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February 8, 2023

Panama to allow Iran naval vessels to sail through Panama Canal, despite US opposition

Panamanian authorities are set to let Iranian naval ships sail through the Panama Canal, despite concerns expressed by the United States against it. Following reports that Tehran was sending...

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February 8, 2023

Erdogan faces crescendo of criticism over quake response

Criticism of Turkiye’s earthquake response mounted on Wednesday, with the political opposition and people in the disaster zone accusing the government of a tardy and inadequate relief effort, Reuters...

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February 8, 2023

In black body bags, Syrians in Turkiye make final journey home

They arrived at the border in taxis, run-down vans and in piles atop flatbed trucks: black body bags carrying Syrian refugees killed by the earthquake in Turkiye, now being...

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February 8, 2023

We fled war to die in an earthquake, says Iraqi woman mourning family in Turkiye

Six years ago, Rehab Talal and her family fled the Daesh-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq seeking shelter in Turkiye, but seven members of her family died, including...

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February 8, 2023

Israel: hundreds of soldiers and reservists protest against Netanyahu's legal reforms

Hundreds of serving soldiers and reservists have set off on a protest march in Israel in protest against the judicial reforms proposed by the far-right government of Prime Minister...

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February 8, 2023

Stranded at an airport for 7 months: MEMO in conversation with Hassan Al Kontar

Having fled Syria to avoid military service, Hassan found himself living the life of Tom Hank's character in The Terminal with no country willing to give him refuge...

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February 8, 2023

Egypt sentences man to death, 11 others to life on terror charges

The First Terrorism Circuit at Egypt’s State Security Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a man to death by hanging, and 11 others to life imprisonment, three defendants to 15 years...

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February 8, 2023

Israel considers using Ronaldo to promote normalisation with Saudi Arabia

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is considering the idea of recruiting Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo as part of efforts to promote normalisation with Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo plays for Al-Nassr Football...

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February 8, 2023

Israel rejects Eritrean asylum seekers at risk of further torture

An Israeli tribunal judge ruled, for the first-time last week, that the criteria set by the government for approving asylum requests from Eritreans are in accordance with the state’s...

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February 8, 2023

UK: event in parliament cancelled after complaints about anti-Palestinian racism

An event in the Houses of Parliament in London was cancelled yesterday after concerns were raised about the anti-Palestinian racism of the pro-Israel speakers. Notorious anti-Palestinian lobby group StandWithUs...

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