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August 3, 2023

Number of hungry in Sudan rises above 20m

The estimated number of people facing acute food insecurity in Sudan has risen faster than expected to 20.3 million, or 42 per cent of the population, as a conflict...

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August 3, 2023

Three years since port blast, Lebanon’s fire-fighters grind on as challenges pile up

For nearly three years now, 10 portraits on the outer wall of a Beirut fire station have honoured its fire-fighters killed in the explosion at the city’s port, Reuters...

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August 3, 2023

Israel’s High Court dismisses petition to evacuate illegal Homesh outpost in West Bank

The appeal against the illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh, urging its evacuation to allow Palestinian landowners access to their land, was dismissed by Israel’s High Court of Justice....

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August 3, 2023

Beirut port blast: three years on, victims still await accountability

Lebanon, on Friday, marks the third anniversary of the Beirut port explosion which killed at least 220 people, wounded thousands and damaged swathes of the city. Despite the devastation,...

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August 3, 2023

From kofte to sarma, Iraqi chef offers Turkiye cuisine to locals

A young chef in Iraq’s Kirkuk region offers Turkish cuisine to locals at a counter she has set up at a market, Anadolu Agency reports. Sara Sabah told Anadolu...

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August 3, 2023

Time, place of meeting of Russia, Turkiye presidents to be set via diplomatic channels: Kremlin

The details of a meeting between the Russian and Turkish presidents, including the time, place and date, will be coordinated via diplomatic channels, a Kremlin spokesman said Thursday, Anadolu...

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August 3, 2023

Sistani sends letter to Pope, calls for inter-faith respect

Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has sent a letter to Pope Francis calling for peaceful co-existence and respect among followers of all faiths, and calling for concerted efforts...

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August 3, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reaffirm their sovereignty over disputed gas field

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have reaffirmed that they have joint sovereignty over the disputed Dorra gas field in the Gulf, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. The claim was...

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August 3, 2023

Rights groups urge 'independent, impartial’ probe into Greek migrant shipwreck

Human rights groups, on Thursday, underlined the need for an “independent and impartial investigation” into a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Greece in June that left more than...

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August 3, 2023

Somalia suspends Chairwoman of National Athletics Federation

The Somali Olympic Committee announced, Wednesday, that it has suspended the Chairwoman of the Somali Athletics Federation for selecting an “unskilled” female athlete to represent the country at the...

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