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air defenses intercept Israeli attack over Homs: Syrian state media
Syria’s state media said on Monday that its air defences intercepted an Israeli missile attack on sites in its central and coastal regions.
State media had said earlier that air defences were intercepting “hostile targets” over the…
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Top Arab League official holds talks in Lebanon over Gulf row
Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki held talks in Lebanon on Monday to try to ease a rift with Saudi Arabia over criticism of its role in the Yemen war.
Zaki said the purpose of his visit is to “familiarize himeself with…
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Israel spied on Palestinian human rights defenders, investigators claim
Israel used controversial spying software to target Palestinian human rights defenders, international digital investigators have claimed.
In a press release, the Dublin-based Front-Line Defenders outlined how the timing of Israel’s…
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172 arrested in Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption efforts
The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority announced the arrest of 172 people on charges related to financial and administrative corruption in government agencies, according to an article in Al Ekhbariya.
The authority stated on its…
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Sudan security forces fire tear gas against anti-coup protests
Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at multiple anti-coup rallies, with protesters in several cities joining a call for two-days of civil disobedience against last month’s military takeover.
Hundreds of anti-coup protesters…
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Libyan PM defends FM after suspension
Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Sunday came to the defense of his foreign minister, Najla El-Mangoush, a day after the country’s presidential council said it had suspended her.
Dbeibah’s office argued that the council,…
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Libyan PM to run for president as election turmoil grows
The head of Libya’s national unity government plans to run for president next month, according to a senior official, an apparent breach of a pledge to remain neutral when he took office in March under a UN-backed peace process.…
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Palestinians, Israel spar over US mission in Jerusalem
The Palestinians on Sunday slammed Israel for rejecting the promised reopening of the US Consulate in Jerusalem, a move that would restore Washington’s main diplomatic mission for the Palestinians in the contested city.
Israeli Prime…
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UN Yemen envoy in Aden for talks with government
UN Yemen envoy Hans Grundberg began a visit on Sunday to the interim capital of Yemen, the southern port city of Aden, to discuss the UN-brokered peace plan to end the war in in the country with the government.
The UN envoy is meeting…
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Regional leaders condemn attempt to assassinate Iraqi PM
Iran’s top security official, Ali Shamkhani, condemned on Sunday an attack on Iraqi PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Baghdad, calling it “a new sedition.”
“The attempt ... is a new sedition that must be traced back to foreign think-tanks,” he…
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