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June 25, 2019

Trump threatens Iran with ‘obliteration’ after Rouhani comments

US President Donald Trump has threatened ‘obliteration’ in response to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s ‘ignorant and insulting’ statement today. In a Twitter rant, Trump said: “Iran’s very ignorant and...

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June 25, 2019

US peace plan to be unveiled at Bahrain conference

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June 25, 2019

Trump announces sanctions on Ayatollah Khomeini, who died in 1989

US President Donald Trump has been roundly mocked for announcing sanctions on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini… who died 30 years ago. President Trump has just signed an...

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June 25, 2019

Censorship and dawn raids in Egypt as authorities tighten net

Leading Egyptian intellectual Fahmi Howaidi has told Rai Al-Youm that he has been forbidden from writing amid tight censorship of the press in Egypt. Howeidi has described what is...

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June 25, 2019

After Bashir complains, Sudan attempts to eliminate mosquitoes from prison

Sudanese authorities have carried out a pest control campaign in the Koper Prison in Khartoum in response to complaints by ousted President Omar Bashir about the mosquitoes in the...

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June 25, 2019

Israeli army’s killing of Palestinian child was ‘egregious’ shooting, received ‘official backing’

A 15-year-old Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces last month in the occupied West Bank was merely trying to enter Jerusalem to pray when he was shot, a human...

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June 25, 2019

Palestinian grandmother wins legal battle to visit father’s grave in Israeli army base

A Palestinian grandmother has won her battle to visit her father’s grave, after decades of being stone-walled by Israeli authorities. Following legal intervention by Haifa-based rights centre Adalah, 70-year-old...

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June 25, 2019

Israel’s Soviet-style secrecy over its nuclear programme could lead to disaster

One of the founders Israel’s nuclear reactor at Dimona has raised concerns over the facility due to the secrecy surrounding the plant. Writing in the Israeli daily Haaretz, chemistry...

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June 25, 2019

Russia praises Egypt ‘stability’ as Moscow and Cairo deepen ties

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has praised Egypt as an “example of stability” in the Middle East thanks to its close ties with the Gulf countries, and reiterated his...

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June 25, 2019

Decolonise Palestine to achieve liberation

Palestinians have rejected the Manama summit taking place today for several legitimate reasons – all pointing to how the US prelude to the so-called “deal of the century” normalises...

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