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Israeli lawmakers to vote for next figurehead president
BEIRUT: Political calls and meetings intensified in Lebanon during the past 48 hours in what was described as possibly “the last attempt” to salvage the process of forming a new government, as the World
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Doctors want a public inquiry into our leaders’ handling of COVID
This week I counselled a patient who lost a family member to COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. My patient has been suffering from clinical depression ever since. It is easy to
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Nationalists make significant gains in Cyprus vote
The ruling conservatives emerge as winners but fail to get an absolute majority with voters turning to smaller parties.The far-right ELAM party and a centrist splinter group have made big gains in Cyprus’ parliamentary
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Killing with impunity: Israel’s undercover units in Palestine
Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – The grief and anger was palpable as women wept, young men chanted with raised fists, and masked gunmen fired into the air during the funeral of Ahmed Fahd, 24,
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Emir invites El-Sisi to visit Qatar
WASHINGTON, DC: The ongoing parley in Vienna between Iran and five signatories of the 2015 nuclear accord has begun to look like the proverbial game of chicken. The hawk — Tehran — has no
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Gaza-based journalists say their accounts blocked by WhatsApp
A few hours after the latest ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the coastal enclave – including Al Jazeera’s chief correspondent Wael al-Dahdouh and reporter Hisham Zaqqout
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Iran says inspectors may no longer get nuclear sites images
GAZA CITY: As a ceasefire took hold in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinians began to count the cost of Israel’s 11-day war. Airstrikes and artillery shelling destroyed or damaged nearly 17,000 homes and businesses, 53 schools,
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In devastated Gaza, fear of bombs outweighs coronavirus risk
RIYADH: In January 2015, Alberto Nisman, Argentina’s public prosecutor, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at his home in Buenos Aires. The discovery of the body came hours before Nisman was
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Qatar cabinet approves draft law on Shura Council elections
Draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council outlines the rules under which the October vote will take place.Qatar’s cabinet has approved a draft law on the nation’s Shura Council
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Al Jazeera wins nine Shorty Awards
Digital Division earns three jury top prizes, a Gold second place and five Audience Honors at the 2021 Shorty Awards for Social Media and Brands.Al Jazeera has won a record nine Shorty awards during


