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Netanyahu criticised for controversial Dr Phil interview

During the interview with Dr Phil, Netanyahu said that Israel would continue its operations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah [Getty] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under fire for conducting an interview with Dr Phil while seemingly ducking interviews to the Israeli press. In the interview, Netanyahu also admitted his government failed to […]

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Wife of detained journalist raises alarm over poor health

The wife of a detained Egyptian journalist has raised concerns over his condition [Getty] The wife of a detained Egyptian journalist has raised the alarm about the media worker’s life-threatening heart condition and called on Egypt’s media union to lobby for his release. Iman Mahrous, the wife of Ahmed Subai, wrote a passionate plea on

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US says Israel use of American arms likely violated intl law

The Biden administration’s finding comes after seven months of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu/Getty-file photo] The Biden administration said on Friday that Israel’s use of US-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but that wartime conditions prevented US officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The finding of

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Australian footballer calls for Israel suspension at FIFA

61st FIFA congress at the Zurich Hallenstadion in Zurich. [Getty] Retired Australian athlete Craig Foster is the latest figure in the football world to criticise Israel and call for its suspension, following its seven-month assault in Gaza. This comes as the world’s football body is set to meet on 17 May. Foster joined calls for

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says fires rockets at Israel after deadly strike

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it fired Katyusha rockets at Israel on Friday in retaliation for strikes, which state media said killed two people in the south of the country. Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily cross-border fire following the start of the Gaza war in October. Hezbollah fighters fired “a salvo of Katyusha rockets” at

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Kuwait Emir dissolves parliament, suspends some constitution articles

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has dissolved parliament [YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty-archive] Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said in a televised speech on Friday that he has dissolved parliament. The Emir also suspended some of the constitutional articles for a period not exceeding four years during which all aspects of the democratic process will be

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Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

CAIRO/RAFAH/WASHINGTON: Israeli tanks and warplanes bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, after President Joe Biden said the United States would withhold weapons from Israel if its forces mount a major invasion of the southern Gaza city.A senior Israeli official said that the latest round of indirect negotiations in Cairo to halt hostilities

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Hezbollah attacks Israeli barracks after party members killed in drone strike

BEIRUT: Hezbollah launched several attacks on Israeli military targets across Lebanon’s border on Thursday after four of its members were killed in Israeli strikes, security sources said. Israeli drones on Thursday had struck a car in Bafliyeh, Tyre — 99 km from Beirut — that was transporting Hezbollah members. The group announced the death of

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Turkiye says it killed 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Syria

LONDON: Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close down and leading to more malnutrition, United Nations aid agencies warned on Friday.Humanitarian workers have sounded the alarm this week over the closure of the Rafah and

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