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October 8, 2021

Human rights group condemns Egypt’s new mass death sentences

The Geneva-based human rights group, the Committee for Justice (CFJ), has condemned Egypt’s latest mass death sentences despite the numerous violations that marred the investigation and due process. On...

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October 8, 2021

UN rights body votes to end probe into Yemen war crimes

Bahrain, Russia and other members of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday pushed through a vote to shut down the body’s war crimes investigations in Yemen, in a stinging...

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October 8, 2021

US forces begin withdrawing from Iraq

The Iraqi army yesterday announced that the US forces placed to combat diplomatic missions had begun to withdraw from the country. The army spokesman, Yahya Rasoul, told the official...

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October 8, 2021

Israel warns diplomatic missions of 'imminent Iranian attack'

The Israeli government yesterday warned its diplomatic missions and embassies around the world of what it described as “imminent attacks by Iran.” Channel 12 quoted a government statement as...

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October 8, 2021

Middle East economies suffer $200bn in losses from Covid, World Bank warns

Due to the pandemic, the economies of the Middle East and North Africa region will continue to incur losses of around $200 billion until the end of 2021, the...

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October 8, 2021

German Chancellor Merkel to visit Turkey next week

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Turkey on 16 October to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, her spokesman said today. Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Steffen...

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October 8, 2021

Bernie Sanders demands $1bn in Gaza aid for yes vote in Israel’s Iron Dome bill

Giving Israel an extra $1 billion in emergency funding would be “unconscionable” and “irresponsible”, US Senator Bernie Sanders has said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,...

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October 8, 2021

Palestinian highlights Israel's 'ethnic cleansing' after winning film award

A Palestinian actress who won best leading actress at an Israeli film awards ceremony said it was difficult to celebrate due the “ongoing ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians. Juna Suleiman...

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October 8, 2021

Israel’s ‘many shades of apartheid’ triggers heated debate

Israel’s apartheid regime became the subject of a dispute recently in the Hebrew edition of the Haaretz newspaper between leading Israeli human rights attorney Michael Sfard and South Africa’s Chief Rabbi...

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October 8, 2021

Indonesia rights group slams Israel decision to allow Jewish prayer at Al-Aqsa

Indonesia’s Aqsa Working Group (AWG) today condemned the new Israeli ruling that allows Jews to worship in Islam’s third most holy site, Al-Aqsa Mosque. “We strongly condemn Israel’s policy...

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