Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned “the fate of free societies” was linked to their fight against anti-Semitism, at a conference in Jerusalem, where the attendance of far-right European politicians has divided the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Gaza residents call for Hamas to withdraw from Gaza Strip
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets across northern Gaza on Tuesday in rare public protests against Hamas, calling for an end to the war with Israel and expressing mounting frustration over worsening living conditions.
The…
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Israel, European far-right politicians begin anti-Semitism meet in Jerusalem
Israel on Thursday kicked off a conference on fighting anti-Semitism, with the attendance of politicians from Europe’s far right driving division within the international Jewish community.
Among those invited to the symposium are a member of…
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Turkey escalates media crackdown over protest coverage
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul’s popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
The moves came after police…
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Three years on, families still mourn relatives drowned in Channel
Mohammed Hussein Mohammedie was just 19 when he left Iraq and attempted the perilous English Channel crossing in November 2021.
He died alongside 26 others when their dinghy sank.
His family were refugees from Iran and suffered financial hardship,…
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Turkey deports BBC reporter as detentions near 1,880 amid protest crackdown
A BBC journalist was deported as Turkish authorities widened their media crackdown, with around 250 people having been detained pending trial during protests.
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Sudan’s booming wartime gold trade flows through the UAE
Sudan’s gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to official and NGO sources.
The two-year conflict has…
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Yemen Huthis say launched missiles at Israel, US warship
The Iran-backed Huthis said Thursday they targeted an Israeli airport and army site as well as a US warship, soon after Israel reported intercepting missiles launched from Yemen.
The Huthis “targeted Ben Gurion airport… with a ballistic…
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Palestinians in Gaza act against Hamas in rare protests
The rare anti-Hamas demonstrations that took place over the past few days in Gaza took many by surprise. In fact, they were so rare and so surprising that analysts had a hard time seeing them as spontaneous or authentic, questioning…
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Bahrain to bid for UN Security Council seat: What to know
If its candidacy is successful, it would allow the Arab world’s smallest nation to have a significant say in critical decisions impacting the Middle East, particularly the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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