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March 13, 2023

Egypt systematically refusing to provide or renew ID for dissidents, says HRW

The Egyptian authorities’ systematic refusal to provide or renew identity documents for dissidents, journalists and human rights activists aims to pressure them to return to “near-certain persecution”, Human Rights...

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March 12, 2023

European investigators allowed to attend Lebanon's Salameh hearing

European investigators returning to Beirut will be permitted to attend a Lebanese judge’s questioning of central bank governor Riad Salameh, two sources said on Sunday, as Lebanon and several...

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March 12, 2023

Iran to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia

Iran has reached a deal to buy advanced Su-35 fighter planes from Russia, Iranian state media said on Saturday, expanding a relationship that has seen Iranian-built drones used in...

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March 12, 2023

US urges Libyan rivals to respond to UN envoy’s initiative for elections

US Special Envoy for Libya, Richard Norland, has called on Libya’s rivals to respond to an initiative floated by UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily to break political stalemate in the...

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March 12, 2023

Iran upholds death sentence of Swedish-Iranian Arab dissident

Iran’s supreme court has upheld the death sentence handed down to a Swedish Iranian dual national convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks including one on...

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March 12, 2023

Iran says initial deal reached with US for prisoner swap

Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, adding that he hoped the exchange would...

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March 12, 2023

Israel stocks drop on SVB failure as government vows aid for tech firms

Israeli shares slid more than 2.5% on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on Sunday led by financial firms following the failure of SVB Financial Group SIVB.O late last...

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March 12, 2023

Anti-government protests resume in Israel for 10th straight week

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing policies and a plan that would restrict the powers of the judiciary,...

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March 12, 2023

Iraqi border authority seizes more than 3 million Captagon pills

The Iraqi border authority said Saturday that it seized more than 3 million Captagon pills in Anbar province in western Iraq, Anadolu reports. It said the drugs, hidden within...

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March 12, 2023

Turkiye supports extending Black Sea grain deal, says defense minister

Turkiye hopes that the Black Sea grain deal, which is set to expire on March 18, will be extended, the country’s defense minister said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. “Both...

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