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June 9, 2021

PKK terrorism in Iraq is no less a threat than Daesh terrorism

Governments sometimes resort to terrorism to achieve short-term goals. This is no secret. Even the leader of the “war against terror”, the United States, is not averse to using...

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June 9, 2021

The Palestinians in Gaza are sick of the cycle of destruction and reconstruction

Gaza has suffered through fourteen years of the Israeli-led blockade which has had the effect of an enforced quarantine. This is something with which the rest of us are...

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June 9, 2021

1,500 Palestinian homes face demolition in Jerusalem's Silwan

The Al-Bustan neighbourhood in Silwan, which is south of the Old City, has 119 families in 88 buildings that are under threat of demolishment to make way for an...

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June 9, 2021

Ancient Egypt excavation underway to show Ramses III's link to Saudi

Famed Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass is to lead an excavation project in Saudi Arabia following several discoveries which suggest the Pharaoh Ramses III had a presence in the Arabian Peninsula. The former...

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June 9, 2021

Italy summons UAE ambassador after flight re-routed

Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned the UAE Ambassador to Rome, Omar Al-Shamsi, following Abu Dhabi’s recent refusal to allow an Italian Air Force plane to access Emirati...

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June 9, 2021

Kurdistan calls for an end to PKK violations

The Kurdistan region’s Peshmerga ministry yesterday called on Iraq’s allies to help stop the violations of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the region. In an official statement, the...

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June 9, 2021

Saudi bans poultry imports from France

Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has imposed a temporary ban on imports of poultry meat, table eggs, and their products from the French regions of Landes, Pyrenees-Atlantiques and...

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June 9, 2021

Turkey proposes to take over Kabul airport from NATO

Turkey proposed that it guard and run Kabul’s airport after the United States and other NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan, Reuters reports. US officials say Ankara is imposing conditions which need...

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June 9, 2021

Palestine's debt jumps 26% in April to $3.7bn

The public debt amassed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) has jumped by 26 per cent to $3.7 billion due to a combination of factors including the economic slowdown and...

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June 9, 2021

Egypt sentences TikTok girl to 3 years, acquits son of business tycoon

A court in Cairo has sentenced a female TikTok influencer to three years in prison for “violating society’s values and principles.” Minatullah Emad, known as Renad Emad, was arrested in...

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