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Hamas: Gaza refugee crisis will end if Israeli occupation ends
Hamas has stressed that the suffering experienced by Palestinian refugees cannot end without the halt of Israeli occupation, Middle East Eye reported on June 20th. In a statement for World...
UN compares mass displacement in Gaza to Nakba catastrophe
UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has compared the large-scale uprooting in Gaza to the Nakba catastrophe of 1948, when many Palestinians were subjected to ethnic cleansing during the...
Israel attacks Lebanon despite ceasefire, killing three
Israeli drones strikes killed three people in south Lebanon on June 19th, representing the the most recent breach of a ceasefire agreement, according to Anadolu Agency. One person died due...
UN raises the alarm over unprecedented violence in Gaza
The United Nations has raised the alarm over what it refers to as a record increase in violence towards children in war zones including Gaza, Middle East Eye reported on...
Israel breached trade deal with EU, review finds
A forthcoming review of the trade deal between the European Union and Israel has identified that Israel breached the deal because of its operations in Gaza, Middle East Eye reported...
Israeli forces kill 23, as attacks near Gaza aid sites rage on
Israel's forces have killed 23 Palestinians after firing on people who were near an aid hub, according to medics and witnesses, the BBC reported on June 20th. Drones and tanks...
Saudi Arabia trails UAE in race to invest in Morocco
Saudi Arabia is stepping up its presence in the Maghreb through a Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco, the self-proclaimed “gateway to Africa.” The agreement, signed on June 16 and reported...
Libya’s subtle involvement in Sudan civil war
Since civil war began in Sudan in April 2023, the potential for the conflict to affect the region has grown. In the years since Sudan has been embroiled in civil...
Trump gets ready to decide on possible Iran strikes
US President Donald Trump announced that he would decide within the next two weeks whether the United States will join Israel in striking Iran, as reported by Al-Monitor via AFP...
Geopolitics
Graft
Turkish authorities continue crackdown on the country’s opposition
Five elected mayors have been suspended by Turkish authorities as the crackdown on the country's opposition continues. According to AP News, the suspended mayors represent...
Senegal’s anti-corruption crusade bags another ex-Minister
Senegal’s anti-corruption crusade is gaining momentum, with the country’s entrenched elites increasingly under fire. As President Bassirou Faye, makes good on his campaign promises, critics...
Mauritania’s former president jailed for corruption
Mauritania’s former president has been jailed for 15 years and fined three million dollars on charges of corruption. The move may mark a pivotal shift...
Spy Chief Disputes Netanyahu Dismissal
Israeli Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar has submitted a scathing affidavit to the Supreme Court. He claims Netanyahu tried to dismiss him after he refused...
Sarkozy faces prison over alleged Libyan cash
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, faces prison over alleged Libyan financing of his campaign in 2007. According to AP News, the financing of the...
Politics
Tunisia: report reveals shaky legal ground for protest arrests
A report from Amnesty International released on June 16th reveals that the Tunisian government’s crackdown on opposition figures and peaceful dissent by activists is under...
Eight Egyptian detainees return to families after disappearance
Eight Egyptian detainees from the southern governate of Aswan have discreetly been reunited with their families on May 10th after they were forcibly disappeared by...
Lebanon: Politician urges nation to join NATO, sparking mockery
Lebanese Member of Parliament Walid Al-Baarini, a Sunni representative from the National Moderation Bloc, urged the Lebanese state to “take a bold stance and submit...
India and Canada announce diplomatic thaw as tensions linger
After a two-year-long diplomatic freeze, relations between India and Canada are reportedly on the mend; however, concerns still loom over India’s increasing transnational repression. Prime...
Hamas denies assassination attempt on leader in Qatar
Hamas denied rumors that its senior leader Khalil al-Hayya was the target of an assassination attempt in Qatar, according to The New Arab. The Palestinian...
Lebanese lawmaker urges nation to join NATO, sparking criticism
A Lebanese Member of Parliament (MP) and lawmaker has urged Lebanon to join NATO, prompting a reaction of condemnation and mockery from the public, The...
Tabloid
Egypt leads lineup at Tunisia’s Cinemaveneria festival
Tunisia's Cinemaveneria Festival for Amateurs will run from June 20th to June 22nd, drawing emerging filmmakers from across the Arab world and beyond, The Arab...
Trump claims China talks as Beijing denies negotiations
US President Donald Trump claimed in an interview published on April 25th that tariff negotiations with China were under way, although Beijing swiftly denied that...
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican announced
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced, after his final address on Easter Sunday, April 20th. “Dearest brothers and...
Vatican announces the death of Pope Francis, aged 88
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced, as dedications and obituaries flood in. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop...
Ex-HTS leader Al-Sharaa named in Time’s 100 influential list
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president and former Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2025, the only...
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