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The United States has warned that a new Turkish military operation into northern Syria would cause regional instability, threatening to condemn such a move and escalation of conflict. Speaking...
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Talks with Iran aimed at ending a long standoff on explaining the origin of uranium particles found at apparently old, but undeclared, sites are at "a very difficult juncture",...
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The United Arab Emirates has won a contract to operate ground services at three airports in Afghanistan, UAE presidential adviser, Anwar Gargash, said on Wednesday on Twitter, confirming an...
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Saudi Arabia is in talks to acquire Turkey's Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), according to a recent report by the geopolitical and market intelligence website Tactical Report. "The Saudi...
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May 25, 2022
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Yvonne Ridley
Millions of Pakistanis are being asked to converge on the capital Islamabad by charismatic ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his supporters who claim that he was removed from...
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted yesterday that US President Joe Biden informed him last month that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) would remain on the US State Department's terrorism...
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Egyptian courts sentenced 356 people to death in 2021, the highest number of death sentences worldwide, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Death Penalty 2021: Facts and...
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Major media outlets CNN and AP have confirmed in two separate reports that Al Jazeera's Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli occupation forces. CNN has even...
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The Palestinian Authority called on Tuesday for the Biden administration in Washington to remove the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) from its list of foreign terrorist organisations, Wafa has reported....
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A subtle shift in official US statements suggests Washington believes reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is better than the alternatives, despite the advances in Iran's nuclear program, diplomatic...
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The United States, on Tuesday, imposed sanctions on a Hamas finance official and a network of financial facilitators and companies that have generated revenue for the Palestinian militant group,...
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The Biden administration in Washington has been mediating quietly between Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt about negotiations that, if successful, could pave the way for the normalisation of relations...
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Yemen is searching for new wheat suppliers but will need help to pay for increasingly costly imports, an official and a main importer said, as the World Food Programme...
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The US State Department yesterday issued an advisory warning US companies operating in Sudan that they may face "reputational risks" if conducting business with state-owned or military-controlled firms in...
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Over 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, according to new data released by the UNHCR, making it the highest number on record. The...
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The Taliban will sign an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on operating airports in Afghanistan, the group's acting deputy prime minister said today, after months of talks with the...
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed "inevitable revenge" following the assassination of Revolutionary Guards Colonel, Sayyad Khodaei which took place in the capital, Tehran, on Sunday. "Revenge against the criminals...
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May 23, 2022
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Rita Freire
The last session of the World Social Forum wrapped up on 6 May in Mexico City, reporting the silencing of two further Palestinian voices who should have been present...
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May 23, 2022
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Eman Abusidu
Dozens of people waving Palestinian flags gathered in the city of Recife, in Pernambuco State in Brazil on Saturday to celebrate the naming and unveiling of "Palestine Square". The...
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Palestinian student Nooran Alhamdan refused to shake hands with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during her graduation ceremony from Georgetown University in Washington.
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The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday condemned the United States' decision to remove the radical Jewish Kach group from its terror list, considering the American move a "reward for the...
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A diplomat from the US consulate in Jerusalem met the leader of an extremist Jewish organisation on Sunday following its removal from America's list of foreign terrorist organisations. The...
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Former Fatah member Muhammad Dahlan has condemned the United States' decision to remove ultranationalist Israeli group Kahane Chai from its list of foreign terrorist organisations (FTO), saying it "encourages extremism and...
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There are two kinds of Americans: those to whom America rushes for help and others whom America turns its back on and turns a blind eye to their tragedy....
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May 21, 2022
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Ramona Wadi
Alex Poppe's collection of short stories is a turbulent itinerary of the marginalised. At face value, the observations laid out in Jinwar and Other Stories tend to border on...
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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani announced on Wednesday that his country is ready to mediate between Iran, the European Union and the US regarding the nuclear deal,...
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The White House has not yet set a date for US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, and this likely stems from the political crisis in Israel and the...
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The Algerian state-owned oil company Sonatrach announced on Thursday that it signed a contract with a Chinese factory to build a petrochemical plant in the state of Oran, at...
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The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas hailed on Friday all stances taken by states and governments in support of the Palestinian people in their fight for their legitimate rights. Ezzet...
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The US has called on Lebanese politicians to form a government capable of restoring the confidence of the world and citizens in Lebanon. In a statement, it urged politicians...
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Turkiye's fourth drillship, bought last year from a South Korean shipyard, was set to join its three other drillships in less than a week, local Turkish media reports. According...
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As the US moves to redeploy hundreds of troops to Somalia, it makes efforts to minimise civilian harm, ensure justice for abuses and focus on civilian protection as a...