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December 30, 2022

Iran holds joint military drills in the Gulf- state media

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported. The drills involve submarines and drones...

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December 30, 2022

'Defend women's rights to boxing', Palestinians say

Gaza has seen an increase in the number of girls being taking part in boxing training but the siege and economic situation mean they cannot complete in international competitions...

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December 30, 2022

2022 saw highest number of journalist deaths in the past four years, RSF reveals

Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed across the world over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to a report published by Reporters...

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December 30, 2022

PA urges int’l community to boycott Israel’s new far-right gov’t

The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday called for an international boycott of Israel’s new far-right coalition government, which it says poses “an existential threat to the Palestinian people.” “The State...

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December 30, 2022

Labour union seeks to 'save Tunisia from collapse’

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) yesterday announced that it “will present an initiative to save the country from collapse in cooperation with the components of civil society, away...

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December 30, 2022

New Israeli government: Far-right or Racist?

Hanukkah 2022 will be remembered as the holiday when Israeli voters snuffed the Menorah candles and welcomed darkness by electing a refurbished Jewish version of the Taliban government. Tel...

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December 30, 2022

Is MBS quietly overcoming the stain of Khashoggi’s murder?

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (aka MBS), the de-facto ruler of the largest Gulf country, was accused of ordering the brutal 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, his ambitious plans to revolutionise...

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December 30, 2022

Over 100 ex-Israel diplomats fear Netanyahu gov’t will harm foreign ties

Former ambassadors to France, India and Turkiye, expressed "profound concern at the serious damage to Israel's foreign relations....

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December 30, 2022

Partition, regime change, and geopolitical rivalry: What does 2023 hold for the Middle East?

As the year of 2022 comes to an end, the usual spate of predictions for the incoming year are espoused by many. That includes, it seems, Russia’s Security Council...

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December 30, 2022

EU to probe UAE involvement in corruption cases

The European Union Parliament has opened an official investigation into corruption cases and suspicions involving senior officials from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to launch a smear campaign against...

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