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Palestinian Journalists Syndicate Denounces Hamas’ Arrest, Assault of Colleague

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate strongly condemned the arrest and assault of Hani Abu Rizk, a correspondent of Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda newspaper, by Hamas police during his filming of people marking the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Al-Saraya Square in Gaza City. In a statement, the Syndicate voiced…

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Blinken Blasted by Republicans over Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Republican Party has raised the issue of the “chaotic” withdrawal from Afghanistan, slamming Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday during a hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. Representative Mike McCaul, the new Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, raised the August 26, 2021 attack outside…

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Italy Warns Europeans of Huge Wave of Migrants from Tunisia

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that Tunisia could export 900,000 irregular migrants to Europe, unless the current crisis in the country is resolved. “Maybe not everyone is aware of the risks we are facing about the Tunisia situation and the need to support stability in a nation that has…

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Iran-Backed Fighters on Alert in East Syria after US Strikes

Iran-backed fighters were on alert in eastern Syria on Saturday, a day after US forces launched retaliatory airstrikes on sites in the war-torn country, opposition activists said. The airstrikes came after a suspected Iran-made drone killed a US contractor and wounded six other Americans on Thursday. The situation was calm…

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Vatican: Sharp Rise in Assaults on Christian Religious Men in Jerusalem

Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion, has urged the Israeli government to hold aggressors accountable in the wake of the sharp rise in attacks on Christian religious figures and holy sites in Old Jerusalem by extremist Jewish settlers.

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Netanyahu Calls on Major Powers to Increase Pressure on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged major international powers to step up pressure and increase deterrence against Iran. According to the Israeli premier’s Facebook page, Netanyahu, who is on an official visit to London, discussed with his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, the Iranian nuclear file, and praised Britain’s firm position…

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Gwyneth Paltrow Takes the Stand in Skiing Trial

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand in her US trial over a skiing accident Friday, telling a Utah courtroom that the man suing her had crashed into her from behind and was at fault for the collision. The "Shakespeare in Love" actress is being sued for damages by retired optometrist…

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Biden, Trudeau Pledge to Strengthen Air Defenses, Unite against Russia, China

US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented a united front on Friday as Biden visited the Canadian capital days after the leaders of China and Russia held a Moscow summit. Images of Biden and Trudeau standing side by side in Ottawa announcing agreements including on semiconductors…

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King Salman Approves Providing Two Holy Mosques with 150,000 Copies of the Holy Quran

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued a royal order on Friday that approved providing the Two Holy Mosques with 150,000 copies of the holy Quran with the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The holy books will be printed by King Fahd Complex…

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Parliament Speaker Proposing Banning ICC in Russia

Russia's parliament speaker on Saturday proposed banning the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of war crimes. Vyacheslav Volodin, an ally of Putin's, said that Russian legislation should be amended to prohibit any activity of the…

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Mississippi Tornadoes Kill 23, Injure Dozens Overnight

Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 people in Mississippi, obliterating dozens of buildings and leaving an especially devastating mark on a rural town whose mayor declared, "My city is gone." The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post…

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250,000 Pilgrims Arrive in Jeddah ahead of Umrah

Some 250,000 pilgrims from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah. They arrived at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport where they were provided with all the necessary services that would make their journey as smooth as possible. Director of passports at the facility Suleiman Al-Yusuf…

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Intel Co-founder Gordon Moore Dies at 94

Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's Law" predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the age of 94, the company announced. Intel and Moore's family philanthropic foundation said he died surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii,…

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Biden Warns Iran after Tit-for-Tat Strikes in Syria

President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iran that the United States would "act forcefully" to protect Americans, after the US military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack in Syria. Later, officials said that another US service member was wounded on Friday in the latest…

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Report: Microsoft Threatens to Restrict Data from Rival AI Search Tools

Microsoft Corp has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines, if they do not stop using it as the basis for their own artificial intelligence chat products, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company has told at least two customers that…

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US Warns Situation in Lebanon Cannot Persist

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf warned Lebanese officials on Friday that the situation in their country cannot persist amid the crippling economic, living and political crises it is enduring. Leaf had arrived in Beirut as part of a tour of the region that includes…

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Texas Police: Migrants Found 'Suffocating' in Train, 2 Dead

Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling near the US-Mexico border. The Uvalde Police Department said Border Patrol was informed of the phone call and able to stop…

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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Well-Wishers on Occasion of Ramadan

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Friday the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, princes, Ulema, ministers, and citizens, who came to greet and congratulate him on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. At the outset…

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UN Libya Envoy Points to ‘Alternatives’ If Political Bodies Duck Electoral Pact

If Libya's legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner "we will look at what alternative we will find", the UN Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections. Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily is seeking to break…

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EU's Borrell: Russia-China Partnership Has Limits

China's partnership with Russia has limits, despite rhetoric to the contrary, and Europe should welcome any attempts by Beijing to distance itself from Moscow's war in Ukraine, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday. Borrell's remarks followed a summit this week between Russian President Vladimir Putin and…

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Watchdog: Israel Promotes Bids for 1,000 Settlement Homes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government authorized construction bids for over a thousand new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, a watchdog group reported Friday, despite an Israeli pledge to halt settlement construction as part of efforts to curb a deadly wave of…

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Algerian Ambassador to Return to France in Coming Days, Says Elysee

Algeria's ambassador to France will return to Paris in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee office said on Friday, in a move signaling a recovery in relations a month after a diplomatic spat. The Elysee palace said that during a telephone conversation, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had told…

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At Least 34 Migrants Missing after Fifth Boat Sinks off Tunisia in Two Days

At least 34 African migrants were missing on Friday after their boat sank off Tunisia, the fifth shipwreck in two days, raising the total number of missing to 67 amid a sharp increase in boats heading towards Italy, Tunisian officials said. The Italian coast guard said on Thursday it had…

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Biden Approval Dips Near Lowest Point, Finds Poll

Approval of President Joe Biden has dipped slightly since a month ago, nearing the lowest point of his presidency as his administration tries to project a sense of stability while confronting a pair of bank failures and inflation that remains stubbornly high. That’s according to a new poll by The…

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ISIS Group Kills 15 Truffle Hunters in Syria, Says Monitor

The ISIS group killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor said Friday. Syria's desert truffles fetch high prices in a country battered by 12 years of war and a crushing economic crisis. Since February, at least 150 people…

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