The Sudanese who told the world what happened in El-Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan -- "Sixteen killed." "Seven killed." "Thirty-one killed." "People are eating cowhide to survive." "The bombs are getting...
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Tunisian opponents go on collective hunger strike to support jailed figure
Tunis, Tunisia - Prominent Tunisian opposition figures including Rached Ghannouchi said Friday they would go on hunger strike in solidarity...
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14 pro-Turkish fighters killed in Syria attack by Kurdish group
Beirut, Lebanon - A Syrian Kurdish armed group attacked an area controlled by pro-Turkish fighters in rebel-held northern Syria on Monday,...
- The Kurdish Afrin Liberation Forces took advantage of factional fighting that broke out after midnight on the outskirts of Al-Bab in Aleppo province.
- With artillery support, the Kurdish group infiltrated the area, leaving "at least 14 dead" and others wounded in the attack, all pro-Turkish fighters.
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Italy to restrict migrants after record entrants from Africa
Meloni, who won the election last year on a vow to stop immigration, said Sunday the defense ministry would also...
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the cabinet would sign off on new measures on Monday, including increasing the time migrants due to be expelled from Italy.
- The time limit for detentions used to be 18 months between 2011 and 2014, before being reduced under a center-left government led by Matteo Renzi.
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UAE progresses in countering financial crimes in H1 2023, says official
ABU DHABI, UAE – Director-General of the Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (EO AMLCTF) Hamid AlZaabi...
- The UAE confiscated over US$356 million from March 2023 to mid-July 2023, thereby strengthening its financial system.
- The country continues to prioritize international cooperation to combat financial and organized crime.
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Five freed US detainees leave Iran in prisoner swap
The five, who include a businessman and a conservationist, and who left Iran on a Qatari plane accompanied by two...
- Biden also granted clemency to the five Iranian ex-detainees. The US insists Iran will only be allowed to use the money to buy food, medicine and other humanitarian goods.
- The five Americans -- all considered Iranian nationals by Tehran, which rejects dual nationality -- were released to house arrest when the deal was agreed last month.
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UN agencies warn of disease threat in Libya’s Derna city
UN agencies warned that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of...
- The massive flash flood that killed over 3,000 people and left thousands more missing came as Libya was lashed by the hurricane-strength Storm Daniel.
- “Teams from nine UN agencies have been on the ground delivering aid and support,” said the UN Support Mission in Libya.
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Israeli restrictions hinder Palestinians’ access to healthcare: World Bank
Jerusalem--Israel's restrictions and rising fiscal constraints in the Palestinian territories are severely impacting the economic conditions of Palestinians and hindering...
- The World Bank, in a report, said that Palestinian economy was performing below potential, with per capita income expected to stagnate
- The report added that the restrictions imposed by Israel often makes it hard to provide timely life-saving healthcare to Palestinians
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Middle East embraces Mandarin learning in geopolitical shift
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Middle Eastern countries are increasingly embracing the Mandarin language, extending China's soft power influence in the...
- Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab country in the Middle East, recently mandated Mandarin lessons in all public and private secondary schools, according to Saudi Gazette
- The United Arab Emirates was the first Gulf state to include Mandarin in its national education system, launching a Chinese language program in schools in 2019
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India-Middle East trade corridor hits Turkey hurdle, alternate route proposed
Ankara, Turkey - Turkey is engaged in “intensive negotiations” with regional partners to propose an alternative to the India-Middle East...
- The country has proposed $17 billion Iraq Development Road initiative which would take goods from the Grand Faw port in Iraq through 10 Iraqi provinces and into Turkey
- The project will utilize a high-speed rail and road network and is divided into three phases, with the final phase expected to be completed by 2050
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Iraq pledges to raise financial support for Kurdistan
Days after thousands of people took to the streets in the Kurdistan region over unpaid civil service salaries which they...
- Three state-banks will loan the funds and then be reimbursed by the finance ministry in Baghdad
- Baghdad has been blamed long by Iraqi Kurdistan for not sending the necessary funds to pay civil servants
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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Russia Sept 18-21: foreign ministry
Beijing, China - China's top diplomat Wang Yi will begin a four-day visit to Russia for security talks on Monday,...
- China and Russia are strategic allies, with both countries frequently touting their "no limits" partnership and economic and military cooperation
- Their ties became even closer after Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, which China has refused to criticize
The Sudanese who told the world what happened in El-Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan -- "Sixteen killed." "Seven killed." "Thirty-one killed." "People are eating cowhide to survive." "The bombs are getting...
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Pakistan warns will ‘avenge’ deaths from Indian strikes
India's army said it destroyed nine "terrorist camps" in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday, two weeks after New...
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Yemen’s Huthis to keep attacking Israeli ships despite US deal
Yemen's Huthi rebels will continue targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, an official told AFP on Wednesday, despite a...
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Syrian leader meets Emmanuel Macron in first European visit
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday met French leader Emmanuel Macron on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime...
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India and Pakistan: a history of armed conflict over Kashmir
New Delhi, India - India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier in Kashmir on Wednesday in a...
- India and Pakistan have fought multiple wars over Kashmir since Partition in 1947
- Ceasefire violations, insurgency, and major clashes like Kargil have marked decades of conflict.
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India launches strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad vows to ‘settle the score’
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of launching the strikes to "shore up" his...
- New Delhi announced it had carried out "precision strikes at terrorist camps" at nine sites in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Punjab state
- The Indian army said "justice is served", with New Delhi adding that its actions "have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature."
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Turkey, Israel must ease tensions in Syria: analysts
Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears...
- Over the past week, Israel has struck deep inside Syria, with unconfirmed reports suggesting Turkish and Israeli warplanes had a close encounter over the weekend
- The reports - officially denied by Israel - sparked alarm over the possible consequences of any confrontation in Syria, where Turkey is looking to expand its military footprint