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‘Words cannot describe how horrible it is’, says Palestinian academic
We spoke to the Palestinian academic and activist Refaat Alareer. He’s professor of literature at the Islamic University of Gaza. He has remained in the northern part of the territory despite Israeli warnings to leave. We asked him what life is like in Gaza right now.
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Human rights investigators raise new questions on Gaza hospital explosion
Along with the very real and violent war on the ground – there is also a fierce information war. Like Tuesday’s explosion at the Gaza hospital which Hamas says killed hundreds of people. Israel says it was a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket, which they deny. Hamas says it was an Israeli airstrike, which they deny.
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Pro-Palestinian protests take place across the world
From Baghdad and Tehran to Islamabad and Paris. Protests have been held around the world, supporting Palestinians and condemning Israel for its air strikes. Such protests have left Jewish communities fearing they’ll be targeted, as anger grows over Israel’s response to the unprecedented attack on its people. Warning: distressing images.
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All eight rescued from dangling cable car in Pakistan
Pakistan’s government says all eight people – including at least six children have now been rescued.
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How Afghanistan has changed under Taliban rule in two years
It’s exactly two years since the Taliban seized power again in Afghanistan – forcing thousands of people to flee to Europe, in fear for their lives.
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Imran Khan calls for protest as he is sentenced to three years in prison
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged his supporters to turn out on the streets in protest – after he was handed a three year jail sentence over corruption allegations. Police arrested Mr Khan at his home this morning, taking him to a prison near the capital Islamabad. He’s strongly denied the charges –…
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Niger coup: Head of presidential guard declares himself country leader
In Niger, the head of the presidential guard has declared himself leader of the country.
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Why a coup in Niger could have global consequences
The army says it’s backing members of the presidential guard, who announced on Wednesday that they’d removed the democratically-elected president.
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‘Citizenship stripping laws are unjust’ – Kamila Shamsie on the UK’s ‘racist’ immigration policy
Kamila Shamsie has long been a vocal critic of the UK government’s immigration and civil rights policies, and yet she only felt able to write Home Fire – which offers a piercing critique of Islamophobia within the British political establishment – after she became a citizen of the country.
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Israel Palestine ceasefire distant prospect after days of violence in Gaza
Israeli forces say they’ve killed another senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, after the militant group fired another barrage of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel for a fifth day running. The fighting so far has killed 33 Palestinians in Gaza and one woman in central Israel. Egypt is still leading efforts to broker…
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Imran Khan speaks after release: ‘This is a fight to the end for me’
Imran Khan has said he is ready to “fight to the end” to preserve democracy.
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Unrest in Pakistan following arrest of former prime minister Khan
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested outside the High Court in Islamabad – where he was due to appear on charges of corruption, which he’s denied. A spokesman said Mr Khan was dragged out of the court compound into a police vehicle – describing it as an “abduction”. There’s been unrest across…
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Manchester Arena bombing: concerns over government’s attitude towards Libyan militant group taken off the banned list
A solicitor acting on behalf of families murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing says it’s “extraordinary” that the government had said it would be “inaccurate and inappropriate” to link a previously banned terror group to the attack.
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Shamima Begum fails in appeal to regain her British citizenship
Shamima Begum, who left school in London in 2015 to travel to the part of Syria controlled by the Islamic State militant group, has failed in her latest bid to challenge the removal of her British citizenship.
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Will the Iran protests lead to regime change?
In this week’s episode, we speak to the head of middle eastern studies at the Royal United Services Institute, Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi. She discusses whether the regime is weak right now and how worrying it is that as Iran becomes more ostracised from the west, it draws closer to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.