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Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:24:29 +0000
Israel Reports Increase in COVID-19 Cases
Israel is facing a fresh surge of coronavirus cases leading to calls for teenagers to be given jabs as even the fully vaccinated are catching the Delta variant of the virus...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:59:52 +0000
Dozens of Iran-linked News Websites Seized in the US
U.S. authorities have seized Iran-connected news websites that the Justice Department said were spreading disinformation within the United States...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:46:29 +0000
Philippines President: "You Choose, Vaccine, or I Will Have You Jailed"
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail anyone who refuses to be vaccinated for the coronavirus as the nation battles one of Asia's worst outbreaks...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:38:54 +0000
Report Claims Khashoggi Murderers Received Paramilitary Training in the US
Four Saudi operatives who were part of a hit team that murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training from a private US company approved by the State Department, according to a report published Tuesday...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:31:58 +0000
China Pressured to Allow UN Rights Chief Access to Xinjiang
Member countries of the UN Human Rights Council led by Canada urged China on Tuesday to allow rights chief Michelle Bachelet to immediately access the country’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region while also criticizing the erosion of rights in Hong Kong an...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:27:38 +0000
EU Warns Libya of Harsh Sanctions Over Political Gridlock
The EU has warned that any country or group that delays Libya’s planned elections on Dec. 24 this year will face harsh sanctions...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:12:41 +0000
Libya Releases 90 Detained Egyptians
Ninety Egyptians who had been detained at the headquarters of illegal immigration in Tripoli since last Friday have been released, said the head of Egypt’s Diplomatic Mission in Libya’s capital...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:44:57 +0000
Russian Leader Warns of New Arms Race in Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of the risk of a new arms race in Europe amid a “degrading” security situation in the continent...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:26:15 +0000
Hong Kong’s Leader Justifies Arrest of Apple Daily and Next Digital Journalists
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam says a tabloid whose office was raided by police last week was not providing journalistic work and was endangering national security...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:56:59 +0000
Dozens of Houthi Rebels Killed in Yemen's Marib
Yemeni army said late Monday it has killed 26 Houthi rebels in the country's central province of Marib...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:45:04 +0000
US Spokeswoman Calls on Iran to Release Political Prisoners
The US vowed on Monday to hold recently-elected Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi accountable for potential human rights violations "on his watch" as indirect negotiations continue regarding Tehran's nuclear program...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:49:43 +0000
Can Berri’s Initiative on Govt Formation Save Lebanon?
Speaker Nabih Berri said his initiative to ease the government formation “still stands” despite the newly “fabricated" political tension aimed at foiling his move, Al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:44:01 +0000
Jordan Positive PCR Tests Hit 2%
COVID-19 killed nine people in Jordan in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 9,671, and a total of 520 cases were recorded, pushing the caseload to some 747,000, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:33:25 +0000
Bassem Awadallah, Sharif Hassan Plead Not Guilty in Sedition Charges
Former minister Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan Bin Zeid on Monday pleaded not guilty to the charges of sedition and plotting incitement acts against the regime during their opening trial at the State Security Court (SSC)...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:55:02 +0000
Israeli Police Use 'Systemic' Torture Against Palestinians
Palestinian bystanders, protesters, minors, and attorneys were subjected to 'systemic' torture in an Israeli police station in Nazareth, a new report reveals...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:32:52 +0000
US to Withdraw Its Missile Systems out of the Middle East
The Pentagon’s reduction of US troops and military hardware in the Middle East shows a reorientation of the Biden administration’s priorities in the region...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:18:58 +0000
Kim Jong Un's Sister: US Had Hope for Dialogue With North Korea
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Tuesday that the United States has misinterpreted recent signs that Pyongyang is seeking dialogue with Washington...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:04:49 +0000
US Plans to Donate 55 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
The Biden administration on Monday said it will distribute 55 million of its promised 80 million doses from the United States' COVID-19 vaccine supply to an international consortium that works with poor countries and targeted regional allies...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:51:14 +0000
Aboul Gheit: Arab League Should Intervene in Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam Issue
Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the role of the league in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue is not new and that Ethiopia claims there is an Arab-African clash over the matter...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:46:20 +0000
Myanmar’s Junta Face New Sanctions by EU, UK
The European Union (EU) and Britain have tightened sanctions on Myanmar’s military, as the Southeast Asian country stands on the brink of a civil war four months after a coup d'état...



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