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August 6, 2021

Tunisia activists say they will keep up pressure on president

Sitting on her rooftop in Tunis, political activist Fatma Jgham said she and her comrades backed the Tunisian president’s seizure of governing powers but would maintain pressure on him...

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August 6, 2021

Jordan seizes 0.5m narcotic pills from Syria, hours after opening border

Jordanian authorities announced the seizure of a huge haul of narcotic pills in an attempted smuggling operation through its Jaber crossing at the Syrian border, just hours after the...

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August 6, 2021

Mysterious tanker incidents reinforce Iran’s deterrent power

A mysterious attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman has significantly raised tensions in the region, not only between Iran and Israel, but also involving...

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August 6, 2021

Israel increasing abuse of detained Palestinians, rights group says

Israel has escalated its abusive practices against Palestinian prisoners, including the use of medical negligence, amid fears of the spread of coronavirus, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club warned yesterday. “A...

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August 6, 2021

Sudan urges UN replace Ethiopia soldiers with multinational forces

Sudan yesterday renewed its demand to replace the Ethiopian forces in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in the disputed Abyei region on the South Sudan border with...

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August 6, 2021

Hezbollah fires back as Israel shells south Lebanon

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said it had fired rockets at open ground near Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms area today in response to Israeli airstrikes which struck sites...

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August 6, 2021

Sudan hands police officers death sentences for killing protesters

A Sudanese court yesterday sentenced six members of the country’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to death for “killing protesters, including schoolchildren, in 2019.” Local media reported that the trial...

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August 6, 2021

Amnesty calls on Egypt to probe ‘extrajudicial executions’ seen in army video

Amnesty International yesterday called on Egypt to investigate a propaganda video released by the Egyptian army showing people being shot dead during a security operation in North Sinai. “The...

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August 6, 2021

Iran vows ‘decisive’ response to ‘foolish’ Israeli action

A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said that his country will respond firmly to any “foolish action” by Israel. “In another brazen violation of International law, the...

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August 6, 2021

Gaza’s students fight back after Israel tried to destroy their future

As Palestinian high school students celebrate their success in the Tawjihi exams and plan for the future, those in Gaza are still trying to rebuild their lives after Israel’s...

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