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Syria holds fourth parliamentary elections since 2011 uprising
dpaDamascus/BeirutFor the fourth time since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 residents in government-controlled areas were going to the polls in what critics call an electoral farce to help shore up President Bashar al-Assads standing.Voting started on Monday in all 8151 electoral centres d
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Case dismissed against Trump in secret government documents affair
WashingtoncTypeface:> A US judge on Monday dismissed the case against former president Donald Trump concerning the retention of secret government documents.Judge Aileen Cannon said her decision was based on doubts about the legality of the USJustice Departments appointment of the special investigator in charge of the case.
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French far-left party halts talks on govt formation
dpaParisA new left-wing alliance that won the parliamentary elections in France is facing a test of unity over the question of who could become prime minister if they were to form a government. The far-left La France Insoumise party has suspended consultations on the formation of a government it holds a face-off wi
Gaza media office denounces ongoing US support for Israel
The Government Media Office has condemned continued US military support for Israel during ongoing attacks that have inflicted mass civilian casualties.The US administration under President Joe Biden has caused a humanitarian catastrophe for Palestinians through its involvement in genocide and its provision of internationally banned weapons to the occupation it said in a
ICRC’s chief describes ‘extreme difficulties’
William Schomburg head of the Gaza branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said there are no words to describe the level of desperation throughout the Gaza Strip with Palestinians struggling to find food water and healthcare to survive.Bringing things into Gaza is extremely complicated and its made worse by the continuing breakdown of law and
‘It will take 15 years to clear rubble from Gaza’
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has highlighted data from the UN Environment Programme which says that it will take a decade and a half to clear the roughly 40 million tonnes of rubble created by Israels war on the Gaza Strip.This would require over 100 trucks and cost more than $500m but is an essential effort UNRWA said because
Israeli forces strike five schools in Gaza in week of massacres
AgenciesPalestinian TerritoriesIsraeli forces have attacked five separate schools in Gaza in just eight days killing dozens of people sheltering in them according to Palestinian officials medics and rescuers.The latest attack on Sunday struck the United Nations-run Abu Oreiban school in the Nuseirat refugee camp killing at least 17 people and injuri
Car bomb targets busy cafe in Somalia’s capital, kills nine
AgenciesMogadishu A car bomb has exploded outside a cafe in Somalias capital Mogadishu killing at least nine and injuring several others as patrons were watching the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament on TV the government said.The al-Qaeda-linked armed group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for Sundays deadly attack via an affiliat
Biden stresses need ‘to lower temperature in politics’ after attack
Washington:In the wake of the assassination attempt on his Republican rival Donald Trump USPresident Joe Biden has stressed the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics telling the public to remember while we may disagree we are not enemies. In America we resolve our difference at the ballot box not with bullets Biden said in a formal Oval
Rwanda votes on next president and parliament
dpaKigali Voters across Rwanda were taking to the polls on Monday to elect the next president and parliament in a vote where incumbent Paul Kagame is widely anticipated to win a fourth term in office.Kagame has two opposing candidates but has received more than 90 percent of the vote in each of the previous elections. At the same time one major oppone
Man charged with murder over bodies found in suitcases in England
dpaLondonA 34-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder over the deaths of two men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol England police said.Metropolitan Police said Yostin Andres Mosquera a resident of west London would appear in custody on Monday at Wimbledon Magistrates Court. Police have named the two victims as 62-ye
France holds Bastille Day festivities before Paris Olympics
AgenciesParisFrance celebrated its national holiday Bastille Day on Sunday as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games. President Emmanuel Macron opened the traditional military parade by reviewing the troops followed by the Marseillaise the national anthem.Preparations for the Games have blocked the military parade from its traditional route
Israel claims top Hamas leader killed; Hamas says truce talks continue
Israel on Sunday said Rafa Salama a top commander from the Palestinian group Hamas was confirmed killed in a deadly airstrike which the Hamas-run health authorities in Gaza said hit a refugee camp leaving at least 90 people killed.Hamas meanwhile denied reports that negotiations on a ceasefire and the return of remaining hostages have broken down in the wake of the attack.
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QNADohaThe United Nations and the State of Qatar have signed the first supplementary agreement for the agreement between Qatar and the United Nations regarding the establishment of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in the
QNADohaThe two-day regional dialogue forum on Human rights: promoting equality and combating discrimination in the context of migration commenced in Doha on Monday.The forum is organised by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in cooperation w
PAMedia/DPALondonA goal deep into extra-time by Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Colombia and a record-breaking 16th Copa America title.Argentina lost a tearful Lionel Messi to injury midway through the second half of a game delayed by more
Tribune News NetworkDohaIn a significant move to enhance social responsibility awareness among private sector companies the Qatar Chamber (QC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Regional Network Consultancy (ANC) a member of the Regional Network