Sun 05 July 2026: A mass funeral prayer was held in Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday for the country’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque. The funeral ceremony for Khamenei and his family members drew hundreds of thousands of mourners, many of whom arrived at the venue in the early hours […]
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Sun 05 July 2026: Iranians interviewed by AFP from Paris explain why they won’t be attending late supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral, with some fearing for their safety and others not wishing to take part in a lavish ceremony while the Iranian economy suffers. In the capital Tehran, residents reported fewer people than usual were […]
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Sun 05 July 2026: The Government Media Office in Gaza said more than 21,500 children, including 1,022 infants, have been killed since the war in the Gaza Strip began on 7 October 2023, as the conflict reached its 1,000th day. International organisations continue to warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis and a rising civilian death toll. […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has categorically denied claims that it requested South Africa to withdraw its case against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry rejected remarks attributed to former Palestinian official Nasser al-Qudwa, who alleged that Palestinian […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: The Israeli Ministry of Defence said on Thursday that around 26,200 members of the Israeli military and security forces have received treatment since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, with 65 per cent suffering from psychological conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ministry released the figures as […]
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Fri 03 July 2026: Official delegations from several countries arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday to attend funeral ceremonies for former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian media. Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb. 28, triggering weeks of war and escalating tensions across the region. […]
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Thu 02 July 2026: The Knesset on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to ban the broadcasting of the Muslim call to prayer (adhan) through loudspeakers, according to Israeli media. Israel Hayom daily reported that the Knesset approved the bill in its preliminary reading to tighten law enforcement against what it described as “mosque noise.” […]
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Wed 01 July 2026: The Israeli army acknowledged on Tuesday that it had lost a military communication device during its Sunday raid in Syria’s southern province of Daraa. The acknowledgement came after videos on social media showed Syrian residents finding the encrypted military device. No official statement had been issued by the Syrian authorities as […]
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Wed 01 July 2026: Yemen’s pro-government forces said on Tuesday that they had seized a shipment of materials used for manufacturing drones and explosive boats aboard a vessel in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. In a statement on the US social media company X, the Giants Brigades said they intercepted the vessel as it attempted to […]
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Wed 01 July 2026: Israel has sealed Hebron with 106 iron gates and seeks to impose full control over the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city, a Palestinian governor said on Tuesday. Hebron Governor Khaled Dodin told a press conference that Israeli authorities have blocked 16 roads and entrances to the governorate with […]
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