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Video|Gaza to Melbourne: Palestinians worldwide launch music video, ‘A Lover from Palestine’
Music

Video|Gaza to Melbourne: Palestinians worldwide launch music video, ‘A Lover from Palestine’

Palestinians everywhere celebrated as the new song “Ashiq min Filastin” (A Lover from Palestine) was released on August 16 by…
Russian army patrol rebel enclave in Syria to avert offensive, sources say
Middle East

Russian army patrol rebel enclave in Syria to avert offensive, sources say

AMMAN, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Russian forces moved into an opposition enclave in the Syrian city of Deraa on Tuesday…
The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
Middle East

The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts

The latest war between Hamas and Israel followed a familiar – and troubling – pattern: Palestinian rocket fire, devastating Israeli…
Saudi Arabia allows entry of fully vaccinated Egyptian expats despite travel ban
Egypt

Saudi Arabia allows entry of fully vaccinated Egyptian expats despite travel ban

Saudi Arabia announced that it will now allow fully vaccinated expatriates to enter the Kingdom from countries facing a travel…
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Middle East

Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms

Aug 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden said US troops in Afghanistan faced mounting danger as they pushed to…
Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit
Middle East

Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit

BAGHDAD, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran’s Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with…
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
Middle East

Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, with the foreign minister citing…
Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
Middle East

Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions…
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
Middle East

Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions

The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave…
Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall
Middle East

Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall

ISTANBUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Turkey’s tourist sector is pinning its hopes on Britain removing it from a COVID-19 travel…
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