PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CALLS FOR EMERGENCY ARAB LEAGUE MEETING

Sun 08 October 2023: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday requested an emergency ministerial-level meeting of the Arab League over the latest Israeli escalation. In a statement, the ministry said it had directed “its permanent delegation to the Arab League to request an emergency meeting of the League Council at the ministerial level.” […]

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LABOUR IS ON COURSE FOR A LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN THE UK ELECTION: POLL

Sun 08 October 2023: The opposition Labour Party in the United Kingdom is on track to score a landslide victory in a national election next year, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday. Most of the polls put Labour, which gathers in northern England this weekend for its annual conference, roughly 20 points ahead […]

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DEATH TOLL FROM THE AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE HAS RISE TO 2,000: TALIBAN

Sun 08 October 2023: The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan is estimated to be 2,000, a senior Taliban leader said, adding that the number might rise further in one of the deadliest quakes to hit the country in two decades. Afghanistan: at least 120 killed and 1,000 injured in 6.3 quake pic.twitter.com/nuG8iQi8IP […]

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AFGHANISTAN: AT LEAST 120 KILLED AND 1,000 INJURED IN 6.3 QUAKE

Sat 07 October 2023: The death count from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to “about 120”, disaster relief authorities said, with more than 1,000 others being treated for injuries. The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the region’s largest city Herat, […]

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ISRAEL RETALIATION KILLS NEARLY 200 PALESTINIANS AFTER HAMAS OPERATION

Sat 07 October 2023: At least 198 people have been killed and 1,610 wounded in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza during Israel’s retaliation after a deadly multi-pronged attack by Hamas forces into Israel, the health ministry says. The growing casualty toll on Saturday came after the Palestinian group running the Gaza Strip launched the largest attack […]

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NATO CREATES GROUP TO SUPPORT ITS APPROACH TO MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, SAHEL REGIONS

Sat 07 October 2023: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg appointed a 10-person independent expert group Friday to support the assessment of the alliance’s approach to the South, especially the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel regions, according to a statement. The group of diplomats, academics and soldiers. include former Turkish Ambassador to Paris, Ali Onaner. […]

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PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN CALLS ON ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS TO ACT WITH RESTRAINT

Sat 07 October 2023: Türkiye calls on Israelis and Palestinians to act with restraint in light of the events that took place in Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday. “We call on the parties to act with restraint in light of the events in Israel this morning and to stay away from impulsive […]

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HAMAS DECLARES START OF “OPERATION AL-AQSA STORM” IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

Sat 07 October 2023: Palestinian fighters have launched the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas of southern Israel amid a barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip that killed at least one woman and injured 15 others, Israeli medical workers said. The rocket fire began from multiple locations in Gaza starting at […]

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WEATHER-RELATED DISASTERS DISPLACE 43.1 MILLION CHILDREN IN SIX YEARS: UNICEF

Fri 06 October 2023: Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. That figure translates to an alarming average of 20,000 children uprooted every day. The findings are contained in UNICEF’s latest report, Children Displaced in a Changing […]

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