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Fifteen inmates killed in new Ecuador jail massacre
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GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war between drug cartels. Once seen as a beacon of stability in South America, Ecuador has become one of the...
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20 million Pakistanis daily attempt to access porn sites, telecoms authority says
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said on Thursday around 20 million Pakistanis were daily attempting to access pornographic websites, which authorities have banned since 2011. In November 2011, the PTA announced it was in the process of banning the 1,000 most-frequented porn...
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Israel applying a colonial mindset to its war on Gaza
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Western colonial powers have often failed miserably in their endeavors by following a harsh, inhumane policy that is derived from what their orientalist “experts” tell them. During the British mandate of Palestine, the British colonialists applied pressure tactics such as hanging those who dared...
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Tunisia migrant advocate held in first ‘terrorism’ probe: rights group
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TUNIS: A prominent Tunisian advocate for migrants is in custody and his case being handled by anti-terrorist investigators, a disturbing first for the country, the head of a rights group said Saturday. Tunisia is one of the main launching points for boats carrying migrants trying to cross the...
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How a Lebanese researcher is using visual data to map Israeli military’s use of white phosphorus
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DUBAI: When Ahmad Baydoun left Lebanon in 2022 to pursue a PhD on weaponized environments in Amsterdam, he did not anticipate his research would soon become essential in documenting devastation in his homeland. His work has gained significance in the wake of escalating violence in Lebanon’s...
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Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack near Jerusalem
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JERUSALEM: Yemen’s Houthi militants said they conducted an attack Monday on central Israel, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from the Arabian Peninsula country. In a statement, the Iran-backed Houthis said they carried out a “military operation targeting the Nahal...
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Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
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WASHINGTON: Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote. Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of...
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Arab, Muslim leaders to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on Gaza, Lebanon wars
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RIYADH: Arab and Islamic leaders will convene in Riyadh for the Arab-Islamic summit scheduled for Monday, focusing on Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, the Saudi Press Agency reported. On Sunday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan chaired the preparatory ministerial meeting, where...
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Cutting waste would help us cut carbon emissions
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We are living in a moment of profound global disorder, more and more painfully visible every day. Humans have become a danger to each other, to the planet, and to themselves. Our attention is ruled so intensely by the conflicts raging in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Ukraine, between Israel and Iran,...
on Nov 3
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Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan lead to rapid melting of glaciers, threaten lives
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ISLAMABAD: Unusually high temperatures in Pakistan’s northern areas have resulted in rapid melting of glaciers, officials and experts said on Friday, warning that the prolonged phenomenon could lead to water shortages and threaten lives in the longer run. The South Asian country of 241 million...
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Outrage grows in India after Israel kills Indian army veteran
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NEW DELHI: The killing of an Indian army veteran serving as a UN staffer in Gaza has stirred outrage in India and prompted calls for the government to hold Israel accountable. Col. Waibhav Anil Kale was on duty with the UN Department of Safety and Security when his UN-marked vehicle was targeted...
on May 22
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Israeli troops drive further into Rafah as tanks split city in two
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JEDDAH: Israeli troops pushed further into Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday as its tanks split the city in two and encircled the eastern half. The Israeli forces faced fierce resistance from Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters, and battles also resumed in northern Gaza, where Hamas has regrouped...
on May 11
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France threatens new sanctions against West Bank settlers
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PARIS: France is considering extending sanctions on Israeli settlers behind violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said he spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The two leaders “firmly condemned recent Israeli announcements about...
on Apr 26
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Israel sacks two officers after finding grave errors in strike on aid workers
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JERUSALEM: An Israeli inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure by the military, with the result that two officers have been dismissed and senior commanders formally reprimanded. The inquiry found Israeli...
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‘Stop the fight and start negotiations,’ Israel hostage families say
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TEL AVIV: The families of hostages held in Gaza called on Israel Saturday to stop fighting and make a deal to secure their release after the army admitted “mistakenly” killing three captives in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli army has said the three hostages killed by troops on Friday...
on Dec 18
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US military leaders press Israel to shift from major combat as Iranian-backed ship attacks escalate
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WASHINGTON: The top two US military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited campaign and prevent a wider regional war. Their trip comes as Iranian-backed militants on Saturday...
on Dec 17
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Three Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank — Palestinian health ministry
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GAZA: Three Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed by Israeli gunfire in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to the Palestinian health ministry. A 20-year-old died of his wounds after being shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces in the town of Beit Ummar,...
on Dec 17
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Netanyahu hints at new Hamas talks after hostage deaths
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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to confirm on Saturday that new Qatar-mediated negotiations were underway to recover hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, after a source said Israel’s lead negotiator met Qatar’s prime minister. Netanyahu sidestepped a question at a news...
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More than 60 dead off Libya in latest migrant tragedy: IOM
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TRIPOLI: Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa. The “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves...
on Dec 17
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Thousands flee as battle for Sudan’s Wad Madani opens up new front
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DUBAI: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battled the army outside the central city of Wad Madani on Saturday, pressing an attack that has opened a new front in the eight-month-old war and forced thousands to flee, witnesses said. Crowds of people — many of whom had taken refuge in the...
on Dec 17
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Egyptian air defence shoots down suspected drone off Red Sea coast
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CAIRO: Egyptian air defence shot down a suspected drone off the Red Sea coast near the resort town of Dahab on Egypt's eastern Sinai coast, two security sources said. The security sources said the drone's origin was unknown. Witnesses in Dahab said they saw an object fall into the water. They...
on Dec 17
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Titanic FIFA Club World Cup clash ahead as Al-Ittihad take on Al-Ahly
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It does not get much bigger than this for Arab football fans as well as those in Asia and Africa. Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia take on Egypt’s Al-Ahly in Jeddah on Friday. The prize for the winner is a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal against Fluminense of Brazil and a lot more besides as two of the...
on Dec 14
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Children of Iran Nobel Peace Prize winner fear they won’t see her again
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OSLO: The teenage children of jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi fear they will never meet their mother again, but said they were proud of her struggle for women’s rights as they prepared to accept the award on her behalf on Sunday. Mohammadi, 51, who is serving multiple...
on Dec 11
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Gaza war: Who voted for an immediate ceasefire?
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JEDDAH: World leaders, rights groups and UN officials criticized the US for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire as Israel continued to pound the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and artillery on Saturday. The US is among the five permanent members of the UNSC...
on Dec 10
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New Gaza aid crossing at Kerem Shalom being tested, not open yet — UN official
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CAIRO: A new process for inspecting aid for Gaza at the Kerem Shalom crossing is being tested, but efforts to get permission for trucks to enter through the crossing and ramp up relief are still ongoing, a senior UN official told Reuters on Saturday. Under the new system, trucks would come to...
on Dec 9
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Turkiye’s Erdogan travels to NATO ally Athens in ‘new chapter’ bid
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ATHENS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to Athens on Thursday in a keenly watched visit billed as an attempted “new chapter” between the NATO allies and historic rivals after years of tension. In meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina...
on Dec 7
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France imposes sanctions on Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar
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PARIS: France on Tuesday imposed asset freezes on Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, the latest leader from the Islamist group to be added to its national sanctions list, according to a decree published in the country’s official journal. France on Nov. 13 imposed sanctions at a national level on...
on Dec 5
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Israel orders mass evacuations as it widens offensive; Palestinians are running out of places to go
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: The Israeli military on Monday renewed its calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza...
on Dec 4
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LONDON: More than 1,300 artists, including Academy Award winner Olivia Colman and BAFTA winners Aimee Lou Wood and Siobhan McSweeney, signed an open letter on Thursday accusing cultural institutions across Western countries of “repressing, silencing and stigmatizing Palestinian voices and...
on Dec 4
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Saudi Arabia advances with clean energy projects, aiming for 50% renewables by 2030
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RIYADH: As Saudi Arabia sets its sights on deriving half of its energy mix from renewable sources by 2030, the Kingdom is actively advancing with 22.8 gigawatts of renewable energy projects. In an interview with Arab News, Muneef Al-Muneef, general director of renewable energy policies at the...
on Dec 3
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COP28: 50 oil and gas companies sign charter to accelerate climate action in industrial sector
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COP28 Presidency and Saudi Arabia launched the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter (OGDC), a global industry charter aimed at speeding up climate action across the oil and gas sectors. Officials said 50 oil and gas companies, representing more than 40 percent of global oil production, have...
on Dec 3
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Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple US states, federal agencies say
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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania: A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made, US and Israeli authorities say. “The victims span...
on Dec 3
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US defense chief says Israel must shield civilians to win in Gaza
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WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday urged Israel to protect civilians as it battles Hamas in Gaza, saying that shielding noncombatants is necessary for victory in the urban fight against the Palestinian militant group. Fighting between Israel and Hamas resumed the day...
on Dec 3
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Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters stage events across Britain
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LONDON: Tens of thousands of people across the UK held protests on Saturday as part of a “Day of Action” against the resumption of Israel’s renewed attack on Gaza following a seven-day pause in fighting, organizers said. “Israel’s decision to resume its bombardment of Gaza flies in the face of...
on Dec 3
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UAE stages challenging evacuation of Gaza patients as truce ends
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ABU DHABI: At least 120 injured Palestinian children and cancer patients along with their families have been evacuated from Gaza to the UAE for treatment in the first Emirati mission carried out after the week-long truce between Hamas and Israel ended. However, UAE medical staff, who arrived on...
on Dec 2
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Iran says Israeli strike in Syria killed 2 IRGC members while on advisory mission
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TEHRAN: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard stated through its website that two of its forces stationed in Syria were killed in an Israeli airstrike Saturday. The report on the Guard’s news portal identified the two members as Mohammad Ali Ataei Shourcheh and Panah Taghizadeh, and said they...
on Dec 2
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6 members of American UN aid worker’s family killed by Israeli attack in Gaza
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CHICAGO: All 14-year-old Siwar Almadhoun wanted to do was play basketball. Her 9-year-old brother, Omar, dreamed of being a soccer star. Their dreams died with them in the early hours of Friday, Nov. 24 when, as they slept, Israeli forces dropped a massive bomb on their home in Beit Lahia, in...
on Dec 2
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Scores reported killed in Gaza as fighting shatters Israel-Hamas truce
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GAZA/TEL AVIV: Israel’s warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas collapsed, sending wounded and dead Palestinians into hospitals and others onto the streets to seek safety. Eastern areas of Khan Younis in southern Gaza came under intense bombardment as...
on Dec 1
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Asian publishers join campaign to counter Western narrative on Palestine
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JAKARTA: Asian publishers want to counter the Western media narrative as they take part in a global initiative launched this week to encourage people to read Palestinian authors and history. #ReadPalestine started on Wednesday and runs through to Dec. 5. It was created by Publishers for...
on Nov 30
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Truce in Gaza extended another day but talks over remaining hostages held by Hamas could get tougher
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JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their ceasefire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the deal that has seen dozens of hostages and prisoners released could prove more challenging since Hamas is expected to demand greater concessions for many...
on Nov 30
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Hamas set to free more hostages as Gaza truce expiry looms
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GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Hamas was expected to free more hostages Wednesday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as mediators raced to broker another extension to a Gaza truce hours before it was due to expire. The cessation of hostilities is scheduled to end early...
on Nov 30
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Elon Musk begins wartime visit to Israel, aviation tracker says
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JERUSALEM: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk landed in Tel Aviv on Monday, an aviation tracker said, beginning a visit during which Israeli leaders plan to bring his attention to the plight of hostages held in war-torn Gaza and discuss rising antisemitism online. Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s...
on Nov 27
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Tens of thousands of Moroccans in pro-Palestinian demo
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CASABLANCA, Morocco: Tens of thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the country’s commercial capital Casablanca, calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the suspension of diplomatic ties with Israel. The fledgling rapprochement between the North African country and Israel...
on Nov 27
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Tanker in Middle East safe from attackers after US Navy responds, officials say
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WASHINGTON: A US Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that had been seized by armed individuals and the vessel is now safe, US officials said on Sunday. The tanker, which had been carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid, was identified as the Central...
on Nov 27
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BBC team narrowly avoids Israeli airstrike in Gaza
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LONDON: A BBC team reporting on the conflict unfolding in Gaza and Israel narrowly avoided an airstrike thought to have been carried out by the Israeli military on a nearby building. The dramatic footage shows reporters diving for cover after the deafening sound of an explosion, before capturing...
on Nov 27
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Ceasefire shows the limit of military power
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For nearly 50 days Israel showed its military might and its ability to cause massive destruction. But despite all this power, it has so far failed to accomplish its stated goals. It has not crushed Hamas, and it has not been able to secure the release of all its citizens. Some Israeli...
on Nov 25
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Iran hangs 17-year-old for murder: rights groups
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PARIS: Iran has executed a 17-year-old convicted of murder, two rights groups said on Saturday, expressing outrage that the Islamic republic continues to hang people for crimes committed as minors. Hamidreza Azari was executed on Friday in prison in the eastern town of Sabzevar in Razavi...
on Nov 25
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Arab, Muslim ministers call for extension to Gaza truce during meeting with French president, FM
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PARIS: The ministerial committee assigned by the Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit has pointed out the need to build on the four-day humanitarian truce in Gaza, turning it into a permanent ceasefire. The appeal came during meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister...
on Nov 23
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Iraqis displaced by climate change fall into poverty
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NASIRIYAH: For the past decade, Nasser Jabbar and his children have lived in a rundown house built of grey concrete blocks at a shantytown in southern Iraq. Drought chased the father of 10 out of the countryside, where he had been a herder and farmer, and into a life of unemployment and urban...
on Nov 22
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US fighter aircraft strike Hezbollah targets in Iraq after attacks on bases
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WASHINGTON: US fighter aircraft struck two Hezbollah operations centers in Iraq in response to attacks on US bases that have escalated alongside Israel’s operations against Hamas in Gaza, two defense officials said. They said attacks on US bases included the first use of a short-range ballistic...
on Nov 22