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  • French dock workers block shipment of military material for Israel: union

    French dock workers block shipment of military material for Israel: union

    French dock workers at a southern port are blocking the shipment of military material bound for Israel in protest at Israeli actions against Palestinians in Gaza, their union said.

    The stevedores at the port in Fos-sur-Mer outside Marseille have refused to load crates of links used to assist the rapid fire of bullets aboard the cargo vessel, the CGT trade union said.

    Links are small metal pieces, used to connect machine gun bullets and allowing rapid bursts of fire. There has been concern in…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Libyans fear return of deadly violence as Eid begins

    Libyans fear return of deadly violence as Eid begins

    Residents of the Libyan capital were preparing for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha in relative peace after deadly clashes last month, but they were unconvinced it would outlast the festivities.

    With celebrations set for Friday, Randa al-Mahmoudi, a schoolteacher in her thirties, said she was trying to keep life steady for her three children.

    “We try, at least for the children, to do things as usual, without thinking about what might happen,” she said, shopping in a supermarket in Siyahiya,…

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  • Political Earthquake in Israel: The Collapse of Netanyahu’s Government Grows Closer?

    Political Earthquake in Israel: The Collapse of Netanyahu’s Government Grows Closer?

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    By Robert Inlakesh

    Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu’s fragile grip on power faces its toughest test yet, as cracks widen inside his wartime coalition.

    Following a lack of process from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a bill to ensure an exemption for Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jews from serving in the military, two parties in his coalition verge on dissolving the Knesset. While this move could…

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  • Trump speaks with China’s Xi amid trade, student visa tensions | Donald Trump News

    Trump speaks with China’s Xi amid trade, student visa tensions | Donald Trump News

    US president previously said it was ‘hard to make a deal’ with the Chinese leader as talks continue over trade.

    United States President Donald Trump has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone as the two countries continue to clash over trade relations, which Trump has sought to aggressively reshape through a series of tariffs.

    The Chinese state media outlet Xinhua reported that the phone call on Thursday took place at the request of the US, but it did not offer details…

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  • Israel Arming ‘Criminal Gangs’ in Gaza – Former Defense Minister

    Israel Arming ‘Criminal Gangs’ in Gaza – Former Defense Minister

    Yasser Abu Shabab. (Photo: via QNN)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    The weapons, including light arms confiscated from Hamas, were transferred to Yasser Abu Shabab’s militia that operates east of Rafah in areas controlled by the Israeli army.

    Israel is arming “criminal gangs” in the besieged Gaza Strip, the former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday.

    “Israel transferred assault rifles and light weapons to criminal gangs in Gaza,” Lieberman, leader of the…

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  • Golan: Netanyahu is selling Israel's security for one more day in office

    Golan: Netanyahu is selling Israel's security for one more day in office

    Yair Golan, head of the Israeli Democratic Party, said that …

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  • Egypt launches 5G network as North Africa’s digital push accelerates

    Egypt launches 5G network as North Africa’s digital push accelerates

    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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  • World reacts to Trump’s travel ban, hits several nations mired in conflict | Donald Trump News

    World reacts to Trump’s travel ban, hits several nations mired in conflict | Donald Trump News

    Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning citizens from 12 countries from entering the country in a move he said was to protect the US from “foreign terrorists”, mirroring a contentious policy from his first term as United States president.

    As part of Trump’s intensified crackdown on immigration, a cornerstone of his previous time in the White House and on the campaign trail, he announced on Wednesday that nationals from 12 countries – Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo,…

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  • UK MP brings bill for probe into UK backing of Israel’s genocide in Gaza – Middle East Monitor

    UK MP brings bill for probe into UK backing of Israel’s genocide in Gaza – Middle East Monitor

    Former leader of the UK Labour Party and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, who submitted a bill to Parliament yesterday calling for an independent inquiry into the UK’s role in Israel’s war on Gaza, said a potential investigation would focus on the government’s military, economic or political cooperation with the occupation state.

    “This bill is demanding an independent public inquiry into British policy. Supply of weapons, use of the Royal Air Force bases in…

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  • US green-lights $325 million in sustainment for Kuwait’s M1 Abrams tanks

    US green-lights $325 million in sustainment for Kuwait’s M1 Abrams tanks

    The Trump administration has notified Congress of a $325 million arms sale to Kuwait for tank maintenance, part of broader efforts to strengthen Gulf defense ties and streamline US arms transfers.

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