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October 1, 2019

Israeli unity gov’t talks falter after Netanyahu rival rejects meeting

Talks to form a national unity government in Israel hit a further snag on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s centrist election rival called off a meeting with the...

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October 1, 2019

Migrant, refugee death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year

More than 1,000 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that this “bleak milestone” has been reached, the United...

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October 1, 2019

Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy

Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, who faces an election run-off this month, must stay in detention for now on suspicion of financial crimes that he denies, a court ruled...

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October 1, 2019

1 killed, 200 wounded in Iraqi protests after police open fire

At least one person was killed and 200 wounded in clashes in Iraq on Tuesday as security forces used tear gas, water cannon and live fire to disperse demonstrations...

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October 1, 2019

The international community is complicit in Israel’s torture of Palestinians

The torture suffered by Palestinian prisoner Samer Arabeed at the hands of Israel’s Shin Bet interrogators has proved, once again, that the prohibition of such treatment as enshrined in...

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October 1, 2019

Israel is worried about the targeting of Saudi Arabia by Iran and its allies

As alleged Iranian and Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia increase — the most recent being the attack on the Aramco oil facilities — Israel’s concerns are mounting, and not...

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October 1, 2019

Iran sentences 1 to death for spying for the US

Iranian courts have sentenced one person to death for spying for the United States and jailed two others for ten years for the same crime, as well as imprisoning...

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October 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia probes fire in Makkah train station

Saudi authorities have ordered the formation of commissions of investigation into Sunday’s fire at Al-Haramain high-speed railway station in Makkah. This came in remarks made by the Governor of Makkah region, Khalid Al-Faisal,...

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October 1, 2019

Saudi suspected of helping nationals evade justice in US

Saudi Arabia is suspected of helping its nationals living in the US to evade justice for serious criminal offences including rape and manslaughter. The kingdom’s alleged role in helping...

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October 1, 2019

Female Palestine prisoner held in stress positions in Israel jails

Palestinian prisoner, Heba Al-Labadi is on the eighth day of hunger strike after being sentenced to administrative detention for five months without charge or trial. Abducted by Israeli soldiers...

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