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Syria claims end of violence in Sweida as Rubio warns of extremist 'massacres'
The National News
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Violent clashes have ended in the city of Sweida and tribal fighters removed from the area, Syrian authorities say, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on government security forces to prevent extremists from "carrying out massacres"....
Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks hit wall over ‘big point of disagreement’
Sky News Australia
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July 20, 2025
Australian National University Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies Research Scholar Ian Parmeter discusses the “big point of disagreement” within an Israel-Gaza ceasefire. “The big point of disagreement is Hamas is demanding that any ceasefire be...
Israel kills 90 Palestinians in southern Gaza
Hurriyet Daily News
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GAZA STRIP At least 90 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including 36 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces while waiting for assistance in the southern city of Rafah, according to medical...
Arab Parliament for the Child to debate ‘Cultural Identity’
Sharjah24
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High-level support highlights importance This session holds exceptional significance as it is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and with the...
Israeli settlers, forces assault Palestinians across West Bank
Al Mayadeen
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July 20, 2025
Israeli settlers and occupation forces launched violent raids across the occupied West Bank, injuring several Palestinians, storming homes, and escalating daily attacks. Israeli settlers and occupation forces carried out multiple assaults across...
Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweid
Politiko
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July 20, 2025
Syria’s government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country’s south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight sources familiar with the matter told Reuters....
The Rabbi Who Refused to Bow in Iran
Aish
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July 20, 2025
1979 was a year of profound change and unrest in the streets of Iran. The country was in the throes of an Islamic Revolution that toppled the Western-backed secular monarchy led by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. After months of mass protests and...
WINNING: Lessons From Iran and Russia Attacks
Strategy Page
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July 20, 2025: The Ukraine War and Israeli air strikes on Iran mean that other countries have learned much about how to defend against major drone attacks. This somewhat reduces the potential impact on a massive use of drones against any target in...
Bantu Somali: Refugee school in Kakuma uses music to preach peace
The Standard
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Students from Somali Bantu Secondary School in Kakuma Refugee Camp rehearse during a past session [Kipsang Joseph/Standard] They are students from various war-torn African countries, schooling in Kenya, and they share one painful experience: they...
U.S. Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Israeli Army Volunteers
The Intercept
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July 19, 2025
American volunteers for the Israeli army have partied with Ben Shapiro in Boca Raton, met with House Republicans Brian Mast and Mike Lawler in Washington, and joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion. On a Manhattan rooftop late...
Who was Prince Al-Waleed, and why was he known as Saudi Arabia’s sleeping prince?
The Economic Times
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July 20, 2025
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud was born in April 1990 into one of Saudi Arabia’s most influential royal families. He was the eldest son of Prince Khaled bin Talal and the nephew of billionaire businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal....
Mum who nearly died after Turkey cosmetic surgery urges people to stay in the UK
Metro
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July 20, 2025
Katrina Marshall was left with severe infections after having three surgeries on the same day in Turkey (Picture: Katrina Marshall/Metro) A woman who ended up fighting for her life after infections following cosmetic surgery in Turkey says people...
‘Sleeping Prince’ of Saudi Arabia dead after 20-year coma
Ammon News
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July 20, 2025
Ammon News - A Saudi Arabian royal who spent more than two decades in a coma after a horror car crash in London has died at the age of 36. Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud suffered a brain haemorrhage and internal bleeding in the horrific...
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Golestan, Northeastern Iran
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 20, 2025
[Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:45:05 +0300] Tehran - Saba: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Fazel Abad area in Aliabad-e-Katul city, located in Golestan Province in northeastern Iran, early Sunday morning. No reports of material damage or casualties...
Spain and Turkey travel warning over sickness affecting 1 in 10 tourists
Birmingham Live
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July 20, 2025
UK holidaymakers heading abroad have been urged to take precautions as new data revealed the number of travel-related illnesses. According to the UK Health Security Agency, gastrointestinal (GI) infections remain the most common travel-related...
Payán qualifies for Para-Karate World Championship in Egypt
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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The Para-Karate team of the United States at this year’s world championship will be represented by young San Luis native, Alejandra Payán, who this past weekend won a gold medal at the National Karate Championship. The 20-year-old karateka from...
Who is Catherine Connolly? How her record on Syria, Gemma O’Doherty and Nato may scupper the ‘progressive left’s only hope’ for the Áras
Irish Independent
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Presidential candidate has strong opposition support for her outspoken stances, but questions remain about her judgment and the company she has kept Catherine Connolly has announced she is running to be Ireland's next president. But who exactly is...
Letter from Mideast: Sirens and survival -- the illusion of normalcy in Israel
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writer Wang Zhuolun JERUSALEM, July 19 (Xinhua) -- On the surface, life in Israel appears to have returned to normal following days of tense exchanges of strikes with Iran. Cafes are crowded again. Evening traffic on highways stretches...
USAC approves letter criticizing ban of student governments’ anti-Israel boycotts
Daily Bruin - California
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The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a letter to UC President Michael Drake criticizing the UC’s ban on student governments’ boycott of countries, including Israel, at an emergency meeting July 15. Drake announced in...
The Middle East – where and when next?
Modern Ghana
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President Trump is now in his sixth month of his current term of the presidency. On taking office on 29th January 2025, he has provided the media with plenty of column inches. He boasted that when he was the President that he would end the two...