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Group Says Libyan Coast Guard Fired Shots over Rescue Ship

Group Says Libyan Coast Guard Fired Shots over Rescue Ship

Libya’s coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it attempted to rescue a rubber boat carrying migrants off Libya's coast, a sea rescue group said.

Gov’t Decision to Delay Daylight Savings Puts Lebanon in Two Time Zones

Gov’t Decision to Delay Daylight Savings Puts Lebanon in Two Time Zones

Lebanon has woken up in two time zones amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over the government’s decision to postpone winter clock changes till after Islam’s holy month of fasting, Ramadan, is over. Rising tensions, which reflected fragile ties between Lebanon’s

Iraqi Army Tightens Security on Border with Syria

The Iraqi army forces escalated security measures on the border with Syria to tighten the security gaps between the two countries. An official source of the local administration of al-Anbar governorate announced that army forces had begun field reconnaissance operations on the border strip areas

Palestinian Journalists Syndicate Denounces Hamas’ Arrest, Assault of Colleague

Palestinian Journalists Syndicate Denounces Hamas’ Arrest, Assault of Colleague

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate strongly condemned the arrest and assault of Hani Abu Rizk, a correspondent of Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda newspaper, by Hamas police during his filming of people marking the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Al-Saraya Square in Gaza City.

Italy Warns Europeans of Huge Wave of Migrants from Tunisia

Italy Warns Europeans of Huge Wave of Migrants from Tunisia

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that Tunisia could export 900,000 irregular migrants to Europe, unless the current crisis in the country is resolved. “Maybe not everyone is aware of the risks we are facing about the Tunisia situation and the need to support stability in a nation tha

Vatican: Sharp Rise in Assaults on Christian Religious Men in Jerusalem

Vatican: Sharp Rise in Assaults on Christian Religious Men in Jerusalem

Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land and Guardian of Mount Zion, has urged the Israeli government to hold aggressors accountable in the wake of the sharp rise in attacks on Christian religious figures and holy sites in Old Jerusalem by extremist Jewish settlers.

At Least 34 Migrants Missing after Fifth Boat Sinks off Tunisia in Two Days

At Least 34 Migrants Missing after Fifth Boat Sinks off Tunisia in Two Days

At least 34 African migrants were missing on Friday after their boat sank off Tunisia, the fifth shipwreck in two days, raising the total number of missing to 67 amid a sharp increase in boats heading towards Italy, Tunisian officials said.

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