Iran detains foreign tourists for taking pictures of protests
Tehran — Iran’s Mullah regime detained many of the foreign tourists who took pictures of the recent protests, Board Chairman
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Middle East and North Africa
Hackers targeted critics of Qatar World Cup, says British investigation
Doha (AFP) — An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists
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After maritime border deal with Israel, Lebanon looks to capitalise on underwater oil exploration
Beirut (France24) — Lebanon and Israel have signed a historic agreement demarcating a long-disputed maritime border after years of US-mediated
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Fighting in DRC’s North Kivu leading to mass displacement of population
Algeria hosts its first Arab league summit since the Covid pandemic. Food security, political turmoil in Libya and Sudan and
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Netanyahu poised for comeback in Israel election, initial projections show
Jerusalem (AFP) – The party of Israel’s veteran ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu was set to come first in Tuesday’s vote, initial
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Israel election tightly poised as Netanyahu bids for comeback
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier
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President Aoun leaves office as Lebanon’s crisis worsens
Baabda (Reuters) – Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut
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Bahrain lambasts Qatar’s Al-Jazeera for Fake News
Manama — Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior on Friday lambasted Qatar’s Al-Jazeera channel for spreading fake news against the Kingdom. The
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Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar’s capital ahead of World Cup
Doha (Reuters) – Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre
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Biden to travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for November summits – White House
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate change
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