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America does not need a king
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Pennsylvania
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The Founding Fathers, the people who wrote our Constitution, were very concerned about who was to have power in their new country. They had lived under a king whose word was absolute, and they didn’t want to create another monarchy in the United...
Libyan Haj pilgrim Amer al-Gaddafi confirms he is alive after death rumours
The Siasat Daily
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June 12, 2025
A Libyan pilgrim, Amer al-Mahdi Mansour al-Gaddafi, has denied false rumours circulating on social media that he died while performing Tawaf at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during Haj 2025. Posts on platforms like Facebook and X said...
Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for ‘March to Gaza’
ARY News
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June 14, 2025
Egyptian authorities detained more activists planning to march to Gaza in protest of restrictions on aid reaching the territory, while security forces in eastern Libya blocked a convoy of activists en route to meet them. Demonstrators from 80...
UN Special Envoy to Libya Is the Job Hanna Tetteh Has Long F...
Modern Ghana
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It ought to have come as absolutely no news at all that Ms. Hanna Tetteh, the half-Hungarian and half-Ghanaian former John “I Have No Classmates in Ghana” Dramani Mahama-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, would not either be applying for or...
Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march to protest Gaza blockade
The Times of Israel
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June 13, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers in Cairo awaited Egyptian approval and Libyan authorities blocked a convoy of activists en route. Activists from 80 countries planned...
Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say
Al Jazeera
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June 13, 2025
Authorities in both Egypt and Libya have stopped activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza, protest organisers have said, with reports of more detentions and deportations taking place. “Forty participants of the Global March to Gaza...
Libya welcomes "Steadfastness Convoy" for Gaza, calls for End to siege
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 11, 2025
[Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:07:44 +0300] Tripoli – Saba: Libya's Supreme Council of State has welcomed the entry of the Maghreb "Steadfastness Convoy" into Libyan territory, calling it "a living symbol of the connection between the Arab and Islamic...
The West’s Most Naive Leftists Are on the March — in America and the Mideast
The New York Sun
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When gray-haired white liberals take to America’s streets for “No Kings” protests, the only danger they’re exposing themselves to is ridicule. What happens, though, when progressive protesters head to a foreign war zone? Last weekend, the “Global...
EditorialHow the UAE is cutting back on red tape with high tech
The National News
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Applying for a visa, obtaining a driving licence, renting a property or signing up for health insurance … what is sometimes called “personal admin” – or more pejoratively, “red tape” – can be a time-consuming part of modern life. Most people,...
Tunisia’s Health Minister on why the ‘One Health’ agenda is key to MENA’s health transformation
Gulf Business
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June 13, 2025
Image: Supplied Regional partnerships and integrated health strategies are playing a critical role in transforming public health systems across North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean, Tunisia’s Minister of Health, Mustapha Ferjani, said in an...
World News | Activists Stopped in Libya, Egypt Ahead of Planned March on Gaza
Latestly
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June 13, 2025
Rabat (Morocco), Jun 13 (AP) A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty on Friday as organisers in Cairo awaited Egyptian approval and Libyan authorities blocked a convoy of activists en route. Activists from 80...
Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 13, 2025
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers in Cairo awaited… RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers...
'Smarter' but still harmful: Advocates push back on Trump's new ban
Daily Record - New Jersey
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Legal groups say the new Trump travel ban is more legally sound than the one hastily rolled out in 2017, but they are monitoring its impact for possible legal challenges. Activists have been overwhelmed fighting a host of Trump Administration...
Ghana, EU push for humane migrant reception and protection
The Herald Ghana
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June 18, 2025
By Patrick Biddah At the 2025 Ghana-European Union Partnership Dialogue held in Accra on Tuesday, June 17, The Foreign Affairs Minister and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for urgent reforms to current migrant reception...
Ask Mina: Why Grealish to Napoli could work and Al Ahly punch above their weight
The National News
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Q: Jack Grealish to Napoli? I’m shocked, but this might work out? @elissa.johnny via Instagram A: Jack Grealish was left out of Manchester City’s squad for the 2025 Club World Cup, a decision that made his exit feel inevitable. However, City boss...
In picturesIndonesian volcano spews 10km-high ash cloud
The National News
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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again on Wednesday, after prompting the evacuation of villages and flight cancellations, including to and from the holiday island of Bali. Several eruptions sent ash into...
In front of Geneva’s UN office: people condemn Israeli attacks on Iran
Tehran Times
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June 18, 2025
TEHRAN – Protesters from different countries gathered in front of the UN's Geneva office on Tuesday to show solidarity with the Iranian people and to strongly denounce Israel's attacks on the country. The demonstration took place at the Place des...
IOM Reaches Milestone as 100,000 Migrants Return Home from Libya
IOM - UN Migration
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June 12, 2025
Geneva/Tripoli, 12 June 2025 – In a significant milestone, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped over 100,000 migrants voluntarily return home from Libya since launching its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme in...
US involvement is contingent upon how the Iran-Israel conflict unfolds in the coming days
The Indian Express
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June 18, 2025
Israeli attacks on Iran continue unabated. The goal is no longer confined to destroying nuclear facilities, as military installations, oil and gas fields, manufacturing facilities, and police stations have been attacked. Israel’s prime minister,...
Hannibal Gaddafi's health worsens after 10 years in detention
The New Arab
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June 12, 2025
Hannibal Gaddafi has been held by Lebanon since 2015 over the 1978 disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr - which happened when Gaddafi was only 2 years old [Getty] Hannibal Gaddafi, son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has resumed his hunger...