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Tunisias biggest political party urges dialogue to resolve political crisis Tunisian police stand guard outside the parliament in Tunis on July 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Tunisias biggest political party, Ennahda, has called for national dialogue to get the country out of the political crisis sparked by the presidents dismissals of the government and parliament.
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Hezbollah, Amal Movement demand quick govt. formation to address Lebanon crisis Lebanons ex-Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) greets his successor Najib Mikati in Beirut, Lebanon July 25, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Lebanons Hezbollah resistance movement and the Amal movement have called on new Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati to swiftly form a cabinet so as to... |
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More than 60 perish as blaze devours hospital in S Iraq: Reports Frame grab from footage captured by bystanders shows a raging blaze that was reported by Iraqi media outlets on July 13, 2021 at a training hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.
Raging fire has engulfed a training hospital in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, reportedly killing scores... |
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Haitian President Moise assassinated at his private residence In this file photo taken on April 20, 2016, then Haitian presidential candidate Jovenel Moise arrives at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. (By AFP)
Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated at his private residence.
Gunmen, including some speaking Spanish, stormed the private... |
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Lawsuit seeking truth on Saudi role in 9/11 hitting critical moment as families push for answers In this AFP file photo taken on September 11, 2019 former US President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld attend a ceremony to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks,at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Pressure is building on courts as families of the 9/11 victims demand answers... |
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Major US bases hit in W Iraq, E Syria; Many Americans wounded at Iraqi base The photo shows smoke blowing from the US-run Ain al-Assad airbase in Iraq on July 7, 2021.
Two major US bases in western Iraq and on the other side of the border in eastern Syria have come under simultaneous attacks, with the attack on the Iraq-based outpost reportedly wounding many American personnel... |
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France investigating slavery claims against Saudi prince The file image shows the city hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb west of Paris where Saudi prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdallah Al Saud owns a luxurious apartment.
French prosecutors have been probing complaints filed by seven employees against a Saudi prince that accuse him of keeping them in a... |
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Passenger plane carrying 28 crashes in Russias Far East This handout photograph, released by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on July 6, 2021, shows Russian An-26 aircraft with the tail number RA-26085 on the apron at the airport of Patropavlovsk-Kamchatckiy. (Via AFP)
A Russian plane carrying 28 people has crashed into the sea off Kamchatka Peninsula... |
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Hackers behind US IT company attack demand $70mn in ransom to decrypt locked systems Network cables are seen going into a server in an office building in Washington, DC. A ransomware attack launched hours before the US Independence Day holiday weekend affected American businesses, researchers said on July 3, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A hacking group behind the recent attack against the... |
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Bolivias ex-presidet Anez facing charges of genocide Bolivias former interim president Jeanine Anez (File photo)
Bolivias former interim president Jeanine Anez is facing new charges of genocide, allegedly committed during mass protests against a coup detat, two years ago.
The Prosecutors Office publicly announced on Monday that it had admitted... |
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Russia to respond harshly to any unfriendly US action US President Joe Biden (R) talks to Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to the US-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says any US attempt to hold talks with Russia from "a position of strength" is... |
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UN urged to ask Saudi Arabia to show proof detained Princess Basmah is alive This file picture shows Saudi Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, the United States, on April 12, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
Representatives of the family of a prominent Saudi princess jailed for more than two years have filed an appeal with the... |
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Hamas: Participation of Arab states alongside Israel in NATO drill betrayal of Palestinian cause US army servicemen take part in the Sea Breeze drill at the shooting range in the Kherson region of Ukraine on July 2, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement has denounced the participation of four Arab countries alongside Israel in a US-led NATO war game, describing it as a... |
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UKs Boris Johnson says COVID restrictions could ease later this month Access to the comments Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual press conference, London, June 14, 2021. - Copyright JONATHAN BUCKMASTER / POOL / AFP
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the government could fully lift restrictions, including social distancing... |
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US Embassy in Baghdad targeted in multiple drone attacks File photo shows the perimeter wall surrounding the United States Embassy in Baghdad.
Reports say several drones have targeted the United States Embassy in Baghdad, with the weapon systems set up to fortify the facility firing at least four times to try to down the aircraft.
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US military presence in Iraq is mere occupation: Nasrallah The secretary-general of Hezbollah said that the US military presence in Iraq is mere occupation despite Washingtons claim of having the Iraqi approval, adding that US was forced out of Afghanistan without achieving anything.
Hezbollah leader focused his speech during the opening session of the conference... |
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China: US itself top threat to global cybersecurity The photo shows Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin during a press conference in Beijing, July 5, 2021.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry official has called on the international community to jointly expose attempts by the United States to jeopardize global cybersecurity.
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UNICEF warns six million Yemeni children at risk of losing education amid Saudi war The photo shows a 12-year-old boy cutting iron in a workshop in the southern Yemeni city of Taizz in September 2020. (Photo by UNICEF)
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) says education of children in Yemen has become one of the greatest casualties of the destructive Saudi-led military campaign... |
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New task force investigates evidence of human rights violations in coup-hit Myanmar Riot police arrest anti-coup protesters on February 27, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar.
A new task force has been launched to gather evidence of human rights violations in Myanmar and report them to the United Nations, several months after the military took power and plunged the country into chaos.
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Dominic Cummings: Boris Johnson admits its ludicrous hes PM Dominic Cummings (L) appears to be intent on destroying the reputation and career of his former boss Boris Johnson
Boris Johnsons former chief strategist, Dominic Cummings, has launched yet another attack on his old boss by dismissing him as a natural liar who dislikes hard work.
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MSF denounces Italy for seizing French charitys rescue vessel The file photo shows the "Geo Barents" ship, which belongs to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders, which is known by its French acronym as MSF, has lambasted Italy for the "politically-motivated" seizure of the MSF vessel that rescued hundreds of migrants... |
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Russia reports 24,353 new COVID-19 cases, showing slight fall compared to previous day A healthcare worker holds a vial with the one-dose Russias Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Sokolniki park in Moscow on July 2, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has reported 24,353 new COVID-19 cases, including 6,557 in Moscow, showing slight decrease in the virus cases after registering... |
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Rockets hit Ain al-Asad military base housing US forces in western Iraq; no casualties reported US soldiers stand at the site of a retaliatory missile strike by Iran at Ain al-Asad Airbase in Anbar, western Iraq, on January 13, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
An airbase in Iraqs western province of Anbar, where American military forces and trainers are stationed, has reportedly come under attack by... |
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Heavily-armed assailants kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria Nigerian soldiers and police officers stand at the entrance of a school in Mando, Kaduna state, on March 12, 2021, after a kidnapping. (Photo by AFP)
Unknown gunmen have attacked a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped 140 students, the latest in a series of mass abductions targeting... |
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25 killed as Myanmar junta raids town to push back armed fighters Myanmars military forces patrol a street in Taunggyi in Shan state, during a crackdown on protests against the military coup. (Photo by AFP)
More than two dozen anti-junta fighters have been killed in a confrontation with military forces at a central town in Myanmar, as people increasingly take up... |
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Azerbaijan insists Caspian gas platforms safe amid reports of blasts, fire The fire was visible from the coast of Azerbaijan. (Via IRNA)
A huge fire has erupted off the Caspian Sea coast of Azerbaijan, where the Central Asian nation operates vast offshore oil and gas fields, amid conflicting reports of blasts and official insistence that "no incidents" have occurred at the... |
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Venezuela to give COVAX ultimatum to deliver coronavirus vaccines Handout file photo released by the Venezuelan presidency shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA) Summit at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, on June 24, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
President Nicolas Maduro has instructed government... |
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Islamic Jihad lambastes traitorous UAE for granting citizenship to 5,000 Israelis This handout image provided by United Arab Emirates News Agency (WAM) on June 29, 2021 shows UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (R) meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in Abu Dhabi. (Via AFP)
The Palestinian resistance movement, Islamic Jihad, has condemned... |
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In a first, Moroccan military aircraft touches down in Israel for drill A Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 plane comes in for a landing in an undated photograph. (File Photo by CC BY-SA 2.0)
A Moroccan military aircraft has for the first time touched down in Israel, reportedly to take part in a multilateral drill this week, signaling Rabats interest in bolstering military... |
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PM to confirm 19 July end to Covid rules in UK despite scientists warnings Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L), wearing a face covering, observes as a woman prepares to receive a dose of a coronavirus vaccine, during his visit to a Covid-19 vaccination center temporarily set up at StoneX Stadium, home of English rugby union club Saracens, in north London, on June 21,... |
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