Middle East Experience

Responding to the conviction and sentencing of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere after she was accused of “publishing falsehoods” for a video she posted on Twitter alleging that a police officer had killed a baby, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Flavia Mwangovya said:..
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Full Article: Zimbabwe: Conviction and sentencing of opposition spokesperson shows escalating assault on freedom of expression

George W. Bush’s program against AIDS was the best single presidential policy of my lifetime..
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Full Article: Opinion | When George W. Bush Was a Hero

Police to deploy extra battalions in city centres as Benjamin Netanyahu also directs army to mobilise additional forces..
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Full Article: Israeli government calls up reservists after car attack in Tel Aviv

Since the start of the year, Israel has killed at least 95 Palestinians, including 17 children and an elderly woman. Qatar is mediating “on all sides” to de-escalate the latest…..
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Full Article: Qatar mediating to de-escalate Israeli violence in Palestine: official

Al-Aqsa mosque compound tensions have triggered cross-border fighting in Gaza and drawn in Lebanon and Syria..
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Full Article: Holiday rites without clashes in Jerusalem but region braces for further violence

Pope Francis, who has repeatedly called for the fighting to end, prayed Sunday for “martyred” Ukrainians and for Russians to feel “the light of Easter..
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Full Article: Pope Calls For Prayers For Ukrainians, Russians, Refugees This Easter

Qatar’s eight banks have a market value of $81.3 billion..
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Full Article: Eight Qatar institutes listed on Forbes 'Most Valuable Banks 2023'

Israel struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from its neighbor, which came in response to an Israeli raid on the holy site during Ramadan..
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Full Article: Tensions Build In Jerusalem After Al-Aqsa Mosque Attack

This year will invite the Qatar Masters Chess tournament after a break of eight years. India’s chess player Sayed Khader clinched the Katara Ramadan Chess Open 2023 (Rapid and Classic)…..
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Full Article: Checkmate: Katara Ramadan Chess Open 2023 comes to an end

The Arab League renews its condemnation of Israel’s “racist and terrorist” policies in Palestine, on 75th anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre..
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Full Article: Arab League renews condemnation of Israel's crimes against Palestinians on Deir Yassin massacre anniversary