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Palestinian reporter and photographer Yasser Murtaja died after sustaining wounds inflicted by Israeli forces on the second Friday of Marches of Return, a Palestinian protest against Israel’s illegal seizure of Palestinian territories 70 years ago which coincides with Israel’s creation. Read more
A UN spokesperson warned Thursday that supplies of essential drugs and medical disposables are running low at health facilities in Gaza while the ongoing electricity crisis has hampered the functioning of hospitals. “There are currently zero stock levels for nearly Read more
Reviving the Tunisian economy and boosting exports requires weakening the dinar, IMF officials in Tunis told Bloomberg. The call comes as Tunisia struggles with falling foreign exchange reserves, which plummeted to $4.6 billion, enough to cover just 78 days of Read more
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called upon all parties on the ground to avoid confrontation and urged Israel to exercise maximum restraint. “I particularly urge Israel to exercise extreme caution with the use of force in order to avoid casualties. Read more
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sought Japan’s contribution to rebuild the country following three years of fierce fighting with the Islamic State terror group. During a multilateral meeting in Tokyo, the Shia Premier secured from his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe Read more
More and more voices are rising against the Polisario separatist group provocative incursions in the Sahara buffer zone wherein the secessionists, who are armed, funded and sheltered by Algeria, have established military installations, in a blatant violation of ceasefire agreement Read more
Bahraini Security authorities Wednesday held at Manama international airport a Danish lawmaker who was seeking to meet Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a Bahraini activist sentenced to life imprisonment in 2011 for conspiring against the state, AFP reports. Lars Aslan Rasmussen, a social Read more
Doha announced Wednesday it received an invitation to attend this month Arab League Summit to take place in Riyadh, for the first time since the tiny gas-rich Gulf country has been sidelined by its Gulf neighbors, namely Saudi Arabia, United Read more
The United Nations is launching as of Thursday (April 5) consultations with Libyans on the future of the country as it prepares to help the conflict-ridden nation come up with a new constitution ahead of this year planned elections. The Read more
Kuwait Tuesday announced the recruitment of Ethiopian maids to replace Filipina house workers after Philippines’ authorities banned their nationals from working in the Gulf country following reports of abuses and the assassination of 29-year-old Joanna Demafelis. She was found in Read more