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Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain

Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain

Dubai police on Thursday urged residents to stay indoors unless it was "absolutely necessary" as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country...

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US Congress ends Syria sanctions

US Congress ends Syria sanctions

The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of...

yesterday 1

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Iran boxer sentenced to death at 'imminent' risk of execution: rights groups

Iran boxer sentenced to death at 'imminent' risk of execution: rights groups

An Iranian boxer sentenced to death on charges of membership of an outlawed group is at imminent risk of execution after his request for a retrial was...

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Israel blocks Canada lawmakers at West Bank border crossing

Israel blocks Canada lawmakers at West Bank border crossing

Six members of Canada's parliament travelling from Jordan were denied entry to the occupied West Bank on Tuesday by Israeli authorities who accused...

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Fresh rains flood streets in war-scarred Gaza

Fresh rains flood streets in war-scarred Gaza

Some pushed cars through the Gaza Strip's flooded streets, while others took to donkey-pulled carts to wade through the floodwaters after fresh winter...

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Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town has killed at least 37 people, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued....

16.12.2025 1

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No contact with Iran Nobel winner since arrest: supporters

No contact with Iran Nobel winner since arrest: supporters

There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi since her arrest at the end of last week, her supporters said Sunday,...

15.12.2025 2

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Israel says it killed Hamas weapons chief in Gaza

Israel says it killed Hamas weapons chief in Gaza

Israel said it killed the head of weapons production in Hamas's military wing in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The civil defence agency and...

14.12.2025 1

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Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq

Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday marked in Baghdad the end of the United Nations' political mission in Iraq, which supported the...

14.12.2025 1

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Gaza civil defence says 13 dead as heavy rains batter territory

Gaza civil defence says 13 dead as heavy rains batter territory

Gaza's civil defence agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the...

13.12.2025 20

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Iran frees child bride sentenced to death over husband's killing: activists

Iran frees child bride sentenced to death over husband's killing: activists

Iranian authorities have freed a woman who was condemned to hanging over the killing of her husband who she married while a child, in a case that...

13.12.2025 10

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US lawmakers press Israel to probe strike on reporters in Lebanon

US lawmakers press Israel to probe strike on reporters in Lebanon

Several Democratic lawmakers called Thursday for the Israeli and US governments to fully investigate a deadly 2023 attack by the Israeli military on...

12.12.2025 1

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Winter storm brings fresh hardship to displaced Gazans

Winter storm brings fresh hardship to displaced Gazans

Wearing only sandals and cotton sweaters to protect themselves from the winter rain, Palestinians dug trenches in the muddy ground around their tents...

12.12.2025 3

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Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct 7 and afterwards

Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct 7 and afterwards

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hamas and its allies for the first time of crimes against humanity during and after their October 7, 2023...

12.12.2025 2

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Israel says Hamas 'will be disarmed' after group proposes weapons freeze

Israel says Hamas 'will be disarmed' after group proposes weapons freeze

Israel said Thursday that Hamas "will be disarmed" as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Palestinian Islamist...

12.12.2025 3

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Salah trains in Liverpool as Saudis plan winter transfer move

Salah trains in Liverpool as Saudis plan winter transfer move

Mohamed Salah reported for Liverpool training on Tuesday as doubts grow about the star's future at the Premier League champions with Saudi clubs...

10.12.2025 2

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Salah turns up for training with Liverpool future in balance

Salah turns up for training with Liverpool future in balance

Mohamed Salah reported for Liverpool training on Tuesday as doubts continued to grow about the star striker's future at the Premier League champions....

10.12.2025 1

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Hamas says no Gaza truce second phase while Israel 'continues violations'

Hamas says no Gaza truce second phase while Israel 'continues violations'

Hamas said on Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire plan cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli "violations" persist and called on mediators...

10.12.2025 3

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RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29...

10.12.2025 3

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Khashoggi widow seeks probe in France over phone hacking before killing

Khashoggi widow seeks probe in France over phone hacking before killing

The widow of slain Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi Monday filed a legal complaint in France accusing Saudi Arabia of using Israeli spyware to steal...

10.12.2025 3

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In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel

In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Berlin's support for Israel during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Sunday...

08.12.2025 2

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Hundreds in Tunisia protest against government

Hundreds in Tunisia protest against government

Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in the Tunisian capital against the government under the slogan "opposition is not a crime", calling for...

08.12.2025 3

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UN Security Council delegation urges all sides to stick to Lebanon truce

UN Security Council delegation urges all sides to stick to Lebanon truce

A United Nations Security Council delegation on Saturday urged all parties to uphold a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, expressing...

07.12.2025 2

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Palestinians say Israeli army killed man in occupied West Bank

Palestinians say Israeli army killed man in occupied West Bank

The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said that Israeli forces killed a man in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday. "Bahaa Abdel-Rahman...

06.12.2025 6

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Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel

Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday told a United Nations Security Council delegation his country does not want war with Israel, days after...

06.12.2025 3

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Iran filmmaker Panahi says to return home despite prison sentence

Iran filmmaker Panahi says to return home despite prison sentence

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has said he plans to return to Iran despite being sentenced to a year in prison and a travel ban earlier this...

06.12.2025 2

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Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data

Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data

Microsoft is facing a complaint in the European Union filed by a non-profit organisation alleging it illegally stored data on Palestinians used for...

05.12.2025 10

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UN Security Council says ready to support Syria on first-ever visit

UN Security Council says ready to support Syria on first-ever visit

A United Nations Security Council delegation made its first-ever visit to Syria on Thursday, pledging the international community's support for the...

05.12.2025 2

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Israel awaits return of last hostage remains from Gaza

Israel awaits return of last hostage remains from Gaza

Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai...

05.12.2025 1

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Five things to know about Gaza's Rafah border crossing

Five things to know about Gaza's Rafah border crossing

The reopening of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, part of US President Donald Trump's truce plan for the Palestinian...

05.12.2025 3

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Israel says received presumed remains of Gaza hostage

Israel says received presumed remains of Gaza hostage

Israel announced Wednesday it had received hostage remains found in Gaza from the Red Cross, which were being transported to the morgue for...

04.12.2025 3

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Iran says to attend World Cup draw in apparent U-turn

Iran says to attend World Cup draw in apparent U-turn

Iran said Wednesday it would now send representatives to the World Cup finals draw in Washington in a complete reversal of an earlier decision to...

03.12.2025 2

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Pope Leo holds Beirut mass and visits site of port blast

Pope Leo holds Beirut mass and visits site of port blast

More than 120,000 people are expected to attend Pope Leo XIV's mass in Beirut on Tuesday, the final day of his Lebanon visit and a chance to pay his...

03.12.2025 10

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VR headsets take war-scarred children to world away from Gaza

VR headsets take war-scarred children to world away from Gaza

Children scarred by the war in Gaza are undergoing a therapy programme using virtual reality headsets that transport the youngsters to a world far...

03.12.2025 2

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Afghan suspect in Washington shooting likely radicalized in US: security official

Afghan suspect in Washington shooting likely radicalized in US: security official

The Afghan suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington may have been radicalized after entering the US, Homeland Security...

02.12.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

PKK urges Turkey to free Ocalan to advance peace process

PKK urges Turkey to free Ocalan to advance peace process

A senior Kurdistan Workers' Party commander told AFP the group will take no further steps in the peace process with Turkey, urging it to advance...

01.12.2025 9

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OPEC+ likely to maintain current output levels

OPEC+ likely to maintain current output levels

Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC ) are expected to keep current output levels unchanged...

01.12.2025 6

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Syria's Sharaa in Aleppo a year after fall of second city

Syria's Sharaa in Aleppo a year after fall of second city

President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Syria's northern city of Aleppo Saturday as the country marks a year since a lightning Islamist-led offensive that...

01.12.2025 6

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Prominent activist arrested as hundreds protest in Tunisia

Prominent activist arrested as hundreds protest in Tunisia

A prominent Tunisian activist was arrested on Saturday as hundreds protested in the capital against the curtailing of freedoms, an AFP journalist and...

01.12.2025 6

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Death toll from Gaza war surpasses 70,000: health ministry

Death toll from Gaza war surpasses 70,000: health ministry

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more...

30.11.2025 2

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Piastri wins Qatar F1 sprint, title favourite Norris third

Piastri wins Qatar F1 sprint, title favourite Norris third

Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri won Saturday's sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix with his McLaren teammate and title favourite Lando Norris third. Norris...

30.11.2025 2

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The tiring task of repairing Gaza's tattered banknotes

The tiring task of repairing Gaza's tattered banknotes

With a pot of glue, a blade and a keen eye, Manal al-Saadani repairs tattered banknotes -- a necessity in the Gaza Strip, where the cash in...

30.11.2025 2

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Advantage Ogier as Evans' title hopes punctured at Rally Saudi Arabia

Advantage Ogier as Evans' title hopes punctured at Rally Saudi Arabia

Elfyn Evans' hopes of claiming his first World Rally Championship title suffered a major blow on Friday when the Welshman lost valuable time with a...

30.11.2025 2

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Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians apparently surrendering in West Bank

Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians apparently surrendering in West Bank

The Israeli army and police said Thursday they were investigating the circumstances in which two Palestinians were shot dead in the occupied West Bank...

29.11.2025 10

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'Relaxed' Norris raring to go in Qatar after Las Vegas disqualification

'Relaxed' Norris raring to go in Qatar after Las Vegas disqualification

Lando Norris insisted Thursday he was feeling calm and composed ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix where he could win his first drivers' world championship...

29.11.2025 3

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Nobel winner says 'permanently' barred from leaving Iran

Nobel winner says 'permanently' barred from leaving Iran

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Thursday said she was permanently barred from leaving Iran, in a birthday message to her teenage...

29.11.2025 3

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Ogier recovers in Rally Saudi Arabia to boost title hopes

Ogier recovers in Rally Saudi Arabia to boost title hopes

Sebastien Ogier bounced back from a mediocre first full day at the season-closing Rally Saudi Arabia to share the honours in Thursday's final stage...

29.11.2025 2

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Israel launches new strikes in south Lebanon on ceasefire anniversary

The Israeli military said it had carried out another series of strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday, exactly a year into the...

28.11.2025 3

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Israeli army launches new operation in West Bank

Israel's military on Wednesday launched a new operation against Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where a local governor told AFP...

28.11.2025 2

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Iran says to carry out French prisoner 'exchange' in 'next two months'

Iran will allow two French citizens held by the Islamic republic for over three years to return home in "exchange" for France freeing an Iranian...

28.11.2025 6

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