West Asia
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Yemen urges dissolution, replacement of Arab League over its ‘shameful’ stances
Jan 17, 2022 08:51Yemen’s deputy foreign minister has called for the dissolution of the Arab League over its “shameful” stances and replacing it with another organization that lives up to the level of the Arab nations’ aspirations.
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Palestinian rescuers evacuate camp residents from flooded houses
Jan 17, 2022 07:24Members of the Palestinian civil defense evacuate residents from inundated houses following torrential rains that hit the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern besieged Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian inmate in Israeli jail in coma for 12 days due to medical negligence
Jan 17, 2022 05:57Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups say health condition of Nasser Abu Hamid, a cancer patient held in Israeli jail who fell into coma twelve days ago, has seriously deteriorated.
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Palestinian prisoners boycott Israeli courts in protest at detention without charge
Jan 17, 2022 05:51Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails continue their boycott of the regime’s military courts for 16th consecutive day, in protest against Israel’s so-called policy of administrative detention.
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Saudi-led coalition impounds Yemen-bound oil tanker despite UN clearance
Jan 16, 2022 19:01The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a devastating war on Yemen since 2015, has impounded another oil tanker bound for the war-ravaged country, deepening the suffering of the Yemeni nation.
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Israeli police arrested over 100 Palestinians during recent clashes in Negev: Report
Jan 16, 2022 16:50Israeli forces have arrested more than 100 Palestinians during recent clashes in the Negev desert, a report says, as the Palestinian residents, including children, of the region face a forced eviction drive by the occupying entity.
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Rocket attack targets military base housing US occupation troops in eastern Syria
Jan 16, 2022 08:44Several rockets have reportedly hit a military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria’s oil-producing eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr.
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Lebanon: Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of cabinet sessions
Jan 16, 2022 08:37Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement and Amal group announce ending a three-month boycott of the country's cabinet sessions.
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Yemeni daily to UAE: Abu Dhabi’s fragile glass towers ‘easy to reach’
Jan 16, 2022 08:31A Yemeni daily says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should await a harsh response for its escalations against Yemen, reminding the Persian Gulf country that Abu Dhabi’s fragile glass towers are “easy to reach.”
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In letters to UN, Palestine envoy urges swift intl. action to end Israel's oppression in West Bank
Jan 16, 2022 07:42Palestine's Envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour has slammed Israel's continued acts of aggression against the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, urging the international community to take swift action to put an end to the regime's systematic attacks.