Turkey shuts livestock markets amid disease outbreak
Turkey has shut down all livestock markets and related venues as it battles a fast-spreading strain of foot-and-mouth disease that...
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UNAIDS chief warns: ‘The crisis is real’ amid threats to funding
Decades of progress in the world's struggle against AIDS could be at risk, with funding gaps widening and deaths increasing,...
Rockets hit military airbase in northern Iraq
Two Kayusha rockets hit an Iraqi military airbase in Kirkuk airport, north Iraq, on June 30th, according to The National...
Writer Boualem Sansal’s fate hangs on a pardon after sentence upheld in Algeria
Seven and a half months after his arrest in Algiers, the French-Algerian writer, Boualem Sansal, has been sentenced to five...
Kiss scene filmed in Morocco sparks outcry over moral decay
An Italian film has caused a national scandal in Morocco after a kiss-scene controversy ignited debates on the country’s alleged...
US: Hundreds demonstrate against Christian Zionism
A group of over 800 activists and faith leaders from multiple institutions gathered in Washington DC, protesting against the yearly...
Iran charges two French nationals with spying for Israel
Iran has charged the French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris for “spying” for Israel, as reported by France 24...
Israel claims Iran has been running a terrorist cell in Syria
During an operation conducted in southern Syria on July 2nd, Israeli forces captured a terrorist cell it says was “operated...
Martin Jay: Trump’s next steps are crucial in wake of Israel-Iran war
What is Trump’s next move in the Middle East? As the days become weeks since he sent bunker buster bombs...
Switzerland branch of Gaza aid organisation to dissolve
Switzerland has launched proceedings to dissolve the Geneva branch of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US and Israeli-backed aid...
Israel agrees to terms of 60-day ceasefire deal in Gaza
Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to US President...
Corruption trial hearings postponed for Israel’s Netanyahu
Following a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Jerusalem court partly agreed to postpone his corruption trial hearings,...
Egypt asks USA to intervene in a Haftar-Turkey deal
Egypt has requested that the USA intervene in the development of Turkish and eastern Libyan maritime negotiations, reports Middle East...
Algeria and Morocco with highest EU deportation orders in Eurostat report
Figures published by the EU’s official statistics agency, Eurostat, reveal a rise in issued leave orders for third-country nationals in...
Tunisia is abandoning undocumented migrants in the desert
A Tunisian lawyer was recently condemned for statements that criticised the treatment of Sub-Saharan refugees and undocumented migrants inside Tunisia....
