IRAN TO ‘PURSUE RIGHTS’ OVER DISPUTED GAS FIELD: OIL MINISTER

Mon 31 July 2023: Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji said the country does not tolerate any violation of its rights regarding the exploitation of the Arash gas field, which it jointly shares with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. He made the remarks in an interview with Shana News Agency affiliated with the Iranian Oil Ministry, which […]

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PALESTINIAN FACTIONS MEET IN EGYPT AMID ONGOING ISRAELI ATTACKS

  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Sun 30 July 2023: On Sunday, Palestinian factions gathered in Egypt to discuss efforts at reconciliation in the face of rising hostility between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank. According to Egypt’s official MENA news agency, the summit, presided over by Palestinian […]

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ZELENSKY SAYS ‘WAR’ COMING TO RUSSIA AFTER MOSCOW DRONE ATTACK

  The drone attacks on Moscow were the latest in a series of recent assaults. Sun 30 July 2023: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify […]

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POLICE CLASH WITH PROTESTERS CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF PM HASINA IN BANGLADESH

Sun 30 July 2023: Bangladesh police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition party supporters blocking major roads in the capital Dhaka to demand the prime minister’s resignation. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday set fire to buses and exploded petrol bombs, according to police and local media, as they […]

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AT LEAST 39 KILLED, 200 INJURED IN BOMB BLAST AT POLITICAL RALLY IN NORTHWEST PAKISTAN

Sun 30 July 2023: A massive explosion that swept through a political event in northwest Pakistan has left at least 39 people dead, local officials said. On the outskirts of Khar in Pakistan’s northwest Bajur district, which borders Afghanistan, a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party was bombed on Sunday. Caretaker Information […]

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‘WE WOULD BE FORCED TO USE A NUCLEAR WEAPON” IF UKRAINIAN OFFENSIVE A SUCCESS: RUSSIA’S MEDVEDEV

Sun 30 July 2023: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has stated that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv’s ongoing counter-offensive succeeded. Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, a body chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said in a message on his official social media accounts that Russia would be […]

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UK’S NIGEL FARAGE LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP PEOPLE DENIED ACCOUNTS BY BANKS

Sun 30 July 2023: Nigel Farage vowed to help thousands of individuals storm big banks with demands for facts about why they were denied an account, The Guardian reported. It comes as former prime minister Liz Truss said she was “appalled” at the treatment of the former Ukip leader, whose bank account closure by Coutts […]

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TENS OF THOUSANDS TAKE TO STREETS IN ISRAEL’S TEL AVIV AFTER OVERHAUL LAW PASSED

Sun 30 July 2023: Israelis marched Saturday in Tel Aviv for the 30th consecutive week, marking the first time since the initial passage of judicial overhaul legislation by the Netanyahu government, reports Anadolu Agency. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis participated in demonstrations at dozens of points across the country, including Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem, Haifa, Birussebi, […]

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