The world is entering an era of “global water bankruptcy” with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.
It argues that decades of overuse, pollution,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Voice of Hind Rajab director made film ‘to bear witness’ and ‘not feel helpless’
Paul GlynnCulture reporter
WillaMotaz Malhees stars in the film which places the late Hind Rajab front and centre “They’re shooting at me. Please come get me. I’m scared.”
When filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania first heard the emergency phone call…
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Trump says ‘we think we know’ location of Ran Gvili, the last hostage in Gaza
Parents of slain policeman: US president’s remarks show Hamas ‘deliberately violated’ ceasefire by not returning all captives; Trump suggests his Board of Peace ‘might’ replace UN
The post Trump says ‘we think we know’ location of Ran Gvili,…
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Trump says ‘you got to let the UN continue’ when asked about so-called ‘Board of Peace’
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday “you got to let the U.N. continue” when asked about his plans for a so-called “Board of Peace” that has alarmed international…
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Trump praises Sharaa as SDF reaches ceasefire, Damascus takes over ISIS camp
The Trump administration’s Syria envoy said Tuesday that Washington believed Damascus could handle the country’s continued fight against ISIS, signaling a major shift in the US’ policy toward Kurdish forces.
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Trump praises Syria's Sharaa after truce reached with SDF
The Trump administration’s Syria envoy said Tuesday that Washington believed Damascus could handle the country’s continued fight against ISIS, signaling a major shift in the US’ policy toward Kurdish forces.
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Standoff with Iran over inspections cannot go on forever, IAEA chief says
By Dave Graham and Francois Murphy
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The standoff with Iran over accounting for its stock of highly enriched uranium and inspecting nuclear facilities bombed by the United States and Israel cannot go on…
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Iran protest crackdown latest developments
Iran has been pressing ahead with arrests following a wave of protests, according to local media and monitors, as the country faces international pressure over a crackdown rights groups said led to thousands of deaths under cover of ongoing…
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Iran ramps up crackdown, vows 'to cut off hand' that threatens Khamenei
Iran doubled down on the narrative that the protesters were “Israel-linked mercenaries,” as international calls grew for the regime’s accountability after its bloody crackdown on the unrest.
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Turkish Muslim student under fire for labeling self Zionist
“There is a warrant out for my arrest,” Turkish Muslim student Türkü Avci told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Aspiring-journalist Avci moved to Israel from Turkey five years ago to study at Hebrew University. Last week, Instagram influencer…
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