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  • Foreign minister – Middle East Monitor

    Foreign minister – Middle East Monitor

    The French foreign minister rejected on Friday accusations that Paris has been complicit in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, insisting the country has taken active steps since the start of Israel’s offensive in Gaza in October 2023, Anadolu reports.

    “France, like other countries, may have seemed powerless, but we were never complicit in the massacres committed in Gaza by the (Benjamin) Netanyahu government (of Israel),” Jean Noel Barrot said during an…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Nearly 2M pilgrims continue Hajj ritual on 1st day of Eid al-Adha – Middle East Monitor

    Nearly 2M pilgrims continue Hajj ritual on 1st day of Eid al-Adha – Middle East Monitor

     Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims began the ritual of casting stones at the Jamarat pillars on Friday morning, marking the first day of Eid al-Adha and one of the key rituals of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, western Saudi Arabia, Anadolu reports.

    After completing the stoning of Jamarat Al-Aqaba, pilgrims continue with the other rites of Eid, including the ritual animal sacrifice marking the beginning of the four-day Eid al-Adha festival.

    Pilgrims will remain in Mina during the…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • US DoT says Biden fuel economy rules exceeded legal authority | Automotive Industry

    US DoT says Biden fuel economy rules exceeded legal authority | Automotive Industry

    The mandate that the DoT challenged was a key part of former US President Joe Biden’s plan to address climate change.

    The United States Department of Transportation (DoT) has declared that former President Joe Biden’s administration exceeded its authority by assuming a high uptake of electric vehicles in calculating fuel economy rules.

    With that declaration on Friday, the DoT paved the way for looser fuel standards and published the “Resetting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Interpol red notice issued for Ghana’s former finance minister | Corruption News

    Interpol red notice issued for Ghana’s former finance minister | Corruption News

    Ken Ofori-Atta skipped prosecutor summons over several corruption claims, including multimillion-dollar cathedral project.

    Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been placed on Interpol’s red notice list after allegedly using public office for personal gain.

    Ofori-Atta, whose location remains unclear as he reportedly seeks medical treatment, is being investigated over a string of high-profile contracts relating to petroleum revenues, electricity supply and ambulance…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • US economy adds 139,000 jobs as growth slows | Business and Economy News

    US economy adds 139,000 jobs as growth slows | Business and Economy News

    Employers in the United States have slowed hiring even though they added a solid 139,000 jobs in May.

    While that was higher than the forecast of 133,000 jobs, it was lower than the 147,000 hires in April,  Labor Department data released on Friday showed. It also sharply revised downward the data for March and April by 95,000 jobs.

    The US Labor Department said the biggest gains were in the healthcare industry which added 62,000 jobs; followed by the leisure and hospitality sector which added…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Haaretz: Israeli Soldier Killed Sleeping Palestinian in West Bank, Then Wondered Why

    Haaretz: Israeli Soldier Killed Sleeping Palestinian in West Bank, Then Wondered Why

    Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network)- Israeli soldiers stormed a Palestinian home in the West Bank village of Jit before dawn on May 28. Moments later, 20-year-old Jassem al-Sidda was dead—shot four times while asleep in his bed. His brother heard the soldiers asking the shooter: “Why did you shoot?”, reported Haaretz.

    According to eyewitnesses, chaos followed the shooting. Fellow soldiers surrounded the shooter. “Why did you shoot? Are you crazy?”…

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  • Alcaraz on course for French Open defence as Musetti retires injured | Tennis News

    Alcaraz on course for French Open defence as Musetti retires injured | Tennis News

    Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz set to defend French Open title on Sunday as Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti withdraws injured in semi.

    Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz secured a return to the French Open final after an early scare from eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti, who was eventually forced to retire with injury.

    Italian Musetti took the first set 6-4, before Alcaraz fought back to take the next two sets 7-6(3) 6-0 and lead 2-0 in the fourth before his opponent’s leg injury took hold on Friday.

    The…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Syria’s top Islamic body issues decree against honor killings: What to know

    Syria’s top Islamic body issues decree against honor killings: What to know

    AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as well as by media, thought and business leaders and academia.


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  • Inside Saudi’s hajj-only barbershop, shaving thousands of heads in a day

    Inside Saudi’s hajj-only barbershop, shaving thousands of heads in a day

    Near the holy city of Mecca, men in white robes stand quietly in a long queue, waiting for the next important act of their hajj pilgrimage: a haircut.

    Shaving or cutting the hair comes near the end of the hajj, and marks the moment when pilgrims can change out of the Ihram clothing that signifies purity and devotion.

    The barbershop, strategically positioned by the Jamarat complex in Mina, where the “stoning of the devil” ritual took place on Friday, opens exclusively for the annual hajj and…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Mamdani attacked for supporting equal rights in the Middle East – Mondoweiss

    Israel was a hot topic in this week’s New York City’s Democratic mayoral race.

    For some reason, amid discussions of proposed city policies, each candidate was asked what foreign country they would visit.

    Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, and former city comptroller Scott Stringer all said Israel. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said she would travel to “the holy land,” which presumably means…

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    News Source: mondoweiss.net