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Israel says government sites targeted by hack
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate said that the country suffered a cyberattack on Monday that briefly took down a number of government web sites.
“In the last few hours, a denial of service (DDoS) attack has been identified on a…
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Lebanon PM Mikati says he will not run in May parliamentary election
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday he would not seek re-election in a parliamentary election scheduled for May 15.
The statement, made in a television address, throws Sunni Muslim politics in Lebanon into deeper disarray…
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160 arrests, scores of police injured in Moroccan football violence
Around 160 people, some carrying knives and stones, were arrested at a Moroccan football match on Sunday in violence which left more than 100 police officers injured, officials said.
The supporters, which included 90 teenagers, “were…
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El-Sisi affirms Egypt’s support for UNRWA
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s “absolute support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees to continue to play its role in providing basic and necessary services to Palestinian refugees.”
During his…
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Greek, Turkish leaders seek common ground over Ukraine war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held talks in Istanbul on Sunday, seeking a rapprochement against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“The meeting focused on the benefits of…
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Irbil missile barrage shows how dangerous a nuclear armed Iran could be, top US official
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Irbil, and said Washington was working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities to defend…
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Egypt condemns targeting of Riyadh oil refinery
Egypt has condemned in the strongest terms a drone strike targeting an oil refinery in Riyadh.
In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Cairo “reaffirms once again its total condemnation of these terrorist acts that…
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Missiles fired on US consulate in north Iraq were launched from Iran: US and Iraqi officials
As many as 12 missiles were fired Sunday toward the US consulate in Iraq’s northern city of Irbil, Iraqi security officials said. A US defense official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran.
Officials in Iraq…
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Gas queues in Lebanon as fears mount over food security
Hour-long queues outside gas stations have returned to Lebanon, as supplies of cooking oil and flour in shops dwindle amid mounting fears of a food security crisis.
Citizens said: “We saw on social media that a new crisis is underway. We…
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Two civilians killed in Israeli airstrike near Damascus
Israel fired several missiles toward Syrian military positions near the capital Damascus Monday, killing two civilians and causing material damage, Syria’s defense ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement that Israeli warplanes…
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