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June 11, 2021

Gaza’s economy further crippled by 33-day closure of commercial crossing

The Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, which is the economic lifeline of Gaza, has now been closed for 33 days...

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June 11, 2021

UAE forced to juggle China trade or loose F-35 jet deal with US

The UAE has come under pressure from the Biden administration to remove China’s Huawei equipment from its networks within the next four years or risk termination if its deal...

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June 11, 2021

US imposes sanctions on Houthi funding network

The United States has imposed sanctions on a network of individuals and entities affiliated with the Houthis in Yemen, in a crackdown on the funding of the Iran-backed movement....

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June 11, 2021

Lebanon thanks Iraq for doubling oil supplies

Lebanese President Michel Aoun thanked Iraq for doubling the amount of oil approved for Beirut from 500,000 tonnes to one million tonnes annually as the country suffers from a...

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June 11, 2021

France NGO financing Syria militia guilty of war crimes, report says

A French NGO with close ties to the country’s far-right and military has been further proven to have directly funded a pro-Assad regime militia in Syria accused of committing...

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June 11, 2021

Anti-apartheid campaign grows as another pension fund divests from Israeli bank

Divestment from one of Israel’s major banks is gathering pace in Scotland as Israel’s status as an apartheid state becomes harder to dispute. As Yvonne Ridley reported this week,...

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June 11, 2021

Rouhani praises Iran’s relations with Russia, expresses optimism over lifting of sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country has established friendly political, economic and military relations with Russia over the past eight years. During a virtual ceremony held to...

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June 11, 2021

Turkey discovers new $1.2bn gold reserves

Turkey discovered around 20 tonnes of gold with a market value of $1.2 billion (10.2 billion lira) and 3.5 tonnes of silver reserves with a market value of $2.8...

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June 11, 2021

Uyghurs live in China’s ‘dystopian hellscape’, Amnesty says

China’s far western region of Xinjiang has become a “dystopian hellscape” where Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities face systematic and state-organised “mass internment and torture amounting to...

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June 11, 2021

Egypt opposition calls for UK sanctions against Israel

The Egyptian Revolutionary Council are calling on the British government to take all measures to immediately stop the massacres committed by Israel against the defenceless Palestinian people, which “amount...

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