French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday stressed the urgent need to open all humanitarian aid crossings into Gaza, calling it a “vital necessity” for the civilian population, as the humanitarian crisis in…
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Netanyahu’s party steps up pressure for Shin Bet head to go – Middle East Monitor
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party today accused the head of the domestic intelligence agency of turning parts of the service into “a private militia of the Deep State” and called for him to…
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UK sanctions Swedish criminal network over Iran-backed plots in Europe – Middle East Monitor
The British government yesterday sanctioned what it said was a Swedish-based criminal network and its leader, citing the group’s role in attacks carried out on behalf of Iran against Israeli and Jewish targets…
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Maldives bans Israeli passport holders in response to Gaza war – Middle East Monitor
The Maldives will no longer allow entry to Israeli passport holders, President Mohamed Muizzu announced on Tuesday, citing the country’s opposition to Israel’s brutal military campaign in Gaza, Anadolu Agency…
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Jordan says it thwarts plot that threatened national security | News
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Sixteen arrested as authorities say they have foiled a plot that involved explosives and a drone factory.
Jordan says it has arrested 16 people, thwarting a plot that threatened national security, involving manufacturing and…
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‘We just ran’: survivors recount escape from famine-hit Sudan camp
Amna Hussein didn’t stop when the bullet hit her hand. She kept on running as paramilitaries attacked Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s western Darfur region in the dead of night.
“They entered Zamzam and started shooting at us,” she told AFP in…
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EU, UK boost aid for Sudan at London conference – Middle East Monitor
The European Union and Britain today pledged to increase aid for Sudan, ahead of a conference in London marking the second anniversary of a conflict that has displaced millions and devastated the country.
Britain said…
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Lebanon’s Aoun visits Doha as Qatar, France send military support
President Joseph Aoun’s trip to Qatar comes on the heels of his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s envoy in Beirut.
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Sudanese asylum seekers abused in Israeli detention facility used for Palestinians – Middle East Monitor
Two Sudanese asylum seekers have claimed that they were blindfolded, handcuffed and threatened while being held incommunicado by the Israeli military for two weeks. The men said that were only allowed to shower once…
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US employers abandoned their DEI commitments long before Trump took office | Islamophobia
In the few months since President Donald Trump took office, the campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies has expanded at an unprecedented scale. Civilian and military officials have been removed from their positions with…
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