds Recovery Committee in Sudan has revealed that it has recovered assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars from former president Omar Al-Bashir. The committee...

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April 8, 2021

Palestinian prisoner suspends 47-day hunger strike as Israel sets date for his release

Palestinian prisoner Emad Al-Battran last night suspended his 47-day hunger strike after an Israeli pledge to set a time limit for his administrative detention. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’...

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April 8, 2021

Amnesty urges US’ Biden to call out human rights abuses in Egypt

Amnesty International’s MENA advocacy director has called on US President Joe Biden to denounce human rights in Egypt and demand change. “Tens of thousands of people have been swept...

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April 8, 2021

Iran increases its uranium reserves enriched to up to 20%

Iran has made 55 kilogrammes of uranium enriched to up to 20 per cent, indicating quicker production than the ten kilogramme a month rate required by an Iranian law...

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April 8, 2021

Lebanon, Syria discuss demarcation of maritime borders

Lebanese President Michel Aoun held a phone conversation with Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad to discuss the demarcation of the Lebanon-Syria maritime borders, Anadolu reported yesterday. According to Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel...

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April 8, 2021

Russia’s alternative to the Suez Canal is the Northern Sea Route in Arctic waters

The almost week-long blockage of the Suez Canal last month by a giant 250,000-ton container ship once again raised the issue of alternative routes for world shipping. The Netherlands-bound...

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