LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached “unimaginable levels”, Britain, Canada, Australia and several of their European allies said on Tuesday, calling on Israel to allow unrestricted aid into the war-torn…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanese craftsman keeps up tradition of tarboosh hat-making
Nestled among shops in a bustling market in north Lebanon’s Tripoli, Mohammed al-Shaar is at his workshop making traditional tarboosh hats, keeping up a family craft despite dwindling demand.
With a thimble on one finger, Shaar, 38, cuts, sews and…
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Gaza malnutrition death toll rises as Israeli attacks kill at least 67 | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A six-year-old Palestinian boy and a 30-year-old man have died from malnutrition, the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza has said, as hunger-related deaths climb and Israeli bombardment continues across the besieged territory.
The deaths of Wissam…
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Kurds, Damascus resume talks as Syria, Jordan FMs meet US envoy in Amman
The meeting aims to address growing unrest and political demands amid Syria’s fragile efforts to rebuild.
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How a student’s death in Mexico raises questions about police violence | Police News
A tradition of protest
Mactumatza, the school Vasquez attended, is located on the outskirts of the city, not far from the highway where he died.
It is part of a nationwide network of government-funded normal schools, also known as teacher…
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Turkey detains 30 as government crackdown on opposition deepens: What to know
Detainees include officials from Istanbul and Antalya municipalities and their family members as part of an ongoing corruption investigation into the Republican People’s Party (CHP) that critics say is politically motivated.
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The US is “active in protecting Israeli officials” from “any accountability”
Wadie Said, a professor of law at University of Colorado, explains how the US is shielding Israel from being held accountable for the crimes it's accused of committing in Gaza.
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Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s ‘starvation and ethnic cleansing’ policy in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday denounced Israel’s plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, accusing it of systematically starving the territory’s population and engaging in ethnic cleansing, Anadolu reports.
In a statement…
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Israel believes “any journalist reporting on Gaza” must be Hamas
“That's the way Israel silences the world from criticising and holding it to account.”
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Iran says it arrested 21,000 ‘suspects’ during 12-day war with Israel
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian police arrested as many as 21,000 “suspects” during the country’s 12-day war with Israel in June, a law enforcement spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to state media.
Following Israeli air strikes that began on June…
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