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Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves, CNN reveals
Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves, CNN reveals
Israeli forces bulldozed dead bodies of Palestinians and buried them in shallow graves; a CNN investigation has uncovered. The report, based on extensive video analysis, satellite imagery and testi…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves, CNN reveals
Germany to activate Israeli-made Arrow 3 defense shield against long-range ballistic missiles
Germany to activate Israeli-made Arrow 3 defense shield against long-range ballistic missiles
Germany is set to activate its first Israeli-made Arrow 3 air defense missile system battery aimed at stopping incoming long-range ballistic missiles, according to media reports on Wednesday, Anado…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Germany to activate Israeli-made Arrow 3 defense shield against long-range ballistic missiles
In espionage, truth arrives escorted by doubt. Nothing is announced cleanly; nothing ends conclusively. Stories surface halfway formed, decorated with bravado or stitched with propaganda.
#OPINION by Jasim Al-Azzawi
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#OPINION by Jasim Al-Azzawi
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December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In espionage, truth arrives escorted by doubt. Nothing is announced cleanly; nothing ends conclusively. Stories surface halfway formed, decorated with bravado or stitched with propaganda.
#OPINION by Jasim Al-Azzawi
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#OPINION by Jasim Al-Azzawi
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Tunisia: Police surround home of National Salvation Front leader
Tunisia: Police surround home of National Salvation Front leader
The Tunisian opposition group, National Salvation Front, said on Tuesday evening that police were surrounding the home of the party’s senior leader, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, likely preparing to arrest h…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Tunisia: Police surround home of National Salvation Front leader
Damascus says the Golan is Syrian land and must be fully restored
Damascus says the Golan is Syrian land and must be fully restored
Syria’s representative to the UN Security Council, Ibrahim Al-Olabi, said on Tuesday that the occupied Golan is Syrian land, stressing that his country has the right to recover it in full from Isra…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Damascus says the Golan is Syrian land and must be fully restored
Israel has detained around 21,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the start of its genocide in Gaza on 8 October 2023, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said on Tuesday.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Israel has detained around 21,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the start of its genocide in Gaza on 8 October 2023, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said on Tuesday.
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Trump expresses strong confidence in Syria’s Sharaa
Trump expresses strong confidence in Syria’s Sharaa
US President Donald Trump has said that Syria has made significant progress in a short period and expressed strong confidence in President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. Speaking to reporters at the White House …
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December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Trump expresses strong confidence in Syria’s Sharaa
The details of the phone call between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister were disclosed by Israeli television. According to US officials, the President raised several issues in which he wants Netanyahu to adjust his approach.
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Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
The details of the phone call between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister were disclosed by Israeli television. According to US officials, the President raised several issues in which h…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The details of the phone call between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister were disclosed by Israeli television. According to US officials, the President raised several issues in which he wants Netanyahu to adjust his approach.
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UN calls for action so Palestinian issue resolutions are not left on paper
UN calls for action so Palestinian issue resolutions are not left on paper
The United Nations has issued a call to ensure its decisions on the Palestine question are not left on paper, after the President of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, said it is time to take…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
UN calls for action so Palestinian issue resolutions are not left on paper
The war no one declares: Inside the Mossad–Iran shadow conflict
Jasim Al-Azzawi
Jasim Al-Azzawi
The war no one declares: Inside the Mossad–Iran shadow conflict
In espionage, truth arrives escorted by doubt. Nothing is announced cleanly; nothing ends conclusively. Stories surface halfway formed, decorated with bravado or stitched with propaganda. In the la…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The war no one declares: Inside the Mossad–Iran shadow conflict
Jasim Al-Azzawi
Jasim Al-Azzawi
IAEA chief says inspectors still barred from damaged Iranian nuclear sites
IAEA chief says inspectors still barred from damaged Iranian nuclear sites
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has said that agency experts have not yet been granted permission to access Iran’s main nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfaha…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
IAEA chief says inspectors still barred from damaged Iranian nuclear sites
A landmark national study reveals a safety crisis for Muslim women on UK public transport.
Nearly HALF (45.3%) feel unsafe while travelling—that’s over 5x the national average for women.
Nearly HALF (45.3%) feel unsafe while travelling—that’s over 5x the national average for women.
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A landmark national study reveals a safety crisis for Muslim women on UK public transport.
Nearly HALF (45.3%) feel unsafe while travelling—that’s over 5x the national average for women.
Nearly HALF (45.3%) feel unsafe while travelling—that’s over 5x the national average for women.
Israeli professor launches hunger strike after arrest for calling Netanyahu a traitor
Israeli professor launches hunger strike after arrest for calling Netanyahu a traitor
An Israeli university professor has declared a hunger strike in protest at her arrest for calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “traitor”, according to Israeli media. The Times of Israel repo…
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December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Israeli professor launches hunger strike after arrest for calling Netanyahu a traitor
UNRWA warns Gaza tents offer no protection as Israel blocks vital winter aid
UNRWA warns Gaza tents offer no protection as Israel blocks vital winter aid
Adnan Abu Hasna, media adviser to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said the agency has procured large quantities of food, medicine and winter shelter materials — inclu…
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December 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
UNRWA warns Gaza tents offer no protection as Israel blocks vital winter aid
The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Tuesday evening that the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli army fire has risen to 257 since the beginning of the Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Tuesday evening that the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli army fire has risen to 257 since the beginning of the Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
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WHO chief urged end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan
WHO chief urged end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for an immediate end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan, warning that ongoing violence con…
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December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
WHO chief urged end to attacks on medical facilities in Sudan
Israel detained 21,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem since start of Gaza genocide
Israel detained 21,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem since start of Gaza genocide
Israel has detained around 21,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the start of its genocide in Gaza on 8 October 2023, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said on Tues…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Israel detained 21,000 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem since start of Gaza genocide
The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border.
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Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
The details of the phone call between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister were disclosed by Israeli television. According to US officials, the President raised several issues in which h…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Trump urges Netanyahu to implement phase 2 of Gaza deal and halt killing of Hamas members as pardon prospects emerge
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Ahmed Al-Sharaa has been in power in Syria for nearly 1-year. The lightening rebel offensive that brought down five decades of the dictatorial rule of the Assad family, was a shock to many. In Al-S…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Reviewed by Usman Butt
Educators from around the world will gather in Istanbul for the fifth Education Summit on 5-6 December.
Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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December 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Educators from around the world will gather in Istanbul for the fifth Education Summit on 5-6 December.
Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through education.”
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Gaza media office reports 257 journalists killed since start of Israeli genocide
Gaza media office reports 257 journalists killed since start of Israeli genocide
The Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Tuesday evening that the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israeli army fire has risen to 257 since the beginning of the Israeli genocide …
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December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Gaza media office reports 257 journalists killed since start of Israeli genocide
The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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December 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The sight of the Palestinian flag sweeping through London’s streets is no longer a sporadic gesture enabled merely by freedom of expression.
#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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#OPINION by Adnan Hmidan
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan to 1967 line
UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan to 1967 line
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday that declares Israel’s continued occupation and de facto annexation of the Syrian Golan “illegal” and demands its withdrawal to the …
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December 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding that Israel withdraw from Syrian Golan to 1967 line
Israel builds new separation barrier, deepening isolation in Jordan Valley
Israel builds new separation barrier, deepening isolation in Jordan Valley
The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border. The project is expected to separate Palestinian vi…
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December 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Israel builds new separation barrier, deepening isolation in Jordan Valley