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Israeli demolition of Bedouin homes in West Bank ‘unlawful and heartless,’ says UN expert
An independent UN human rights expert has condemned the “unlawful and heartless” actions of Israeli authorities in repeatedly demolishing homes belonging to the Palestinian Bedouin community of Humsa Al-Baqai’a, in the occupied West Bank.…
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Sultan Haitham and King Salman hold talks in NEOM during Saudi Arabia visit
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and King Salman held talks on Sunday in NEOM during the Omani leader's official visit to Saudi Arabia.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Sultan Haitham on his arrival at NEOM Bay Airport.…
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Qatar sets up supervisory body for first polls
Qatar has set up a committee to oversee its first legislative elections, due to be held in October, its Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
The elections will be for two-thirds, or 30 members, of the 45-seat advisory Shoura Council. The…
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Yemeni FM condemns Houthi militia’s continued rejection of proposed peace initiative for a…
Yemen’s foreign minister condemned on Sunday the Houthi militia’s continued “intransigence and rejection” of a proposed peace initiative for Yemen.
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak warned that the continued escalation and military aggression by…
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Assad decrees 50 percent salary hike amid worsening Syria food and fuel crisis
The price of bread in Syria doubled on Sunday and the cost of diesel fuel nearly tripled as the Assad regime confronted a cash crisis caused by 10 years of civil war and Western sanctions.
Damascus has repeatedly raised fuel prices in…
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Biden hails diplomatic victory after UN votes to extend cross-border aid to Syria
The UN Security Council on Friday agreed to extend a cross-border humanitarian operation that provides life-saving aid to more than 4 million Syrians.
The unanimous vote to extend the mandate for the transport of aid to Syria through a…
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Peace vow as South Sudan marks independence
President Salva Kiir pledged on Friday not to return South Sudan to war as the country marked 10 years of troubled independence with little cause to rejoice.
At midnight on July 9, 2011, raucous celebrations erupted as the world’s newest…
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Keeping up attacks, some Iraq militias challenge patron Iran
Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force commander brought one main directive for Iraqi militia faction leaders long beholden to Tehran, when he gathered with them in Baghdad last month: Maintain calm, until after nuclear talks between Iran and the…
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Families of Beirut port blast victims demand accountability
As the one-year anniversary of the Beirut port blast approaches, families of the victims are demanding answers. They protested in the capital on Friday to pressure parliament into lifting the immunity for ex-ministers wanted for…
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Israeli settlements amount to war crime: UN rights expert
Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank amount to a war crime, a UN human rights investigator said on Friday, calling on countries to inflict a cost on Israel for its “illegal occupation.”
Michael Lynk, UN special…
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