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June 1, 2023

Jordan: unemployment rate drops to 21.9%

Jordan’s unemployment rate declined to 21.9 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to 22.8 per cent at the end of 2022, the Department of Statistics...

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June 1, 2023

Israel sentences 2 Palestinians to life and 30 years over deadly shooting

An Israeli court has sentenced two Palestinians to life imprisonment and 30 years each for allegedly carrying out a deadly shooting attack last year. The court charged Youssef Samih...

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June 1, 2023

Arab League welcomes European trade union’s decision to boycott settlement goods

The League of Arab States has welcomed the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)’s decision to boycott products made in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a...

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June 1, 2023

Tunisia: Subjugating the courts is key to Saeid’s power grab

It’s been a year since President Kais Saied of Tunisia fired 57 judges and prosecutors, accusing them of financial and “moral” corruption and obstructing investigations. That day, Saied issued...

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May 31, 2023

Saudi population at 32.2m, 63% of Saudis under 30 years old - census

The population of Saudi Arabia has reached 32.2 million, 42 per cent of whom are foreign nationals, with 63 per cent of Saudis under age 30, the country’s general authority for statistics said...

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May 31, 2023

Monitoring equipment returns to only some Iran sites - IAEA reports

The UN nuclear watchdog has re-installed only some monitoring equipment originally put in place under the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers that Iran then ordered removed last year,...

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May 31, 2023

UN tries to save Black Sea grain deal with 'mutually beneficial' proposal - source

The UN has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe...

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May 31, 2023

Erdogan vows to settle EU discriminatory visa system for Turkiye

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed to settle the continued difficulties experienced by Turkish citizens in acquiring visas to the European Union and its member states, calling it...

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May 31, 2023

Qatar Prime Minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks - source

The Qatari Prime Minister held secret talks with the Supreme Leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting...

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May 31, 2023

Saudi Arabia extends ‘Makkah Route Initiative’ to Turkiye, easing pilgrimage process

Saudi Arabia has extended its ‘Makkah Route Initiative’ to Turkiye, making it easier for pilgrims from the country to plan and make their trips to the Islamic holy cities...

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