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Egypt reopens historic mosque after long restoration
A 13th century mosque that fell into disrepair after being used over the years as a soap factory, a slaughterhouse and a fort reopened in Cairo on Monday after undergoing a long restoration.
The mosque of Al-Zhahir Baybars, built under…
France seeks removal of Lebanese ambassador’s immunity after rape accusation
French authorities will on Monday ask Lebanon to lift the immunity of Beirut’s ambassador to Paris after an investigation was opened into alleged rape and intentional violence by the envoy, a source said.
“Steps in this direction will be…
Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused UN inspectors of failing to confront Tehran.
With Iran having enriched enough…
sailors and United Kingdom Royal Navy came to aid of ship in crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s…
US Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.
Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard approached…
Saudi Arabia and US renewed efforts for Sudan truce talks amidst ongoing deadly fighting
Saudi Arabia and the US on Sunday made a renewed push for truce talks between Sudan’s warring generals as deadly fighting raged into its eighth week.
Envoys of Sudan’s regular army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces or RSF have…
‘Last resort’: Australian women, children in court bid to force repatriation from Syrian camp
A group of women and their children plan to take the Australian government to court in a bid to be freed from Syrian detention camps, it was reported on Sunday.
Of the 40 Australian mothers and children being held in the Roj camp in…
US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘harassed’ ship
The US Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.
Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard…
Netanyahu convenes Iran war drill, scorns UN nuclear watchdog
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused UN inspectors of failing to confront Tehran.
With Iran having enriched enough…
Kuwaiti, UN official discuss global food security
Mansour Alotaibi, Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister, met on Sunday with Abdullah Dashti, UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Kuwait News Agency reported.
During the meeting, the two discussed issues relating to global food…
Palestinian residents ‘in constant fear’ over eviction threat
Residents of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the West Bank, are living in constant fear they will be forced from their homes by Israeli troops.
The Israeli Supreme Court has approved the expulsion of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta,…