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Israel’s Knesset advances contentious ultra-Orthodox conscription law

Posted by June 11, 2024

Far-right religious parties are backing the bill with a view to inserting changes and limiting conscription.The Israeli Knesset has voted to revive a bill that

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Who’s in the running to be Iran’s next president?

Posted by June 11, 2024

EXPLAINERSix candidates have been approved to run for the presidency in an election to be held on June 28.Iran will be holding its presidential election on June

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UN Security Council endorses US-sponsored Gaza ceasefire resolution

Posted by June 10, 2024

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution endorsing a US-backed ceasefire proposal that aims to end Israel’s eight-month assault on

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What role does the president play in Iran?

Posted by June 10, 2024

Iran will hold a snap presidential election on June 28 after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Six candidates have been app

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Stateless in Syria

Posted by June 10, 2024

A controversial aid worker is stranded in war-torn Syria when he is deprived of his citizenship by the United Kingdom’s government.British-born Tauqir Sharif

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On Middle East visit, Blinken says he is focused on…

Posted by June 10, 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in the Middle East on his latest trip to the region, which he said will focus on Washington’s Gaza truce prop

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Armed conflicts hit post-WWII record in 2023

Posted by June 10, 2024

Number of conflicts worldwide hit 59 last year with 28 occurring in Africa.More armed conflicts took place in 2023 than in any other year since the end of World

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Blinken headed for Middle East to push Gaza ceasefire plan

Posted by June 10, 2024

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in the Middle East to push the latest proposal for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Washingt

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Israel war cabinet minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu’s government

Posted by June 9, 2024

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Gantz’s departure will not endanger the parliamentary majority in the Knesset held by the ruling right-wing coalition.Israel

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Israel’s war on Gaza: The view from China

Posted by June 9, 2024

China’s role in the Middle East is growing, but can it be a peacemaker between the Palestinians and Israelis?After China brokered a Saudi Arabia-Iran détente

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Collateral genocide in Nuseirat

Posted by June 9, 2024

On June 8, the Israeli military slaughtered at least 274 Palestinians and wounded nearly 700 more in a raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Str

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What will bring an end to the conflict in Sudan?

Posted by June 9, 2024

In the war-torn country, millions have been displaced. Thousands have been killed. Now, there is a threat of famine. Aid agencies are warning the nation of 49 m

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