The Child Protection Office affiliated with the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration in Manbij has started issuing work cards for children ages 10 to 18, in a move it claims aims to avoid forced conscription by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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Netanyahu-Olmert mudslinging splashes Israeli headlines
The family of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suing former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for saying they are mentally ill, but Olmert is standing behind his claims.
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Netanyahu now in role of shadow prime minister
Acting from the opposition benches as a shadow prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in blocking the approval by the Knesset of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law amendment.
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Iran blames Israel for nuclear site sabotage in June, claims damage was minor
A sabotage attempt at an Iranian nuclear facility in June caused minor damage to a building but none to equipment, the Iranian government said on Tuesday, blaming the attack on Israel.Satellite images appearing to show that part of a roof was missing were taken while the building was under repair, government spokesman Ali Rabiei told a news conference carried by state media.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We have had no damage to equipment. There was small damage to a roof and the (satellite) pictures were taken when the roof was removed for repairs,” Rabiei said, according to the official news agency IRNA.He said the incident was an attempt by Israel to derail talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with world powers, which Israel opposes.“The Zionist regime (Israel) has carried out these actions ... to halt Iran and say that the world does not need to talk to Iran,” he said.Iran has accused Israel of several attacks on facilities linked to its nuclear program and killing its nuclear scientists over the past years. Israel has neither denied nor confirmed the allegations.Iranian state media said on June 23 that a sabotage attempt against the building of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization located west of Tehran had been foiled, with no “loss of life or property damage.”Read more:Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant resumes operations: State mediaIran restricting UN access to nuclear plant after alleged Israel attacks: DiplomatsEx-Mossad chief signals Israel behind recent Iran nuclear attacks
Source: Al Arabiya
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Bennett government fails first Knesset test
Israel's new government has failed to win Knesset approval to extend family unification legislation often cited as a security issue.
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Fake COVID-19 vaccine scam sees 2,000 people allegedly injected with salt water
Authorities in India arrested 14 people in connection with a scheme that allegedly saw 2,000 people injected with fake COVID-19 vaccines containing salt water in Mumbai, the New York Times reported on Sunday.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.A total of around $20,000 was confiscated from the arrested suspects, some of whom are medical professionals. At least one suspect is still at large, according to the authorities.Residents of the Kandivali neighborhood told India Today that they paid around $17 each to receive supposed doses of India’s Covidshield inoculation at a ‘vaccine camp’ in the area in May.Suspicions were raised when no post-vaccine symptoms were reported by anyone who received the injections.The High Court of Bombay has opened a case into the matter.Public prosecutor Deepak Thakare submitted that “2,053 individuals have received fake vaccine shots,” and that police are attempting to track down the remaining offenders.“It is really shocking that incidents of fake vaccination are on the rise,” the court said.More than 400,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the country, which has been one of the worst-affected by the virus.New infections have been falling since a peak of nearly 400,000 new cases per day in early May, more than anywhere else in the world at that time.India has also given out more COVID-19 vaccine doses than any other nation – around 290 million. In comparison, the US, which is second on the list, has administered around 182 million doses.With ReutersRead more: Fast-growing online market for fake vaccine passports sparks alarmUAE vaccinates over 73 pct of people over 16 years old against COVID-19Fake vaccines for COVID-19 selling for $1,000 on dark web: Experts
Source: Al Arabiya
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Kuwait court sentences notorious Ramadan murderer to death
Kuwait’s criminal court on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man convicted of murder to death in a case that sparked national outrage during the holy month of Ramadan, local media reported.Fahad Subhi Mohammed, a naturalized citizen born to a Kuwaiti mother, kidnapped Farah Hamza Akbar in broad daylight in April, videos circulated on social media at the time showed.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Mohammed grabbed the woman with her children in her car and stabbed her in the chest in the city of Sabah al-Salem.He then drove to a hospital where he left her body and her children at the entrance, according to the Ministry of Interior.Akbar had filed a complaint months before her death against the man after he threatened her multiple times for refusing his marriage proposal, her lawyer said.Mohammed was arrested shortly after and confessed to the murder, the ministry said in a statement.The day of the execution hasn’t been announced yet.The crime angered hundreds of people, including activists, who had launched a campaign calling for an end to violence against women over two months earlier.Read more:Horrific murder of Kuwaiti woman during Ramadan causes uproar on social mediaSyrian man stabs own mother, traffic policeman to death in Kuwait‘I will not be silenced’: Kuwaiti women launch #MeToo movement to stop harassment
Source: Al Arabiya
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Is this a grande problem? Qatar coffee most expensive in region – Doha News | Qatar
Got the dough for a cup of Joe? Qatar holds rank for the most expensive coffee in the region at $6.79 dollars a cup..
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Schools thrilled as UAE students notch top IB results
In the UAE pupils were evaluated on their coursework, mocks and other evidence..
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Hariri in consultations before deciding on next step
A day after holding talks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on the Cabinet crisis, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri plans a series of consultations before deciding on whether to proceed with his efforts to form a government of nonpartisan specialists with no veto power to any party or step aside..
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