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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:03:21 +0000Turkey's Relations With Egypt Could be on The Mend After 7 Years
As Egypt celebrates its Liberation Day on Friday, an expert says the country's relations with Turkey were on the path of normalization after more than seven years of estrangement...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:53:31 +0000Can Peace Negotiations Re-start Now Netanyahu is Out of The Way?
With the swearing-in of Israel’s new coalition government that ended the 12-year tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attention has now been drawn to the possibility of reviving the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that have been halted sin...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:42:10 +0000Two Trump-era Rules on Asylum Seekers Scrapped But Not Everyone is Happy!
The Justice Department has vacated two Trump-era rules barring victims of domestic and gang violence asylum in the United States as the Biden administration continues to undo its predecessor's immigration policies...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:29:19 +0000Hong Kong Police Raid Apple Daily, Arrests Pro-democracy Journalists
Police in Hong Kong raided the headquarters of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday, arresting five directors suspected of violating a controversial national security law for publishing articles urging foreign nations to impose sanctions o...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:54:08 +0000Palestinians Protest at The Israeli Flag March in Jerusalem
Palestinian groups have hailed unity in confronting a march by Israeli extremists through the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, which has become the latest lightning rod in the Middle East conflict...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:45:23 +0000License to Kill! Texas Permits a Free-for-All Right to Carry Guns, Public Are Livid
A chorus of opposition to a new law allowing people in Texas to possess and carry firearms in public without a permit has gathered more voices, with a Democratic Congresswoman saying Governor Greg Abbott “has chosen to betray the victims of gun vio...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:36:20 +0000Palestinian Teen Shot in The Head Dies in Beita Town
Israeli occupation forces have shed the blood of yet another Palestinian youth. The teenage boy has succumbed to gunshot wounds he received as an Israeli soldier shot him in the head in the West Bank town of Beita...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:20:54 +0000The Houthi Siege of Taiz Path Must End For a Peace Deal
Yemen human rights activists, politicians, journalists, and residents of Taiz have demanded that government and international mediators include the lifting of the city’s siege by Iran-backed Houthis in any peace initiative to end the war in the cou...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:07:34 +0000Hamas Chief in Rabat, Meets Moroccan Premier El Othmani
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh met Wednesday with Moroccan Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani and officials from the ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD)...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:46:26 +0000'You Never Ask a Positive Question': Biden's Bad Day With The Press!
Joe Biden was condemned for taking pre-approved questions from journalists during his Geneva summit with Vladimir Putin - then moaning at a journalist for 'never asking a positive question...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:05:46 +0000Keeping Taps! The UN Has 3,830 Files of Human Rights Abuses in North Korea
The United Nations has a record of more than 3,830 files of North Korea-related human rights violations and is maintaining an electronic archive for future legal reference...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:57:24 +0000The G7 is a Waste of Time. Why?
The latest G-7 summit was a waste of resources. If it had to be held at all, it should have been conducted online, saving time, logistical costs, and airplane emissions...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:50:53 +0000US-Russian Summit Ends on Top Note But Biden is Still Reserved
U.S. President Joe Biden said his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin showed the prospect for the two countries' relationship to "significantly improve," but warned against cyberattacks and violations of human rights...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:38:09 +0000Khamenei Appeals For Top Participation in The Iran Elections
Ahead of presidential vote this week, Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to people for maximum participation...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:29:59 +0000Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Palestinian Youth in The Head
A Palestinian youth was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday in the northern West Bank, a witness said...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:17:16 +0000New Cabinet in Lebanon. No Chance!
Efforts to form a government and end the political stalemate gripping Lebanon reached a dead-end on Wednesday amid heated exchanges between President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri...
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:53:33 +0000Jordan Police Arrests Expelled MP Osama Al-Ajarmeh
A Jordanian MP expelled from parliament for inciting riots, has been arrested Jordan News Agency reported on Wednesday...
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 22:29:07 +0000Protests in Tunisia Erupt Again Against Police Violence
Protests have erupted in Tunisia’s capital Tripoli against police violence.
The demonstrations, which have now spread to different parts of the city, point to a failure in the revolution that occurred more than a decade ago to reform the police an...
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 22:23:10 +0000“Death to Arabs:” Israeli March Incites Violence in Palestine
Angered that May’s Flag March was diverted from Muslim neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, right-wing Israelis staged a march on Tuesday, causing the first major challenge for the new government in Jerusalem...
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 22:10:43 +0000What’s Behind Lebanon's Latest Oil and Electricity Crisis
As Lebanon experiences an electricity crisis, itself the result of a wider oil crisis, political failure continues in the country ravaged by a financial crisis that began in 2019...