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Lebanon’s migrant workers trapped between war and Kafala

War does not erase social classes but sharpens their differences: the wealthiest can flee and rent new homes, the poorest…

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6,500 migrants dead or missing since Italy anti-rescue law

Search-and-rescue vessels have been severly restricted in carrying out their maritime missions by recent Italian legislation [Getty] More than 6,490…

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Despite genocide, Israeli weapons exports reach ‘record high’

More than half of 2025’s sales were “mega-deals” valued at $100 million or more, the Israeli ministry claimed. [Getty] Israeli…

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Can mediators rescue Gaza 'ceasefire' as Israel pursues war?

Since the so-called October 2025 ‘ceasefire’, Israel has killed nearly 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza. [Getty] Regional and international mediations are intensifying…

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Iraq hasn’t had a US ambassador for months, so why Tom Barrack?

US President Donald Trump announced last Sunday, 31 May, that he had appointed Tom Barrack as Special Presidential Envoy to…

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Iran's inflation hits 'World War II levels'

A report on Monday by Iran’s Central Bank represents the first official acknowledgement of what Iranians shopping, paying for a…

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Lebanon-Israel talks resume in US amid ceasefire uncertainty

Israeli attacks continued in southern Lebanon despite a Trump-announced ceasefire, as negotiators from Lebanon and Israel met in Washington for…

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Lebanese University postpones exams after Israel kills students

Lebanon’s public university said on Tuesday it was postponing some examinations after Israeli forces killed two students and their father…

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Trump lashes out at 'crazy' Netanyahu over Lebanon escalation

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call over Israel’s escalating military campaign…

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No seat at the table: How US-Iran talks may shape Lebanon’s fate

When the latest ceasefire in Lebanon was announced in mid-April, some hoped that – unlike all others before it –…

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