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Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:55:25 +0000
Gaza fisherman are happy they can fix their boats
Wearing sky blue overalls near Gaza's port, technician Mohammed Jerboa celebrates the chance to finally repair fishing boats after a 15-year Israeli ban on vital materials...

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 06:18:49 +0000
2 killed in rare protest in Sweida
ALBAWABA - Two people, including one policemen, were reportedly killed in protests, which are continuing in the southern Syrian governorate of Sweida...

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:30:45 +0000
Why can't Lebanon choose a president?
ALBAWABA - There is little sign that Lebanese lawmakers will pick a president to rule their country in the near future...

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 09:41:18 +0000
Iran 'morality police' dismantled - Attorney-General
ALBAWABA - Iran dismantled its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Masha Amini for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, Iran International reported...

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 07:16:38 +0000
Bahrainis protest Israeli president's visit
ALBAWABA - Bahrainis have taken to the streets, protesting against a planned visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog...

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:52:35 +0000
EU demands probe into Israeli army killing of Palestinians
The European Union demanded an investigation into the killing of Palestinian civilians by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank...

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:08:58 +0000
Israel bombs Gaza sites
The Israeli army bombed two sites Sunday belonging to the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip with no casualties reported, according to an Israeli official...

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 08:25:36 +0000
Is Iran about to ditch the Hijab?
ALBAWABA - Iran's mandatory Hijab may soon end. At present Iran's parliament, its judiciary and the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution are looking at ways of modifying the compulsory wearing of the Hijab...

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 07:30:20 +0000
Netanyahu tells Lapid not to call on Israel's army to rebel against him
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the actions of outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday, claiming he is trying to convince army officers to rise up against the government...

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 06:31:12 +0000
Social media: A dangerous addiction!
Do social media platforms pose a real threat to societies? Can we compare what is happening on social media platforms to providing a dangerous firearm to unqualified and undisciplined individuals, then letting them run around in the streets, where th...

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 07:47:18 +0000
ISIS faces crisis after death of its leader
The death of the Islamic State group's second leader in under a year shows the once powerful jihadists have lost their ability to operate a global network from Syria, analysts say...

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 07:34:09 +0000
Washington slaps more sanctions on Hezbollah
 The administration of President Joe Biden on Thursday imposed sanctions on accountants, their firms and an arms facilitator accused of working for the Iran-back, Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorist organization...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:28:29 +0000
50 million people live in modern-day slavery
The latest global estimates indicate that 50 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on the occasion of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:38:42 +0000
Lebanese MPs again fail to pick president
ALBAWABA - Lebanese deputies failed to pick a president for the republic in a meeting on Thursday, the eighth botched parliamentary session of its kind...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:23:47 +0000
Israel president to kickstart Gulf tour amid safety concerns
ALBAWABA - Israeli President Isaac Herzog is embarking on a two-nation Gulf Arab tour, which will take him to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:57:41 +0000
UAE feels quake in southern Iran
ALBAWABA - A strong quake that jolted southern Iran late Wednesday was felt across the Persian Gulf in in the United Arab Emirates, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:34:39 +0000
How do you fight digital violence against journalists?
The Salam@ programme for digital safety, in partnership with the Information and Research Centre of the King Hussein Foundation (IRC-KHF), on Wednesday launched the first “Jordanian Network to Combat Digital Violence Against Female Journa...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:38:14 +0000
6 million face starvation in Afghanistan
ALBAWABA - The United Nations warned that 6 million people in Afghanistan face emergency level of food insecurity amid shortage of sufficient humanitarian assistance due to a lack of funding...

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:27:44 +0000
Iran upholds death penalty for 4 men accused of spying for Israel
Iran’s apex court has upheld the death penalty for four people accused of working for Israel’s intelligence agency, the judiciary said on Wednesday...

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:42:55 +0000
Arab homosexuals fear backlash after World Cup
ALBAWABA - With rainbow flags and "OneLove" armbands, World Cup fans have been protesting against host Qatar's anti-LGBTQ stances, but many Arab homosexuals fear that the Western solidarity may do them more harm than good...



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